Meet the PAT Team: Daniel O’Loughlin
Monday, 30 Sep 2019
The team behind PAT come from all walks of life and bring with them a wealth of experience. This month, we're meeting Daniel O'Loughlin, head of ACER's School Engagement program.
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Drowning in data? Suffocating in statistics? Read on.
Friday, 27 Sep 2019
We know assessment data are crucial to identifying where a student is in their learning… but not everyone loves dealing with data.
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Meet the PAT team: Jim Spithill
Tuesday, 10 Sep 2019
The team behind ACER's Progressive Achievement (PAT) suite are education professionals dedicated to delivering the best possible PAT experience. Meet one of them: Research Fellow and test developer Jim Spithill.
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What do students think about STEM?
Friday, 6 Sep 2019
We are told STEM education is essential to a strong Australian economy of the future but what do the students required to study STEM subjects think? A recent government survey yielded surprising insights.
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Breadth and depth: must-haves in any vocabulary
Wednesday, 4 Sep 2019
Ahead of International Literacy Day, we take a closer look at vocabulary skills and their role in literacy learning progress. ACER Principal Research Fellow and PAT test developer Prue Anderson reviews the research that informed the test design.
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