Student learning and assessment
Education should always be about student learning, but less important issues often get in the way. What should children learn? How can teachers, schools and governments put student learning and assessment first?
Reports
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14 June 2016
Orange Book 2016: priorities for the next Commonwealth Government -
21 March 2016
Widening gaps: what NAPLAN tells us about student progress -
26 July 2015
Targeted teaching: how better use of data can improve student learning -
27 January 2010
Measuring what matters: student progress
News & Opinion
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2 August 2017
How to improve our schools – submission to House of Representatives committee inquiry -
17 March 2017
Poor behaviour in class is not acceptable but zero tolerance is not the answer -
3 August 2016
Education funding: we should be wary of simplistic arguments about money and outcomes -
20 June 2016
Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the National Education Evidence Base -
1 April 2016
Split funding idea for schools has big risks and few clear benefits
Speeches & Events
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10 May 2016
Melbourne – Mind the gaps: what can we do about widening gaps in school education in Australia? -
13 April 2016
Brisbane – Mind the gaps: what can we do about widening gaps in school education in Australia? -
07 April 2016
Sydney – Mind the gaps: what can we do about widening gaps in school education in Australia? -
19 May 2015
STEM for all: Building the capability of all young Australians in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths -
25 October 2011
Measuring educational quality