Our current way of assessing students doesn’t let them see the progress they are making over extended periods of time.
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Our enemy is complacency – blaming the post-codes, fixing the students not the system, and arguing for more resources to continue what is not working.
Academics worldwide are calling for the US president to reconsider the executive order on immigration, which many say is damaging to research collaboration.
Attending early education and getting learning support from parents can really help get children ready to start school.
But can they improve pupils’ behaviour?
Many young children can give the false impression that they are learning to read, when in fact they are mostly guessing words from pictures or context. This test will help to identify these students.
Despite significant reform agendas over the past decade, no real progress in outcomes has been achieved.
Fake degrees are bad news for universities and employers.
A flooded labour market is forcing more students to take up extracurricular activities in the hope of getting a job, but what does this mean for the TEF?
Failing to provide an appropriate education for students who are gifted increases the risk of mental health issues, boredom, frustration, and behavioural problems.
Lower completion rates for rural and remote universities are not necessarily a reflection on the quality of the educational experience they provide, but reflect the demographics of their students.
Let’s stop putting students down, and instead work together with them.
Phonics instruction gives children letter-sound knowledge, a skill that is essential for them to read unfamiliar words by themselves.
Wearing a skirt at school can make girls less likely to participate in physical activity, and it’s time schools changed their uniform policies.
Your personal statement is one of the most crucial elements of your UCAS application. Here’s the best way to go about writing it.
Our schooling system needs a rethink.
Were your teachers right about when to use commas, and about not starting sentences with ‘and’?
We take a closer look at some of the common claims made this year to see if there is any truth to them.
Gonski funding was scrapped and the vocational education sector got a new student loan system. Here’s what else happened in education this year…
Various forms of testing that reduce students’ knowledge, capacities and skills to a single number cannot of themselves help inform improvement.
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University
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Professor, Australian Catholic University
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Research Affiliate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW
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