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Education
NAPLAN has done little to improve student outcomes
In recent years, we have seen a global surge in standardised testing as nations attempt to improve student outcomes. But…
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Simplistic advice for teachers on how to teach won’t work
Big data analysis is now widespread in many fields, including education. Education systems look for large-scale evidence-based accounts of “what…
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Demand will be higher for people skills than STEM
Two recent reports have challenged the rhetoric around the importance of STEM skills in the digital economy, by revealing that…
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Checks and balances vital for fair disability funding
Before Gonski 2.0, only students who received disability funding were counted in the top ups for needs-based funding. The onus…
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Helping students navigate ‘dodgy’ web content
When students’ abilities to distinguish between questionable and valid online content was tested, only 9% of high school students and…
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School exclusion may increase youth incarceration rates
Many Indigenous boys aged 10 to 17 years are receiving lengthy suspensions from school, and research suggests young Indigenous people…
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The gender gap in physics no laughing matter
Researchers made something of a splash with a recent article suggesting that gender gaps in student performance in physics could…
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Exergames no substitute for physical education
Some HPE teachers are using exercise game technology to motivate students. Experts warn these 'exergames' fail to develop the skills…
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Male teachers an endangered species: new research
Male teachers may face extinction in Australian primary schools by the year 2067 unless urgent policy action is taken. In…
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