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Major examinations have been a part of education for centuries. New research looks at arguments for and against end-of-semester exams in universities.
The ATAR does not determine where students end up as much as it shapes where they start and the way they get there.
The new government needs to tread carefully as it looks to reintroduce standardised testing. A one size fits all approach to testing students can have negative consequences for everyone involved.
Education Minister Jason Clare released a major report on schools on Monday. This will inform the next round of federal funding as part of the National School Reform Agreement.
The Australian government is aiming to rein in the post-COVID boom in international students in its new migration policy.
Two researchers independently studied Australian students’ results. These papers both reached the same conclusions: scores on the vast majority of standardised assessments are not in decline.
The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) show Australian 15-year-olds have recorded similar results to 2015 and 2018 in maths, science and reading.
It’s that time of year when it seems the more school fees parents pay, the less time their children spend in school.
Federal and state governments have just released a national framework for generative AI in schools. This paves the way for generative AI to be used routinely in classrooms around the country.
A Senate inquiry has found Australian students need specific instruction in how to behave.
Two education researchers argue it is important we don’t let ‘curriculum wars’ distract us from the other issues hurting Australian schools and education.
Since ChatGPT was released a year ago, we have been asking Australian university students and academics about their use of generative AI.
While we want to support our loved ones’ extracurricular activities, perhaps you secretly curse sitting through yet another concert or carols sing-along.
Take a few minutes out of your day and write something meaningful to thank your child’s teacher.
In a bush kinder young children are regularly taken into the natural environment.
Early childhood educators are passionate but they are leaving the sector in droves.
Australia is set to embark on bold changes to early childhood education if a new report is anything to go by.
As Australia tries to raise the status of teaching, new research shows how mainstream film and TV portrayals are not helping.
Research suggests schools need to be empowered to listen to students who are disengaging with school and respond in flexible ways.
New data from Queensland shows there has been a 20% increase in homeschooling in the state over the past year.
It is almost a year since ChatGPT burst onto the scene. Generative artificial intelligence has become incredibly assessable to everyone, including young people.
Politicians talk about how they want to see more Indigenous graduates but we don’t often hear from Indigenous students about their experiences. New research talks to four young Indigenous men.
The project, spanning researchers across science and the humanities, looks at how ‘research assessment’ affects research in Australia.
A major study of screen use found it’s not the screen itself that really matters but what’s on it and the way kids use it.