STEM

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4 Dec 2024

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Year 4 results in global maths and science test the best ever

Year 4 students hit new high in global assessment, despite pandemic

Stars emerge from the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge

Critical and creative thinking linked to higher science literacy, NAP-SL shows

Q&A: Get to know the STEM Video Game Challenge

New resources address maths anxiety for students and teachers

Strategies to promote mathematics are central to a new toolkit which could be a gamechanger in schools, and for the wider community.

A new lens on science for children

Digging deeper into Australia’s PISA data

Only half of Australian teenagers meet proficient standard in PISA

5 Dec 2023

PISA 2022: Australian student performance stabilises while OECD average falls

An international assessment of students’ skills in mathematics, reading and science shows Australia may have stemmed a long-term decline in performance.

University partnerships boost Australia’s International Mathematical Modeling Challenge

14 Nov 2023

Top students could learn from mathematical role models in IM²C

The 2024 state winners of IM²C (Australia) will learn from university researchers how to use mathematical modelling for positive change.

3 Nov 2023

How students use ICT: knowledge gaps identified in new study

Identifying where Australian students need support in using digital tools for study or work is now easier for schools, thanks to a new report.

24 Oct 2023

Loading skills with the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge

Winners of the 2023 Australian STEM Video Game Challenge discuss the steep learning curve, and highs and lows of creating video games.

9 Oct 2023

Recognising student achievement in the Global Academic Challenge’s Spring session

Additional medallions and certificates have been awarded to students around Australia who took part in the Spring session of the 2023 Global Academic Challenge.

14 Sep 2023

Girls take up the STEM challenge in ACER game design competition

Girls have brought their A-game to the Australian STEM Video Game Challenge this year, making up 73% of the winners, despite being only 33% of the total entrants.

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