PAT Schools Talk

Wednesday, 2 Oct 2019

How do schools use PAT? Educators from Our Lady of the Visitation School in South Australia talk about how PAT helps them improve learning in the classroom.

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Promoting a growth mindset in mathematics teaching

Tuesday, 1 Oct 2019

A growth mindset approach - the cornerstone of PAT - says intellectual abilities can be developed. Nowhere is this more important than in a subject like mathematics, where ingrained beliefs about ability may colour a student's performance.

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Learn more about learning progressions

Tuesday, 1 Oct 2019

Learning progressions are a distinctive hallmark of ACER's world-leading work in educational assessment. This short article is a primer on learning progressions and describes how ACER will continue to develop and perfect the concept.

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Meet the PAT Team: Daniel O’Loughlin

Monday, 30 Sep 2019

The team behind PAT come from all walks of life and bring with them a wealth of experience. This month, we're meeting Daniel O'Loughlin, head of ACER's School Engagement program.

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Drowning in data? Suffocating in statistics? Read on.

Friday, 27 Sep 2019

We know assessment data are crucial to identifying where a student is in their learning… but not everyone loves dealing with data.

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