Australian Council for Educational Research
Transforming learning systems so everyone can succeed
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Guidelines for designing competency-based assessment
ACER India has conducted several workshops with teachers on competency-based assessments over the years. In this article, we share 2 sample competency-based assessment tasks for teachers.
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Video: International Benchmark Tests in the world’s largest school
City Montessori School Asharfabad campus principal, Trapti Dwivedi, talks about using the International Benchmark Tests (IBT) to track student performance.
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ACER India launches new teacher assessment
Standardised Teacher Assessment and Review (STAR) is an evidence-informed, high-quality assessment to enable improvement in teaching and learning outcomes.
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Building educational resilience in Kyrgyzstan
ACER has evaluated a project designed to ensure the safe reopening of schools following the COVID-19 pandemic and provide equitable learning opportunities.
We support countries to transform learning systems
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Implementation of Bhutan's National Education Assessment
2018-21
ACER was the technical partner for the National Education Assessment (NEA) which measures learning achievements of students in grades 3, 6, and 9, once every 3 years.
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Professional development of SCERT staff
2018-20
ACER supported the professional development of State Councils of Education Research and Training (SCERT) staff on robust assessment systems in 5 states.
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Evaluation of Zambian programmes
2019-21
ACER was UNICEF’s evaluation partner for the Zambian Girls 2030 programme and the Catch-up Scale-up programme.
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International Benchmark Tests
2007 onwards
A world class competency-based assessment for schools to track student progress against international standards.
Partnerships to improve learning
We partner with a range of international organisations, national governments, sub-national governments, non-government organisations, and schools.
