Assessment

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) has been recognised at the GESS Awards 2025 for its work to strengthen inclusion and equitable assessment practice, particularly through adaptive testing. 

In a recent webinar, ACER’s Elliot Boutin and Daniel O’Loughlin shared how PAT is evolving to meet the changing needs of schools, and their advice on how educators can get the most from the data it provides. 

Dr Kris Bhatt, Senior Principal of NPS International School Secondary Campus in Singapore, shares how their school has been using the International Schools' Assessment (ISA) to track student progress and make evidence-based decisions in curriculum planning.

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) is proud to support Victoria Police in modernising its recruitment process with the introduction of secure, at-home online testing — a major step toward getting more recruits on the beat faster.

In the formative early years of schooling, assessment plays a vital role in helping educators guide each child’s learning. But for young children it can be difficult to capture an accurate picture of what they truly know and can do.

At its core, differentiation is recognising that students are at different points in their learning and responding accordingly. In a recent webinar, ACER education consultant Marc Kralj described what differentiation looks like in the classroom and demonstrated how PAT data can be used to inform teaching strategies.