Student engagement

Identifying where Australian students need support in using digital tools for study or work is now easier for schools, thanks to a report by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). 

New study in Southeast Asia finds positive links between students’ reading skills and their attitudes towards global sustainability issues.  

Learning through play is highly effective in improving student and teacher wellbeing and could help address two of the biggest challenges in education today, experts say.

ACER Senior Research Fellow Rachel Parker gave a keynote presentation to launch a series of STEM playful learning workshops in St Louis in August.

The ability of students to manage challenges as they transition to secondary school has been given a boost with a new resource assisting teachers, parents and carers to empower them.