Australia Association for Research in Education
Australian Education Research Organisation
Proactive and preventative: Why this new fix could save reading (and more)
When our research on supporting reading, writing, and mathematics for older – struggling – students was published last week, most of the responses missed the heart of the matter. In Australia, we have always used “categories of disadvantage” to identify students who may need additional support at school and provide funding for that support. Yet …
AARE 2022: That’s a wrap for a spectacular conference
It goes without saying that it’s been a difficult few years for in-person conferences. I’m sure many of …
AERO responds to James Ladwig’s critique
AERO’s response is below, with additional comments from Associate Professor Ladwig. For more information about the statistical issues discussed, …
AERO’s writing report is causing panic. It’s wrong. Here’s why.
If ever there was a time to question public investment in developing reports using ‘data’ generated by the National Assessment Program, it is now with the release of the Australian Educational Research Organisation’s report ‘Writing development: What does a decade of NAPLAN data reveal?’ I am sure the report was meant to provide reliable diagnostic …