The Assessment Research Centre (ARC) is an academic enterprise unit within the University of Melbourne, focused on improving assessment, reporting, credentialing and warranting of learning in the industry through original research, consulting, publication, product development, teaching, training and commercialisation. We are funded by industry, and focus on valid assessment and recognition of complex competencies, and hard-to-assess learning.
A collaborative research venture between The University of Melbourne and selected forward-thinking schools to work in partnership to address the meta-problems faced by Australian schools today and in the future.
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Led by ARC Director, Enterprise Professor Sandra Milligan, our respected team comprises more than 30 academic and professional staff, and a network of consultants and experts whose knowledge, skills and curiosity we regularly draw upon. In addition, our centre supervises over 20 research higher degree students including doctoral and Master of Education candidates.
The Assessment Research Centre is involved in a wide range of teaching activities focused on educational measurement and assessment. Teaching is a vital method of dissemination and used to inform practices of teaching and learning.
The study of assessment with the staff of the ARC reflects the latest theoretical understanding, research methodology and analytical tools available in the field. Skills gained are cross-disciplinary and by their very nature are applicable to diverse fields of work.
The Assessment Research Centre offers subjects in the following Melbourne Graduate School of Education courses:
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Subjects which are taught or co-taught by Assessment Research Centre staff include:
The Assessment Research Centre is involved in a wide range of graduate research activities focused on promoting educational measurement and assessment.
The Assessment Research Centre involves is involved in a range of research development and teaching projects that focus on psychometrics, test development, performance and competency assessment in schools, higher education and workplaces.
The Assessment Research Centre welcomes students who wish to complete post graduate study at the Assessment Research Centre.
The Assessment Research Centre publishes a wide range of written material including books, book chapters, journal articles and project-based reports. Certain publications may be available upon request. Please email: education-arc-info@unimelb.edu.au, stating the title(s) you are interested in.
View all publications from the Assessment Research Centre in the past decade.
Access a selection of archived research from ARC's research activity over several decades.
Access a range of teaching resources including assessment and learning partnerships, guides and templates, reading comprehension and numeracy.
Explore technical issues in assessment and measurement.
Email: education-arc-info@unimelb.edu.au
Assessment Research Centre
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
