Research Themes
Assessment and Assessment Systems
The Assessment Research Centre has a strong research culture, international reputation, and theoretical base in the development and use of assessment to improve teaching and learning.
Assessment and Recognition of Complex Competencies
For over a decade, the Assessment Research Centre has been at the cutting edge of international research informing quality, state-of-the-art assessment and teaching of complex competencies, including the competencies known as 21st Century skills.
Capacity Building and International Partnerships
Building the capacity of the teaching workforce and education systems through international partnerships is a key priority of the Assessment Research Centre.
Digital Assessment and Certification
The Assessment Research Centre has developed several assessment platforms over the past decade focusing on enabling teachers to implement developmental assessment in their classrooms.
Learning Pathways for Students With Additional Learning Needs
Building on the premise that every child is capable of learning, the Assessment Research Centre has a proven capacity to develop and implement assessments for students with additional needs.
Professional Learning and Training
Shaping education systems - driving quality and ensuring meaningful, stimulating careers.
Psychometrics and Metrolytics
Internationally renowned for the progressive application of psychometrics, the Assessment Research Centre is also leading the way in metrolytics, a rapidly maturing field.
Research-Practice Partnerships
Research-practice partnerships are designed to unite school leadership teams, academic experts, policy-makers and industry to implement innovations that go beyond traditional school improvement projects.
