Research

PISA pie in the sky? Students sitting PISA are failing to try their best which means the data delivered in the worldwide education standards test are compromised.

Escape Rooms to uni Escape Rooms are an innovative learning and teaching method that have student teams engage in learning games created around Escape Room hypothetical situations.

Stress on young teachers has long term damage Damage caused by excessive demands placed on early career teachers has lasting effects that compromise their teaching.

Inequality entrenched in the education system Around one-fifth to one-third of young people are not acquiring lifelong learning skills and not mastering the knowledge needed to become functional adults.

Pack violence a kind of performance Australia needs to challenge toxic masculinity and steer young men away from the pressure to engage in group violence.

The Matthew Effect: School boundaries, school funding and resources, and school staff Belief drives behaviour.

Young not seeking eating disorder help It looks like eating disorders and body image issues are rife in the young but many are not seeking help as they don’t consider that the disorders are really illnesses and don’t want to risk losing autonomy.

Device use needs direction  The questions should centre on how to use digital devices in a positive way.

Home educators need support With nearly 20,000 Australian children now being taught by their parents at home, education researchers are calling for greater support for the sector. Edith Cowan University (ECU) researchers Dr Eileen Slater, Dr Kate Burton and Dr Dianne McKillop surveyed 385 guardians of 676 home-schooled children to draw a more accurate picture of why Australian families are choosing this option.

Routines and time off devices for a good sleep The anecdotal evidence is there, sleepy, grumpy kids are disinterested in anything other than more sleep. Students are rarely getting the recommended 8-10 hours per night, averaging 7.5 hours of sleep during the school term and 8.2 hours during the school holidays.

Read good material for the most benefit Reading is good but reading quality stuff is better, magazines and websites present everyday concepts with regular vocabulary which makes for valuable reading practice but interesting, innovative material makes the reader push themselves and develop their cognition.

Handwriting vital to literacy Despite a tech heavy education sector good old fashioned hand writing is looking to be an essential part of learning and a shift to paperless schools does not have strong empirical research to back it.