Project Feb 2024 Actionable insights into Australian education This project identifies trends, challenges and opportunities in education datasets and generates actionable insights that can support improved outcomes in schools and ECEC services.
Project Aug 2023 The Longitudinal Literacy and Numeracy in Australia (LLANIA) dataset Improving the quality, accessibility and endurability of national school data architecture.
Technical report Aug 2023 Longitudinal literacy and numeracy in Australia (LLANIA) dataset: Technical report This technical report describes the creation of the Longitudinal Literacy and Numeracy in Australia (LLANIA) dataset, including the linkage process and quality assurance methods.
Research summary Oct 2022 Writing development: NAPLAN data analysis summary This is a summary of findings from AERO’s 2022 analysis of student writing data – the most extensive investigation into this area ever conducted in Australia.
Research summary May 2022 Examining equity in NAPLAN achievement This research summary explains the methodology for a data analysis of students' backgrounds and their influence on literacy and numeracy achievement.
Article Aug 2023 Fewer than 1 in 5 students who are behind in Year 3 catch up and stay caught up We found less than 1 in 5 students who perform below the national minimum standards in literacy and numeracy in the Year 3 NAPLAN tests catch up and stay caught up.
Article Mar 2023 NAPLAN results inform schools, parents and policy. But too many kids miss the tests altogether We look at who is not sitting the tests and why that matters.
Article May 2022 Does background determine student achievement? A new analysis of NAPLAN data reconfirms that while students’ backgrounds influence their literacy and numeracy achievement, their results are not wholly determined by socio-economic background.
