ACER’s global research expertise addresses policy, assessment and surveys in the higher education sector to support leaders, policymakers, educators and learners.
Drawing on extensive expertise, ACER’s higher education research addresses policy, admissions, student engagement, performance measurement, program benchmarking, outcomes assessment and graduate destinations. Advanced capabilities include project design and management, consultation and facilitation, research review, sample design, instrument development, data collection, and psychometric and statistical analysis.
Find more about ACER's higher education research capabilities:
Policy research
Areas in which ACER's higher education researchers have expertise include:
- Transitions and pathways, with a particular focus on selection and equity
- System growth and monitoring change
- Indigenous access and learning
- International student issues, particularly mobility
- Student learning and career outcomes
- Benchmarking for institutions and systems
Assessment
ACER's higher education research team has assessment experience addressing:
- Common assessments
- Collaborative development of assessments
- Learning outcomes
- Assessment development workshops
- Evaluation of assessment processes and practice
- Online deployment and reporting
Surveys
Researchers at ACER have developed, administered, analysed and reported on higher education surveys in the following areas:
- Experience and engagement of students and staff
- Graduate intentions and destinations
- Transitions to tertiary education
- Evaluation of program, process, policy and quality
- Benchmarking
