SelectedWorks of Dr. John Ainley
Author Home
Browse Subjects
Browse Article Types
Series Home
Join My Mailing List
Dr. John Ainley
ACER
formerly Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Research)
BSc, MEd, PhD Melb, FACE
Contact Information
Curriculum Vitae [PDF]
Expertise
Surveys (National and International)
Post-compulsory education and Training
ICT Literacy
Links
Hawthorn Football Club
ACER National and International Surveys
Search the Selected Works of Dr. John Ainley
Search All Sites
RSS Feed
Print this page
Bookmark
Browse by Subject
Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC)
Educational attainment and transitions from school
Health and well being
No subject area
Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC)
The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS)
(with Wolfram Schulz and Julian Fraillon),
IEA 1958-2008: 50 years of experiences and memories
(2011)
The measurement and determinants of growth in receptive vocabulary
(with Sheldon Rothman and Kylie Hillman),
Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children Research Conference
(2007)
Educational attainment and transitions from school
Navigating the transition from school to work: Implications for the emotional well-being of young people
(with Julie McMillan and Kylie Hillman),
Paper presented at the Australian and New Zealand Adolescent Health Conference
(2002)
Health and well being
Navigating the transition from school to work: Implications for the emotional well-being of young people
(with Julie McMillan and Kylie Hillman),
Paper presented at the Australian and New Zealand Adolescent Health Conference
(2002)
No subject area
PDF
Examining the use of ICT in mathematics and science teaching
,
Research Developments
(2011)
Link
ICCS 2009 Latin American Report : civic knowledge and attitudes among lower-secondary students in six Latin American countries
(with Wolfram Schulz, Tim Friedman, and Petra Lietz),
Civics and Citizenship Assessment
(2011)
Link
ICCS 2009 Technical Report
(with Wolfram Schulz and Julian Fraillon),
Civics and Citizenship Assessment
(2011)
The Contribution of IEA Research Studies to Australian Education
(with John P. Keeves, Jan Lokan, Petra Lietz, Geoff N. Masters, and Sue Thomson),
IEA 1958-2008: 50 years of experiences and memories
(2011)
PDF
ICT in the Teaching of Science and Mathematics in Year 8 in Australia: report from the IEA Second International Technology in Education Study (SITES) survey
(with Frances Eveleigh, Chris Freeman, and Kate O'Malley),
ACER Research Monographs
(2010)
ICT literacy on target
,
Teacher
(2010)
PDF
Apprenticeships and Traineeships: Participation, Progress and Completion
(with Steve Holden and Sheldon Rothman),
LSAY Briefing Reports
(2010)
Link
Initial Findings from the IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study
(with Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon, David Kerr, and Bruno Losito),
Civics and Citizenship Assessment
(2010)
Link
National assessment program : ICT literacy years 6 & 10 report 2008
(with Julian Fraillon; Chris Freeman; and Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA)),
National Sample Assessment of ICT Literacy
(2010)
PDF
ICCS 2009 International Report: Civic knowledge, attitudes and engagement among lower secondary school students in thirty-eight countries.
(with Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon, David Kerr, and Bruno Losito),
Civics and Citizenship Assessment
(2010)
PDF
What can Australian students do with computers?
,
Research Developments
(2010)
A Snapshot of Mathematics in Australian Schools
,
Learning Matters
(2009)
John Keeves and the Australian Council for Educational Research
(with Rebecca Leech, Phillip McKenzie, Patricia K. Knight, Jenny A. Barnes, Renee Otmar, and Maureen O'Keefe),
Dr. Philip McKenzie
(2009)
National policies and practices on ICT in education : Australia
,
Cross-national information and communication technology : policies and practices in education
(2009)
Students in a digital age : some implications of ICT for teaching and learning
(with Dara Searle),
International handbook on information technology in primary and secondary education
(2009)
Technology and learning : access in schools around the world
(with R Anderson),
International Encyclopedia of Education
(2009)
Link
Reporting and Comparing School Performances
(with Geoff N. Masters, Glenn Rowley, and Siek Toon Khoo),
Assessment and Reporting Projects
(2008)
PDF
Participation in Science, Mathematics and Technology in Australian Education
(with Julie Kos and Marina Nicholas),
ACER Research Monographs
(2008)
Explaining Socioeconomic Inequalities in Student Achievement
(with Gary Marks and John Cresswell),
Quantitative Research in Education
(2008)
Explaining Socioeconomic Inequalities in Student Achievement
(with Gary Marks and John Cresswell),
Quantitative Research in Education
(2008)
Link
International civic and citizenship education study : assessment framework
(with Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon, Bruno Losito, and David Kerr) (2008)
Link
International Civic and Citizenship Education Study : Assessment Framework
(with Wolfram Schulz, Julian Fraillon, Bruno Losito, and David Kerr),
Civics and Citizenship Assessment
(2008)
Link
Schooling and youth participation in education and society
(with Phil McKenzie),
Centre for the Economics of Education & Training (CEET)
(2007)
Differences in science teaching and learning across Australian states
,
Second IEA International Research Conference : proceedings of the IRC-2006: volume 1 : Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
(2007)
Improving science learning
,
Lab Talk
(2007)
Link
In the Balance - the future of Australia's primary schools
(with Maxwell Angus and Harriet Olney),
ERA 2010
(2007)
Link
In the Balance - the future of Australia's primary schools
(with Maxwell Angus and Harriet Olney),
ERA 2010
(2007)
Literature review of tools available to measure the impact of ICT on pedagogy
(with Dara Searle) (2007)
Link
National assessment program : ICT literacy years 6 & 10 report 2005
(with Julian Fraillon; Chris Freeman; and Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (Australia) (MCEETYA)),
National Sample Assessment of ICT Literacy
(2007)
Postgraduate research experience 2006 : the report of the postgraduate research experience questionnaire
(with Hamish Coates, B Guthrie, and T Friedman),
Dr. Hamish Coates
(2007)
Link
VET experiences: What the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth tell us
(with David D. Curtis, Sheldon Rothman, and Phil McKenzie),
Centre for the Economics of Education & Training (CEET)
(2006)
PDF
Improving Science Learning
,
Research Developments
(2006)
Attitudes to School, Educational Intentions and Participations
(with Siek Toon Khoo),
Paper presented at the 2006 AERA Annual Meeting
(2006)
Link
Developing interdependence : an analysis of individual and school influences on a social outcome of schooling
,
Educational Psychologist
(2006)
Explaining socioeconomic inequalities in student achievement : the role of home and school factors
(with Gary Marks and John Cresswell),
Educational Research and Evaluation
(2006)
Graduate course experience 2005 : the report of the course experience questionnaire
(with Hamish Coates, T Johnston, and B Guthrie),
Dr. Hamish Coates
(2006)
Graduate course experience 2006 : the report of the course experience questionnaire
(with Hamish Coates, T Johnston, and B Guthrie),
Dr. Hamish Coates
(2006)
Link
National assessment program : civics and citizenship years 6 and 10 report 2004
(with Suzanne Mellor, Julian Fraillon, and Nicole Wernert) (2006)
PDF
Participation in and progress through new apprenticeships
(with Matthew Corrigan),
LSAY Research Reports
(2005)
Link
Year 12 subjects and further study
,
LSAY Briefing
(2005)
PDF
Attitudes, intentions and participation
(with Siek Toon Khoo),
LSAY Research Reports
(2005)
PDF
Measuring Australian Students' ICT Literacy
,
Research Developments
(2005)
Course Experience Questionnaire 2004
(with Gradaute Careers Council of Australia) (2005)
Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire 2004
(with Graduate Careers Council of Australia) (2005)
Link
Policy issues for Australia's education systems : evidence from international and Australian research
(with Gary Marks and Julie McMillan),
Education Policy Analysis Archives
(2004)
Evaluating literacy advance in the early years of school
,
Research methods in the social sciences
(2004)
Five years on : literacy advance in the primary years
(with Marianne Fleming) (2004)
PDF
Individual and School Influences on Interdependence
,
ACER Research Conference
(2004)
Aussies schools are not so 'undemocratic'
(with Adrian Beavis, Gary Marks, and Ken Rowe),
Educare News
(2003)
PDF
Patterns of participation in year 12
(with Sue Fullarton, Maurice Walker, and Kylie Hillman),
LSAY Research Reports
(2003)
Australian national policies and practices on ICT in education
(with A Allan),
National policies and practices on ICT in education
(2003)
PDF
Lessons from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study
(with Sue Thomson, Jan Lokan, and Lamb Stephen),
TIMSS Australia Monograph Series
(2003)
Link
The influence of IT : perspectives from five Australian schools
(with D Banks and M Fleming),
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
(2002)
Link
Capacity building of Thai education reform (CABTER) : educational technologies (stage 1) Thai learning technologies 2010
(with Phillip Arthur, Pamela Macklin, and Bruce Rigby) (2002)
PDF
Information And Communication Technologies in Classrooms : Perspectives from an International Study
(with Diana Banks and Marianne Fleming),
ACER Research Conference
(2002)
Link
Introducing the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
(with A Sanson, J Nicholson, J Ungerer, S Zubrick, K Wilson, D Berthelsen, D Broom, L Harrison, B Rodgers, M Sawyer, S Silburn, L Strazdins, G Vimpani, M Wake, and M Bittman) (2002)
Participation in science courses in the final year of high school in Australia : the influences of single-sex and coeducational schools
(with Peter Daly),
Gender in policy and practice : perspectives on single-sex and coeducational schooling
(2002)
Postgraduate research experience questionnaire 2000
(with Adrian Beavis, Gerald Elsworth, and B Guthrie),
Adrian Beavis
(2002)
Program needs assessment of the Global Development Learning Network in the East Asia and Pacific region
(with D Banks and P Croger) (2002)
Three years on : literacy advance in the early and middle primary years
(with Marianne Fleming, Margaret McGregor, Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (CECV), and University of Melbourne. Centre for Applied Educational Research) (2002)
Link
Capacity building of Thai education reform (CABTER) : educational technologies (stage 1) Thai learning technologies 2010
(with Phillip Arthur, Pamela Macklin, and Bruce Rigby) (2001)
Link
Educational Systems: Australia
,
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
(2001)
Non attendance at school
(with Michelle Lonsdale),
Research reports for the Prime Minister's Youth Pathways Action Plan Taskforce, Appendix B
(2001)
Link
The 1999 postgraduate research experience questionnaire
(2001)
PDF
Subject choice by students in year 12 in Australian secondary schools
(with Sue Fullarton),
LSAY Research Reports
(2000)
Link
The Measurement of Language Background, Culture and Ethnicity for the Reporting of Nationally Comparable Outcomes of Schooling
(with Tracey Frigo, Gary Marks, Silvia McCormack, Julie McMillan, Marion Meiers, and Susan Zammit),
Dr. Gary Marks
(2000)
Link
Mapping educational research and exploring research impact: a holistic, multi-method approach
(with Allyson Holbrook, Sid Bourke, John M. Owen, and Phil McKenzie),
American Educational Research Association Annual Conference
(2000)
Link
The Measurement of Socioeconomic Status for the Reporting of Nationally Comparable Outcomes of Schooling
(with Gary Marks, Julie McMillan, and Frank L. Jones),
Dr. Gary Marks
(2000)
Link
Learning to read in the early primary years : a report from the Literacy advance research project to the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria
(with Marianne Fleming) (2000)
Learning to read in the early years of school
(with Marianne Fleming) (2000)
Link
Mapping educational research and its impact on Australian schools
(with Allyson Holbrook, Sid Bourke, John Owen, Phil McKenzie, Sebastian Misson, and Trevor Johnson),
The impact of educational research
(2000)
Link
Mapping educational research and its impact on Australian schools
(with A Holbrook, S Bourke, J Owen, P McKenzie, S Misson, and T Johnson) (2000)
Link
School governance : research on educational and management issues
(with Phil McKenzie),
International Education Journal
(2000)
Link
Generic interests and school subject choice
(with Gerald R. Elsworth, Adrian Beavis, and Sergio Fabris),
Educational Research and Evaluation
(1999)
Link
School achievement and labour market outcomes
(with Gary Marks),
Paper presented to the Centre for Economic Research, ANU Conference, Labour Market Trends and Family Policies : Implications for Children, 14-15 July 1999
(1999)
Link
Student participation in mathematics courses in Australian secondary schools
(with Peter Daly),
Irish Journal of Education
(1999)
Link
The influence of school factors
(with Phil McKenzie),
Australia's young adults : the deepening divide
(1999)
Assessment in primary schools
,
The primary school in changing times : the Australian experience
(1998)
Longitudinal research and participation in further education
(with Michael Long),
The market for vocational education and training
(1998)
Schools and the social development of young Australians
(with Margaret Batten, Cherry Collins, and Graeme Withers) (1998)
PDF
Reading comprehension and numeracy among junior secondary school students in Australia
(with Gary Marks),
LSAY Research Reports
(1997)
Link
Thematic review of the transition from initial education to working life: Australia: background report
(with Jeff Malley and Stephen Lamb) (1997)
Australia
(with Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)),
National contexts for mathematics and science education : an encyclopedia of the education systems participating in TIMSS
(1997)
Link
School-industry programs national survey 1996
(with Marianne Fleming) (1997)
Gender and school education
(with Cherry Collins; Margaret Batten; John Getty; Australia. Dept of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA); and Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (Australia) (MCEETYA)) (1996)
School effectiveness : where to from here?
,
Leading and Managing
(1995)
Students' views of their schools
,
Unicorn
(1995)
Subject choice in years 11 and 12
(with Lyn Robinson, Adrian Beavis, Gerald Elsworth, and M Fleming),
Adrian Beavis
(1994)
ACER report 2: curriculum and organisation in Queensland primary schools
,
Shaping the future : review of the Queensland school curriculum
(1994)
Link
Changes in mathematics achievement over the high school years
,
Australian Association for Research in Education Conference
(1994)
Beyond the compulsory years : transitions in New South Wales high schools
(with M Sheret),
Australian Journal of Career Development
(1993)
Link
Participation in science courses in senior secondary school
,
Research in Science & Technological Education
(1993)
Reporting research for teachers: students in the senior secondary years
(with Michael Sheret),
Unicorn
(1993)
Link
Combining quantitative and qualitative data in a study of progress through high school
(with Michael Sheret),
Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)/New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Joint Conference, Deakin University Geelong 22-26 November 1992
(1992)
Progress through high school: a study of senior secondary schooling in New South Wales
(with Michael Sheret and New South Wales. Dept of School Education) (1992)
Students' views of primary school
(with S Bourke),
Research Papers in Education
(1992)
Differences among high schools in their influence on students to stay beyond the minimum leaving age
(with J Foreman and Michael Sheret),
Journal of Educational Research
(1991)
Participation by disadvantaged young people in postcompulsory education and training
(with Phil McKenzie),
Young people's participation in post-compulsory education and training
(1991)
Link
Favourable attitudes towards school and students' perceptions of curriculum choice
(with M Sheret and L Fink),
Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference
(1990)
School laboratory work
,
The science curriculum and the student laboratory
(1990)
Staffing government schools
(with Phil McKenzie),
Unicorn
(1984)
Principally for principals: resource allocation and government schools in Australia and New Zealand
(with Phil McKenzie),
Set: Research Allocation for Teachers
(1983)
Resource allocation in the government schools of Australia and New Zealand: a summary of the reports of the Staffing and Resources Study
(with John P Keeves, Phil McKenzie, and Andrew Sturman),
Dr. Phil McKenzie
(1982)