Former Research Fellow, Educational Monitoring and Research
GradDipProfEd, BA UWA; BSocSci & BComm Curtin
Leigh Patterson was a Research Fellow in the International Surveys team at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). He provided analytic and technical support to Ministries of Education and (I)NGOs across Southeast Asia on a broad range of data-related activities. A key aspect of Leigh’s work involved coordination of data activities and software training related to the management and utilisation of data, including the facilitation of workshops on item response theory, field trial sampling and data management.
In addition to providing a supportive role to organisational partners, Leigh undertakes data cleaning, scaling and analysis across several national and international surveys, including the Southeast Asian Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM), the IEA International Civic and Citizenship Study (ICCS), the United Arab Emirates National Assessment Program (UAE-NAP), and the Australian National Assessment Program. His analysis work is complemented by the writing of the psychometric reports for technical and lay audiences, as well as contributions to a diverse range of activities including funding proposals and technical standards.
Mr Patterson moved to ACER from the Western Australian Department of Education, where he was involved in a number of projects as a contracted analyst within the Evaluation and Accountability Directorate. Mr. Patterson was the Pearson Psychometric Laboratory scholarship recipient for studies in educational assessment, measurement and statistics at the University of Western Australia, and holds undergraduate qualifications in psychology, politics and commerce.
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About Leigh Patterson
GradDipProfEd, BA UWA; BSocSci & BComm Curtin
Leigh Patterson was a Research Fellow in the International Surveys team at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). He provided analytic and technical support to Ministries of Education and (I)NGOs across Southeast Asia on a broad range of data-related activities. A key aspect of Leigh’s work involved coordination of data activities and software training related to the management and utilisation of data, including the facilitation of workshops on item response theory, field trial sampling and data management.
In addition to providing a supportive role to organisational partners, Leigh undertakes data cleaning, scaling and analysis across several national and international surveys, including the Southeast Asian Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM), the IEA International Civic and Citizenship Study (ICCS), the United Arab Emirates National Assessment Program (UAE-NAP), and the Australian National Assessment Program. His analysis work is complemented by the writing of the psychometric reports for technical and lay audiences, as well as contributions to a diverse range of activities including funding proposals and technical standards.
Mr Patterson moved to ACER from the Western Australian Department of Education, where he was involved in a number of projects as a contracted analyst within the Evaluation and Accountability Directorate. Mr. Patterson was the Pearson Psychometric Laboratory scholarship recipient for studies in educational assessment, measurement and statistics at the University of Western Australia, and holds undergraduate qualifications in psychology, politics and commerce.
| 2016 - June 2019 | Research Fellow, Educational Monitoring and Research, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) | |
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Disciplines
Honors and Awards
- Pearson Psychometric Laboratory (UWA) Scholarship 2015
