Research and Practice Library
The articles and resources in our Research and Practice Library form a contemporary evidence base for the teaching and learning of reading and viewing; writing and representing; speaking and listening.
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The science of learning is not the same as learning sciences – and neither explains the whole of teacher professional knowledge.
The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) are under review, and this article calls for the recognition of teachers’ professional judgement about both pedagogy and curriculum. It is also argued that identity, cognition and context are “intertwined...
Pillar 1: The Five Pillars of Effective Writing Instruction
The authors introduce two Year 6 teachers who share the first of five pillars – purposeful planning, that underlies their deliberate, transformative writing practices. Purposeful planning involves working backwards from a clear goal to position children as intentional...
Teaching & Learning through Children’s Literature. Connecting Thinking to the act of Reading.
A call for the use of quality children’s literature in the primary classroom. Reference: English, R. In ALEA Practical Literacy: The Early and Primary Years, 2026. Robyn English (1)Download
Two path strong: Growing a Gumbaynggirr future
A NSW school is developing a curriculum which features the local Indigenous First Nation Language, Gumbaynggirr. Reference/Author: Durksen, T. Edu Research Matters. https://blog.aare.edu.au/2026/07/13/two-path-strong-growing-a-gumbaynggirr-future/
How we went from yes to no. Not now. Not here
Calls for Victorian government to allow successful public schools to continue to use pedagogical approaches which are outside the current mandates for public schools. Reference: Martyn, L. How we went from yes to no. Not now. Not here. (2026, May 25) Edu Research...
You can teach that: Teaching First Nations perspectives
A suite of videos & teaching resources from First Nations academics, commentators, and writers, that explore how to use their insights in the English classroom. Reference: You can teach that: Teaching first nations perspectives. (VATE) Victorian Association for...
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Rote is back. Or at least something very like it
Highly scripted approaches to teaching and learning, which prioritise repetition and uniformity, undermine teachers’ professionalism and constrain their ability to differentiate to meet students’ needs. Reference/Author: Haley, M. EduResearch Matters Read...
Project: Evaluating AERO’s evidence claims
This project matches a list of claims made by AERO in their 2023 report related to evidence from research about effective teaching practices and how students learn. Australian Centre for the Public Understanding of Education. (ACPUE) Read more
AAAE position on pedagogy
The position paper on pedagogy developed by the Australian Alliance for Associations in Education (AAAE) represents the views of over 20 organisations with interests ranging from Libraries, Special Education and TESOL to Early Childhood and a range of subject...
Reconceptualising public outrage in risk communication: the relevance of moral emotions
Discusses how late and untimely risk communication impacted on the outrage of NSW teachers in the context of early phase COVID-19. This case study demonstrated that one -way communication made teachers feel used, disempowered and devalued in a “long-established...
Are teachers the AI police? How do they judge authentic student writing?
The authors claim that writing is “a powerful tool for students to learn to think, reason, question, and take up the language of a "discipline” and that teachers are able to use their professional judgement to assess students’ writing in schools. Chen, H. Matruglio,E....
The assessment of literacy: working the zone between ‘system’ and ‘site’ validity.
The importance of context in the assessment of literacy is discussed with a focus on the development of policy. Read more
Explore articles and resources from the collection with a Pedagogy focus:
What do we really know about explicit instruction?
As evidence for explicit instruction AERO draws on Hattie’s meta-analyses, Sweller’s cognitive load theory and Rosenshine and Stevens’ research on teaching functions part of an older process-product practice in special education. However “Neither Hattie nor Sweller...
Our schools need more technology education – not more technology
The question should not be about whether there should be more or less technology in schools but rather about how students can understand and use technology to design and create. Reference/Author: Xu, J. EduResearch Matters Read more
Rote is back. Or at least something very like it
Highly scripted approaches to teaching and learning, which prioritise repetition and uniformity, undermine teachers’ professionalism and constrain their ability to differentiate to meet students’ needs. Reference/Author: Haley, M. EduResearch Matters Read...
Project: Evaluating AERO’s evidence claims
This project matches a list of claims made by AERO in their 2023 report related to evidence from research about effective teaching practices and how students learn. Australian Centre for the Public Understanding of Education. (ACPUE) Read more
AAAE position on pedagogy
The position paper on pedagogy developed by the Australian Alliance for Associations in Education (AAAE) represents the views of over 20 organisations with interests ranging from Libraries, Special Education and TESOL to Early Childhood and a range of subject...
Are teachers the AI police? How do they judge authentic student writing?
The authors claim that writing is “a powerful tool for students to learn to think, reason, question, and take up the language of a "discipline” and that teachers are able to use their professional judgement to assess students’ writing in schools. Chen, H. Matruglio,E....
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Too many students have ‘reading anxiety’. New research suggests it is triggered by problems in primary school
Developing confidence, by supporting students to engage in reading rather than focussing on assessment will help to develop positive attitudes to reading as the more students read, the more they will improve. Reference/Author: McArthur, G. The Conversation. Read...
It Takes a Village to Raise a Reader A community conversation about lower primary-aged children’s engagement in reading
Wide ranging research supporting reading for pleasure and accessibility to a wide range of texts through libraries. Nicholas, M. et al. Deakin University, Deakin Centre for Research for Educational Impact Read more
Children’s picture books reflect changing attitudes to languages and can support revitalisation
Referencing examples of Aotearoa New Zealand picture books, the author explores the benefits of demonstrating inclusivity through the inclusion of language and culture in children’s books. Daly, N. The Conversation Read more
Literacy Education in a Digital Age at the National Library – Professor Lisa Kervin
This plenary was featured as part of the What is the Purpose of Education? Forum at the National Library of Australia, 28 July 2026. The event was co-funded by UC Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI), Centre of Advanced Studies in Education (CASE), Australian Association for...
The assessment of literacy: working the zone between ‘system’ and ‘site’ validity.
The importance of context in the assessment of literacy is discussed with a focus on the development of policy. Read more
Further notes on the four resources model
The authors reflect on the four resources model of reading which they initially developed in 1990. Reference/Author: Freebody, P. & Luke, A. Read more
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The student journalists building media literacy skills one story at a time
The Educator November 4, 2026 by Jhoanna Hines When Media Literacy Week arrives this year, NSW student journalists will be doing something most of their peers are not — making real news. The annual Press Gang Day, run by the School News Project, enters its...
Popeye logic from NESA: Some spinach is good, more spinach must be better
Questions the time allocated to the teaching of writing in some subject areas at the expense of developing other skills and understandings of the subject. Reference/Author: Kemp,K. EduResearch Matters Read more
What Matters? Writing Competition 2026 Shortlist
Whitlam Institute Each year, the What Matters? Writing Competition showcases the voices of young Australians reflecting on the ideas, experiences and issues that matter most to them. After reading thousands of entries from students across the country, our judges have...
Student Writing celebrated at WriteOn Awards Ceremony
Last week NSW celebrated the 55 winners of the 2026 WriteOn competition at the State Library of NSW. The winning students, from Years 1 to 6, also had their works published in The Best of WriteOn 2026 anthology. This year, WriteOn received 1027 entries...
Are teachers the AI police? How do they judge authentic student writing?
The authors claim that writing is “a powerful tool for students to learn to think, reason, question, and take up the language of a "discipline” and that teachers are able to use their professional judgement to assess students’ writing in schools. Chen, H. Matruglio,E....
Pillar 5: The Five Pillars of Effective Writing Instruction – The Writing Cycle
The final episode in the effective writing series emphasises how teachers demonstrate the non-linear requirements of the writing process that involves careful scheduling and editing of writing stages along with targeted conferencing, goal setting and personal...
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