Welcome to AERO | Australian Education Research Organisation

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How students learn

Our work on how students learn best connects cognitive science, neuroscience and education psychology research on the learning process with practical teaching implications.

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Literacy and numeracy skills for future learning

Understanding how language and cognition skills develop during the early years can help teachers, educators, leaders and policymakers optimise support.

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Learning outcomes of students with early low NAPLAN performance

Our latest analytical insights paper draws on recent National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) data to discuss student progress in reading and numeracy from Year 3 to Year 9.

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Transitions

Successful transitions between educational settings lead to better outcomes for children and enhance continuity of learning and development.

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Early childhood learning trajectories

Strengthen understanding of children’s learning, development and wellbeing from birth to the year before school.

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Belonging and connectedness guides

We have published 3 new practice guides that outline strategies for promoting a sense of belonging and connectedness in early childhood, primary and secondary schools. The guides feature advice for educators, teachers and school and service leaders.

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School guides

Writing guides

We have 3 new practice guides designed to help teachers understand, explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of writing simple, compound and complex sentences.

Early childhood learning trajectories: The evidence base

This report aims to deepen understanding of the domains of children’s learning and development that are covered by the early childhood learning trajectories.

Teaching for how students learn

Teaching practices that are aligned with how students learn are the most effective in improving education outcomes for all. AERO has developed a model that identifies the most effective and efficient teaching practices aligned with how students learn.