Assessment Research Centre


The Assessment Research Centre is a research centre based in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, at the University of Melbourne. The Centre was founded in 1989 by Professor Patrick Griffin. The Centre is active in educational measurement and evaluation projects locally, nationally and internationally.

Mission

The Centre focuses on improving assessment and reporting through a four-step process of research, publication, development and training. These processes provide the framework for strategic planning by the Centre and guide the Centre's core business as well as its link to the University's mission. Research that leads to change, strategically affects change, or sets up the basis for change and improvement in assessment, forms the focus of the Centre's work.
The ARC has completed a large number of projects, including: