Kristy Osborne

Kristy Osborne

Research Fellow at the Australian Council for Educational Research

Dr Kristy Osborne is a Research Fellow in the Educational Monitoring and Research Division at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Kristy’s area of expertise is in STEM education and assessment, particularly in physics, mathematics and digital technologies. Kristy manages the Australian branch of the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge and has led several reviews of secondary STEM curriculum programs. Kristy has also worked on a number of large-scale assessments including the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the General Admissions Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) and the National Assessment Program – Information and Communication Technology Literacy (NAP-ICTL).

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Digital technologies for everyone: Factors contributing to female participation
Digital technologies for everyone: Factors contributing to female participation

A new research study is currently being undertaken to investigate the factors that help or stop young female students participating in digital technologies at school. In this article, the research team share their findings so far, and resources for teachers and students.