Kristy Osborne

Kristy Osborne

Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Council for Educational Research

Dr Kristy Osborne is a Senior 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 Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) and the National Assessment Program – Information and Communication Technology Literacy (NAP-ICTL).

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Expert Q&A: Building students’ ICT skills
Expert Q&A: Building students’ ICT skills
Feb 19,2024

NAP-ICT Literacy measures the skills of Australian students in year 6 and 10. In our latest expert Q&A we catch up with Dr Tim Friedman and Dr Kristy Osborne from the Australian Council for Educational Research to find out more about recent revisions to the assessment, what teachers can learn from the latest round of data, and classroom activities to support student learning.

digital technologies, curriculum implementation, evidence-based practice, learning activities, research news, long reads
Factors facilitating greater engagement of young women in digital technologies education
Factors facilitating greater engagement of young women in digital technologies education
Aug 25,2023

‘Addressing the gender imbalance in digital technologies education and careers is an important goal. The research highlighted several areas where educators can contribute.’ Research from ACER for CSIRO has identified several factors that could support greater engagement of young women in digital technologies education. Find out more in this article.
digital technologies, equal education, curriculum design, curriculum implementation, research news, expertise, STEM, short articles
Digital technologies for everyone: Factors contributing to female participation
Digital technologies for everyone: Factors contributing to female participation
Nov 28,2022

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.

STEM, digital technology, equal education, research news, reader submission, short articles