Research

Learning First research on crucial topics and how the best-performing systems in the world have driven success in learning and equity.

Learning First Learning First

Curriculum Reform: An Education Leader’s Handbook

The report lays out clear steps for writers of knowledge-rich curriculum, and for education leaders to design and implement effective curriculum reform. The report includes a clear process for curriculum writers to follow around 14 quality criteria to develop high-quality knowledge-rich curriculum.

Read More
Learning First Learning First

Staying the Course on What Matters Most

This report examines Ireland's education system, exploring the factors that have driven its consistently strong performance on international assessments over more than two decades.

Read More
Learning First Learning First

Benchmarking science curriculum

This report sets out the results of detailed analysis and benchmarking of the Australian science curriculum with curriculums in comparable and high-performing systems around the world.

Read More
Learning First Learning First

The problem with “finding the main idea”

This report examines why literacy strategies that focus on teaching discrete reading skills - such as "finding the main idea" - often fail to improve student achievement. Drawing on examples from the United States, this report argues that reading comprehension depends on content knowledge, and calls for assessment approaches that reflect this.

Read More