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Associate Professor Helen Adam

Through the looking glass: New framework gives language to representation in children's books

Education experts are encouraging teachers and parents to empower children to be critical readers by adopting a new, innovative framework that fosters empathy and understanding.

Dr Fiona Boylan

Practise using bags and lunchboxes: how to build your child’s confidence as they start school

Starting school is a big moment in a child’s life. It is a time filled with new routines, new people and new places. These changes can also mean it is sometimes a stressful time. But it doesn’t have to be.

A Portrait image of Dr Sarah Jefferson smiling in front of a tree

WA’s ATAR results revealed for class of 2025

Thousands of year 12 students have now received their West Australian Certificate of Education, marking the official end of 13 years at school. The Tertiary Institutions Service Centre has revealed 10,265 of those students achieved an ATAR, slightly more than in 2024.

Dr Vesife Hatisaru

This was the hardest ATAR exam question WA students faced. Can you solve it?

For Dr Vesife Hatisaru, solving mathematics equations can be likened to watching Netflix or going for a walk along the beach – in other words, it’s something she does to unwind and have fun. But Hatisaru, a lecturer in mathematics education at Edith Cowan University and former high school teacher, says that didn’t come without years of practice and frustration.

A Portrait image of Dr Sarah Jefferson smiling in front of a tree

Should kids at least do a little bit of school work over the holidays?

As the summer holidays begin, parents may feel concerned their children will “forget how to spell their own names” during the long school break. Or there may be worries about forgetting times tables, slipping reading levels and generally falling behind. Parents may wonder if it’s better to maintain some kind of academic routine during the break. The short answer: a light touch is plenty.

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ECU research ignites with AEA funding

Two ECU research teams have secured nearly $900,000 in funding from Australia's Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite program to fast-track first-of-their-kind technologies in drone security and critical minerals processing.

ECU academics help shape the future of WA research

ECU researcher Dr Syed Zulqarnain Gilani has been appointed to the newly formed Early-and-Mid Career Researchers (EMCR) Reference Group, which will advise the WA Government and the Chief Scientist on issues affecting researchers statewide.

On the nose: Beauty, bias and the face of social media

A new Edith Cowan University study shows how filtered faces on social media are fuelling nose shame, and how online communities are fighting back.

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