Joy Cumming

Professor Joy Cumming has had a long career in education and education research, engaged as Chief Investigator in numerous state and federal funded research projects in Australia. Her research has included work on adult and child literacy and numeracy, and assessment and accountability. She has been a consultant and policy advisor to state and federal government. Current assessment research projects investigate teacher use of national assessment data to improve student learning and effective use of standardised test data to improve student learning, and the impact of assessment format on children’s demonstration of achievement. In addition to educational qualifications, she has completed formal law studies, and has been admitted as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Queensland. Her education law research integrates her education expertise to focus on legal and policy issues in assessment and accountability. Current research examines teacher competency testing, issues in discrimination and disability and standardised assessment, and judicial interpretation of educational measurement statistical data.