Lenore Ellen Adie

Lenore Ellen Adie is an Associate Professor affiliated with the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) at Australian Catholic University’s Faculty of Education and Arts. Her research focuses on educational assessment, teacher professional development, and the intersection of policy and practice in assessment moderation. She has contributed significantly to understanding teacher judgment formation, performance assessment design, and the role of technology in educational feedback. Adie has collaborated extensively with colleagues like Claire Wyatt-Smith on projects addressing teacher assessment literacy, standards-based education, and systemic assessment reform. Her work emphasizes aligning large-scale assessment with classroom practices to enhance equity and pedagogical effectiveness.

Research Interests:

• Educational Assessment and Moderation
• Teacher Education and Professional Standards
• Performance Assessment Design
• Formative Feedback Mechanisms
• Assessment Policy Analysis

Recent Article Trends: Her 2023–2024 publications emphasize teacher agency in assessment practices, innovative standard-setting methods, and the relationship between assessment identity and professional development. Earlier work explores rubric-based moderation, student voice in feedback, and international assessment policy dynamics.

Grants & Collaborations: Adie has led projects on teacher education reform, including the design of cross-institutional moderation frameworks and the integration of technology (e.g., GoPro, data walls) to enhance assessment feedback. She co-edited pivotal texts such as Teaching Performance Assessments as a Cultural Disruptor (2021) and contributed to national reviews like the 2018 Queensland NAPLAN analysis.

Labs/Teams: Her work is anchored in ILSTE’s research on teacher education innovation, with partnerships extending to institutions like Springer Nature and Bloomsbury Academic.