ERA Trial guidelines and indicators
Evaluation documents
The ARC released the ERA Evaluation Guidelines and ERA Indicator Benchmark Methodology for the ERA 2009 trial on 24 April 2009:
- Evaluation Guidelines (PDF file, 959kb) provide guidance on the evaluation of assigned material for the 2009 evaluations.
- Indicator Benchmark Methodology (PDF file, 901kb) outlines the sources, dates and calculations used to derive benchmarks for the ERA trial.
Submission Guidelines - PCE and HCA
The ARC released the ERA Submission Guidelines for the ERA 2009 trial of the Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences (PCE) and Humanities and Creative Arts (HCA) clusters on 12 March 2009.
- ERA Submission Guidelines - PDF Format (656kb)
- ERA-SEER Technical Specifications - PDF Format (1.75mb)
ERA indicators
The ERA initiative will undertake evaluations of the research in Australian higher education institutions at a discipline level according to research quality and activity. Evaluations will assess research excellence using a combination of indicators and expert review.
The development of these indicators has been assisted by expert advice provided by the Indicators Development Group (IDG) and sub-groups, and consultation with the research and higher education sector. The IDG provided their recommendations to Professor Margaret Sheil in early December 2008.
- ERA Indicator Principles - PDF format (386kb) - RTF Format (1.5mb)
- ERA Indicator Descriptors - PDF format (597kb) - RTF Format (1.97mb)
More information about the ERA indicators (ARC website)