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Targeted teaching of civics and citizenship needed
Formal education in civics and citizenship is urgently required if Australian students are to increase their familiarity with key historical civic events, civics knowledge and understandings and citizenship dispositions and skills, the results of the National Assessment Program - Civics and Citizenship Years 6 and 10 show. The nationwide assessment, conducted by ACER and commissioned by the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training, and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) showed gaps in their understanding of the tested concepts.