Dr Lucy Lu

BCompScApp, MCom, PhD
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Phone
+61 2 9561 8691
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Building/Room
A35 / 307
The University of Sydney
Between 2002 and January 2022, Lucy Lu held various leadership roles in NSW Department of Education, the latest as Director, Education Measurement and Statistics, for eight years.

In these roles, Lucy was responsible for managing all annual statistical collections, and submitting of census data to meet the funding, legislative and reporting requirements of the federal and state governments, as well as managing data-policy development and implementation; providing statistical and psychometric advice to support policy analysis and executive decision-making; and leading research to improve the efficiency and equity of education delivery and resourcing. Since February 2022, Lucy has been working as the Senior Manager, Analytics and Strategic Projects, with the  Australian Education Research Organisation.

Lucy contributes to Sydney School of Education and Social Work's Centre for Educational Measurement and Assessment as a co-supervisor of Higher Degree Research students and by lecturing in the postgraduate unit of study "Data Literacy for School Teachers", which is offered under various  Master of Education designations.
Vice-Chancellor’s Commendation for Academic Excellence Award, Macquarie University
  • Member, Advisory Committee for the Centre for Educational Measurement and Assessment, The University of Sydney
  • Member, American Education Research Association
  • Member, National Council of Measurement in Education, US
Conference presentations
  • Lu, L., and Wai-Yin Wan (2020). "A measurement approach to harvest actionable information from tests to improve teaching." Annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, US.
  • Lu, L. (2017). "Are computer-based writing tests comparable to paper-based tests for primary students?" Annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Antonio, US.
  • Lu, L. (2016). "Value-Added Modelling Considerations for School Evaluation Purposes." Annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Washington, US. 
  • Lu, L., and Tognolini, J. (2016). "A Validation Framework for Automated Essay Scoring Systems." Annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, US. 
  • McGrane, J., Lu, L., and Turnbull, M. (2016). "Evaluating the reliability and validity of the English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) Learning Progression." Annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, US.
  • Rahma Al Alawi – Thesis title: Developing a comprehensive framework to enhance technology-based formative assessment practice in higher education courses. Role: Associate Supervisor
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