Nathan is a research fellow at the Assessment Research Centre. He is involved in the development and implementation of various assessment-orientated projects, particularly the design, statistical analysis and reporting of various tests. He has participated in international research projects such as the Hong Kong PNET Project, the International Test of English Language and the Laos Grade 5 Pupil Achievement study as well as several national projects. Nathan teaches basic computer skills for data analysis in addition to tutoring in the Assessment, Teaching and Learning course within the Master of Teaching. He is responsible for developing computer software and algorithms for assessment and reporting tools. After working as an assistant at Exeter Preparatory School in the United Kingdom, he attained a Bachelor of Science with majors in Experimental Physics and Theoretical Physics from Adelaide University (and Leeds University) in 2003. Since then he has undertaken further tertiary education in probability and statistics, in addition to completing a Master of Assessment and Evaluation at the University of Melbourne in 2006.

Psychometric Society (member)

Bachelor of Science
Master of Assessment & Evaluation

Nathan conducts workshops relating to large-scale educational survey design and analysis. Nathan also tutors in the Assessment, Learning and Teaching course within the Master of Teaching.

Zoanetti, N., Griffin, P., Beaves, M. & Wallace, E. (2009). Rasch scaling procedures for informing development of a valid Fetal Surveillance Education Program multiple-choice assessment. BMC Medical Education, 9 (20).

Roberts, C., Zoanetti, N. & Rothnie, I. (2009). Validating a multiple mini-interview question bank assessing entry-level reasoning skills in candidates for graduate-entry medicine and dentistry programmes. Medical Education, 43(4), 350-359.

Zoanetti, N. (2007). What were the levels of achievement of Grade 5 pupils in Lao Language, Mathematics and World Around Us? In T.N. Postlethwaite & S. Vongvichith (Eds.), National Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (ASLO) Primary Grade 5. Ministry of Education. Vientiane. Laos.

Zoanetti, N. (2007). How equitably allocated were educational inputs to primary schools? How equitably distributed was pupil achievement between schools? In T.N. Postlethwaite & S. Vongvichith (Eds.), National Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (ASLO) Primary Grade 5. Ministry of Education. Vientiane. Laos.

Zoanetti, N. (2007). Technical Appendix One: Test analysis. In T.N. Postlethwaite & S. Vongvichith (Eds.), National Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (ASLO) Primary Grade 5. Ministry of Education. Vientiane. Laos.

Zoanetti, N. (2007). Technical Appendix Two: Sample weights, standard errors and rho. In T.N. Postlethwaite & S. Vongvichith (Eds.), National Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (ASLO) Primary Grade 5. Ministry of Education. Vientiane. Laos.

Zoanetti, N., Griffin, P. & Adams, R. (2006). Applications of Item Response Theory to identify and account for suspect rater data. Paper presented at the AARE, Adelaide.

Griffin, P. & Zoanetti, N. (2006). Moderation of Interviewer Judgment in Tests of Spoken English. Paper presented at the 40th Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibit, Tampa, USA.

Hong Kong PNET
International Test of English Language
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Creative Problem Solving
Computer-based Problem Solving
Online Assessment Reporting software development
Laos PDR Grade Five Survey Analysis
Vietnam World Bank Capacity Building Workshop in Assessment
Multiple-Mini Interviews for medicine/dentistry admission