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ACER Update ACER announces new Research Division Heads In late October ACER appointed Dr Sue Thomson to head the newly created Educational Monitoring and Research Division and Dr Khoo Siek Toon to the role of Acting Head of the Assessment and Psychometric Research Division. The new appointments and divisional structure follow the recent retirement of Dr John Ainley after a decade leading ACER’s entire research effort. Dr Thomson has a distinguished research career, specialising in the study of how and why countries and education systems differ in their educational outputs and performances. The new Educational Monitoring and Research Division that she will lead consists of almost 70 staff undertaking research and development in the areas of national surveys, international surveys, higher education, student transitions, policy analysis, program evaluation, teaching, learning and leadership. Dr Khoo also has a distinguished research career, specialising in the development and implementation of quantitative research methods in education. Dr Khoo is an international authority in student growth modelling. The new Assessment and Psychometric Research Division that she will lead consists of more than 70 staff undertaking research and development in the areas of psychometrics, quantitative research methods, assessment and reporting in the humanities and social sciences and in mathematics and science, and system-wide testing. Dr Khoo becomes Acting Head of Division until a permanent appointment is made. « Back to eNews
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ACER announces new Research Division Heads

In late October ACER appointed Dr Sue Thomson to head the newly created Educational Monitoring and Research Division and Dr Khoo Siek Toon to the role of Acting Head of the Assessment and Psychometric Research Division. The new appointments and divisional structure follow the recent retirement of Dr John Ainley after a decade leading ACER’s entire research effort.

Dr Thomson has a distinguished research career, specialising in the study of how and why countries and education systems differ in their educational outputs and performances. The new Educational Monitoring and Research Division that she will lead consists of almost 70 staff undertaking research and development in the areas of national surveys, international surveys, higher education, student transitions, policy analysis, program evaluation, teaching, learning and leadership.

Dr Khoo also has a distinguished research career, specialising in the development and implementation of quantitative research methods in education. Dr Khoo is an international authority in student growth modelling. The new Assessment and Psychometric Research Division that she will lead consists of more than 70 staff undertaking research and development in the areas of psychometrics, quantitative research methods, assessment and reporting in the humanities and social sciences and in mathematics and science, and system-wide testing. Dr Khoo becomes Acting Head of Division until a permanent appointment is made.

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