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Prof Geoff Masters

Position:
Chief Executive Officer 

Division:
Chief Executive 

Location:
Melbourne 

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Qualifications:

BSc, MEd, UWA, PhD Chicago, FACE, FACEL

 

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Prof Geoff Masters

Geoff Masters is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) – roles he has held since 1998.  

He has a PhD in educational measurement from the University of Chicago and has published widely in the fields of educational assessment and research.

Professor Masters has served on a range of bodies, including terms as founding President of the Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association; President of the Australian College of Educators; Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee for the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA); Chair of the Technical Advisory Group for the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA); member of the Business Council of Australia’s Education, Skills and Innovation Taskforce; member of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO (and Chair of the Commission’s Education Network); and member of the International Baccalaureate Research Committee. 

He has undertaken a number of reviews for governments, including a review of examination procedures in the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (2002); an investigation of options for the introduction of an Australian Certificate of Education (2005); a national review of options for reporting and comparing school performances (2008); and reviews of strategies for improving literacy and numeracy learning in government schools in Queensland (2009) and the Northern Territory (2011). He developed the National School Improvement Tool endorsed by education ministers in December 2012.  

Professor Masters was the recipient of the Australian College of Educators’ 2009 College Medal in recognition of his contributions to education.


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Recent Publications:

Reforming Educational Assessment: Imperatives, principles and challenges
Geoff N. Masters

Enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in Australian schools : Submission to the Senate Inquiry on Teaching and Learning (maximising our investment in Australian schools)
Geoff N. Masters

School improvement
Geoff N. Masters

Continual improvement through aligned effort
Geoff N. Masters

Measuring and rewarding school improvement
Geoff N. Masters

The science of learning
Geoff N. Masters

The Hard Work of Improvement
Geoff Masters

Assessing Student Learning: Why Reform is Overdue
Geoff Masters

The Power of Expectation
Geoff Masters

Improving Educational Outcomes in the Northern Territory : preliminary advice to the Northern Territory Department of Education and Training, with a particular focus on the ongoing improvement of students’ literacy and numeracy achievements
Geoff N. Masters

The Contribution of IEA Research Studies to Australian Education
John Ainley et al.

NAPLAN and My School : shedding some light on a work in progress
Geoff N. Masters

Progression and assessment; Developmental assessment
Margaret Forster et al.

The Partial Credit Model
Geoff Masters

Teaching and learning school improvement framework
Geoff N. Masters

PAT Science : getting good assessment down pat
Geoff N. Masters

Assessing science learning
Geoff N. Masters

Improving Literacy and Numeracy Outcomes
Geoff Masters

Improving Literacy, Numeracy and Science Learning : Preliminary Advice
Geoff N. Masters

Raising Standards : A Shared Challenge
Geoff N. Masters


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