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

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.
Reforming Educational Assessment: Imperatives, principles and challenges
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
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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