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Equipping Students For Life After School, Geoff Masters
Equipping Students For Life After School, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Identifying and developing the knowledge, skills and attributes required for life and work is an ongoing challenge in school education.
Attracting Top Teaching Talent, Geoff Masters
Attracting Top Teaching Talent, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
In some of the world’s highest-performing countries, entry to teaching is now as competitive as courses such as engineering, science, law and medicine.
Learning Assessments: Designing The Future, Geoff N. Masters
Learning Assessments: Designing The Future, Geoff N. Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Processes for assessing student learning are undergoing fundamental transformation.This presentation will consider three developments which can be expected to shape how student learning is assessed in the future. First is fundamental change in how assessment is conceptualised and approached, with a focus on monitoring learning. Second is growing interest in the assessment of a broader range of skills and attributes than those addressed in most current assessment efforts. Third is advances in technology which are opening the door to new ways of gathering information about student learning, including through records of real-time interactions in online learning environments. In ACER’s Centre …
Acer's 85 Years Of Research Spreads Worldwide, Geoff Masters
Acer's 85 Years Of Research Spreads Worldwide, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
The Australian Council for Educational Research approaches its centenary with a strong track record for independent research and a growing international reach.
Towards A Unified Theory Of Assessment, Geoff Masters
Towards A Unified Theory Of Assessment, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Attempts to categorise educational assessments as either ‘formative’ or ‘summative’ no longer serve us well and the time has come to develop a more unified theory of assessment.
Year-Level Expectations Can Impede Learning, Expert Warns, Geoff Masters
Year-Level Expectations Can Impede Learning, Expert Warns, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Some of the ways in which school education is organised and delivered may be contributing to our highest and lowest achieving students making little annual progress in their learning.
Addressing The Learning Needs Of All Students, Geoff Masters
Addressing The Learning Needs Of All Students, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Year-level curriculum expectations in our schools sometimes impose artificial ceilings on student learning, and many of Australia’s most able students are not achieving their true potential as a result. Geoff Masters explains why.
Plan To Recruit Our Best And Brightest, Geoff Masters
Plan To Recruit Our Best And Brightest, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Australia faces a number of challenges over the next decade in planning the future teacher workforce, according to Geoff Masters.
Understanding And Addressing The Learning Needs Of Our Highest-Performing Students, Geoff N. Masters
Understanding And Addressing The Learning Needs Of Our Highest-Performing Students, Geoff N. Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
No abstract provided.
The Future Of Learning Assessments, Geoff Masters
The Future Of Learning Assessments, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Processes for assessing student learning are undergoing fundamental transformation, according to Geoff Masters.
Best Practice Teacher Education Programs And Australia’S Own Programs, Lawrence Ingvarson, Kate Reid, Sarah Buckley, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, Geoff N. Masters, Glenn Rowley
Best Practice Teacher Education Programs And Australia’S Own Programs, Lawrence Ingvarson, Kate Reid, Sarah Buckley, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, Geoff N. Masters, Glenn Rowley
Prof Geoff Masters AO
This report was prepared by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to support the work of the Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group (TEMAG). ACER was requested to undertake evidence-based research and benchmarking of world’s best practice teacher education programs against Australia’s own programs, which included: (a) identifying best practice principles for the design, delivery and assessment of teacher education programs; and (b) articulating the features of teacher education programs that most effectively support successful transition to effective practice.
Review Recommends Tertiary Entrance Changes, Geoff Masters, Gabrielle Matters
Review Recommends Tertiary Entrance Changes, Geoff Masters, Gabrielle Matters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
A review by Gabrielle Matters and Geoff Masters of senior assessment and tertiary selection processes in Queensland has recommended changes to meet future education needs.
School Improvement On Australia’S Horizon, Geoff Masters
School Improvement On Australia’S Horizon, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
While Australia has seen a steady decline in 15-year-olds’ reading literacy achievement over the past decade, Geoff Masters identifies promising signs at the primary level that this trend may soon be reversed.
Stretching To Reach High Standards, Geoff Masters
Stretching To Reach High Standards, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
In order to raise achievement, teachers need to stretch their students with tasks that are neither too easy nor difficult, according to Geoff Masters.
A New Deal For End-Of-School Assessment, Geoff Masters, Gabrielle Matters
A New Deal For End-Of-School Assessment, Geoff Masters, Gabrielle Matters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
A review of the processes involved in senior assessment and tertiary entrance in Queensland recommends a redesign to make them more appropriate to the 21st century. Geoff Masters and Gabrielle Matters explain the thinking behind their recommendations.
Is School Reform Working?, Geoff N. Masters
Is School Reform Working?, Geoff N. Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface: Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters
Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface: Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
A general conclusion of this Review is that senior secondary assessment and tertiary entrance in Queensland are in need of attention. It is more than twenty years since the current OP system was designed, and the broad features of the senior assessment system have been in place even longer. Over the past two decades, assessment and tertiary entrance processes have been the subject of ongoing modifications. Although the current processes have served Queensland well, we believe that they will be less adequate in meeting future needs and that the time has come for a redesign. Any redesign must recognise and …
Getting To The Essence Of Assessment, Geoff Masters
Getting To The Essence Of Assessment, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Assessments in education can be made, interpreted and used in different ways, but all serve the same fundamental purpose, as Geoff Masters explains.
Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance Volume 2: Supplement To Main Report, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters
Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance Volume 2: Supplement To Main Report, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Volume 2 of the Report of the Review of Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance is a supplement to main report. It includes the following sections: An overview of the present system; an analysis of selected major reports in Queensland 1970–1990; an overview of senior assessment and tertiary entrance in Australia and other countries; the strengths and weaknesses of Queensland’s OP system today; and an account of the inner workings of standards, judgement and moderation.
Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface: Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters
Redesigning The Secondary–Tertiary Interface: Queensland Review Of Senior Assessment And Tertiary Entrance, Gabrielle Matters, Geoff N. Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
A general conclusion of this Review is that senior secondary assessment and tertiary entrance in Queensland are in need of attention. It is more than twenty years since the current OP system was designed, and the broad features of the senior assessment system have been in place even longer. Over the past two decades, assessment and tertiary entrance processes have been the subject of ongoing modifications. Although the current processes have served Queensland well, we believe that they will be less adequate in meeting future needs and that the time has come for a redesign. Any redesign must recognise and …
Review Of The Examination Processes For Membership And Fellowship Of The Australian College Of Veterinary Scientists, Gabrielle Matters
Review Of The Examination Processes For Membership And Fellowship Of The Australian College Of Veterinary Scientists, Gabrielle Matters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
This paper deals with examinations administered by the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (ACVSc) (herein referred to as ‘the College’) to veterinarians at two levels – membership and fellowship. Membership examinations are set at a level that denotes an above-average level of expertise of the candidate in a particular field, signifying advisory status but no specialist status. Fellowship examinations are set at a very high standard and are intended to signify specialist status. The system of examinations administered by the College involves two components –written and oral/practical. Candidates, for both memberships and fellowships, sit the written examination in early June …
Torch : Tests Of Reading Comprehension, Leila Mossenson, Andrew Stephanou, Margaret Forster, Geoff N. Masters, Margaret Mcgregor, Prue Anderson, Peter Hill
Torch : Tests Of Reading Comprehension, Leila Mossenson, Andrew Stephanou, Margaret Forster, Geoff N. Masters, Margaret Mcgregor, Prue Anderson, Peter Hill
Prof Geoff Masters AO
This set of twelve reading tests is designed to assist teachers of students from Year 3 to Year 10 in their assessment of students' reading comprehension skills. Each of the twelve reading tests consists of a reading passage and a corresponding answer sheet.
Conversation With Prof. Geoff Masters Ao, Ceo, Acer And Ms Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister Of Australia, Geoff N. Masters, Julia Gillard
Conversation With Prof. Geoff Masters Ao, Ceo, Acer And Ms Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister Of Australia, Geoff N. Masters, Julia Gillard
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Listen to the conversation here: http://teacher.acer.edu.au/article/exclusive-a-conversation-between-julia-gillard-and-professor-geoff-masters
Plenary 1 - Quality And Equity Through Evidence-Based Practice, Geoff N. Masters
Plenary 1 - Quality And Equity Through Evidence-Based Practice, Geoff N. Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Plenary 1
Why A To E Grades Paint The Wrong Picture, Geoff Masters
Why A To E Grades Paint The Wrong Picture, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Geoff Masters makes the case for a new approach to assessment so that teachers can better monitor the progress their students make and the effectiveness of their own teaching.
Why A To E Grades Don’T Tell The Whole Story, Geoff Masters
Why A To E Grades Don’T Tell The Whole Story, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Commonly used A to E grades in schools may not be serving all students well, or telling the whole story of progress. It’s time to review how we measure students' learning - that doesn’t mean abandoning grading altogether, but rather recognising that age-based grading systems don’t give us all the answers.
Beyond Pisa : Improving Student Outcomes, Geoff Masters
Beyond Pisa : Improving Student Outcomes, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
The latest PISA results indicate that we must focus on strategies to improve what happens in every classroom, every day of the school week if we are to improve student outcomes, says Geoff Masters.
Support School-Community Partnerships – For Students And Our Future, Geoff Masters
Support School-Community Partnerships – For Students And Our Future, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Geoff Masters discusses the importance of improving the capacity for collaboration between education and philanthropy, and the positive impact this can have on student outcomes.
Back To School For Lessons On Teaching, Geoff Masters
Back To School For Lessons On Teaching, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Reforming schools and improving student achievement levels are priorities for governments around the world, but the question is which reform strategies are proving most effective?
Towards A Growth Mindset In Assessment, Geoff Masters
Towards A Growth Mindset In Assessment, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
Assessment and reporting processes shape student, parent and community beliefs about learning – sometimes in unintended ways.