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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Selected Works

2014

Educational policy

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Is School Reform Working?, Geoff N. Masters Nov 2014

Is School Reform Working?, Geoff N. Masters

Prof Geoff Masters AO

Reforming schools and improving student achievement levels are priorities for governments around the world. In Australia over the past decade, State, Territory and Commonwealth governments put considerable effort into improving the quality and equity of school education. These initiatives included the various National Partnership Programs.
The results of international surveys show that, despite reform efforts, there was little improvement in the performances of Australian students over the past decade. The period 2000 to 2012 saw a significant decline in the reading and mathematical literacy levels of Australian 15-year-olds as measured by PISA, and results from TIMSS confirmed a general lack …

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Partnerships, Policies And Professional Learning: Experiences From An Australian Government-University Partnership, Kathryn Moyle Jul 2014

Partnerships, Policies And Professional Learning: Experiences From An Australian Government-University Partnership, Kathryn Moyle

Professor Kathryn Moyle

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Organized Learning In The 21st Century: Pressures And Opportunities For Change, Kathryn Moyle Apr 2014

Organized Learning In The 21st Century: Pressures And Opportunities For Change, Kathryn Moyle

Professor Kathryn Moyle

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Technologies, Democracy And Digital Citizenship: Examining Australian Policy Intersections And The Implications For School Leadership, Kathryn Moyle Dec 2013

Technologies, Democracy And Digital Citizenship: Examining Australian Policy Intersections And The Implications For School Leadership, Kathryn Moyle

Professor Kathryn Moyle

There are intersections that can occur between the respective peak Australian school education policy agendas. These policies include the use of technologies in classrooms to improve teaching and learning as promoted through the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians and the Australian Curriculum; and the implementation of professional standards as outlined in the Australian Professional Standard for Principals and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. These policies create expectations of school leaders to bring about change in classrooms and across their schools, often described as bringing about ‘quality teaching’ and ‘school improvement’. These policies indicate that Australian children …

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