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Is Setting Higher Standards The Answer?, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Is Setting Higher Standards The Answer?, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
Raising the expected performance standard in each year of school and holding all teachers and students accountable for achieving these higher standards may not be the most effective way to improve levels of performance in Australian schools.
A Different Way To Organise The School Curriculum, Geoff N. Masters Ao
A Different Way To Organise The School Curriculum, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
There are good reasons to rethink how we organise the school curriculum. An alternative would be to structure the curriculum as a sequence of proficiency levels unrelated to age or year level.
Shifting The Focus Of Naplan, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Shifting The Focus Of Naplan, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
The decision to move NAPLAN online provides an opportunity to place less emphasis on comparing the performances of schools and more emphasis on supporting student learning, according to Professor Geoff Masters AO.
But Can We Measure It?, Geoff N. Masters Ao
But Can We Measure It?, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
It’s often asserted that some things can’t be measured, Professor Geoff Masters AO writes in his latest column. But how true is this? And if we can’t measure something, should we stop pretending we can teach or develop it?
Mapping Progress – Using Data For Teaching And Learning, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Mapping Progress – Using Data For Teaching And Learning, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
It’s important to keep in mind that there are three central uses of data in school education. Professor Geoff Masters AO discusses.
Monitoring Student Growth, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Monitoring Student Growth, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
In any given classroom, students are likely to be at very different points in their learning and development. Professor Geoff Masters AO explores why it is important for teachers to be able to track the long-term progress that each student makes.
Schools As Learning Organisations, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Schools As Learning Organisations, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
School improvement is most likely when an entire school has a shared improvement agenda and is committed to learning how to improve. Professor Geoff Masters AO discusses a five-step improvement cycle.
Is There Another Way To Think About Schooling?, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Is There Another Way To Think About Schooling?, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
There is a well-established way of thinking about schooling. But is there another way? Professor Geoff Masters AO discusses.
Getting All Children Off To A Good Start, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Getting All Children Off To A Good Start, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
One of the biggest challenges we face in improving quality and equity in our schools is to better address the learning needs of the many children who, on entry to school, are at risk of being locked into trajectories of long-term low achievement, writes Professor Geoff Masters AO.
The ‘Long Tail’ Of Underachievement, Geoff N. Masters Ao
The ‘Long Tail’ Of Underachievement, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
One of the biggest challenges educators face is to find better ways to meet the learning needs of the many students who fall behind in our schools, fail to meet year-level expectations (often year after year) and, as a consequence, become increasingly disengaged, writes Professor Geoff Masters AO.
Reducing Disparities Between Australian Schools, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Reducing Disparities Between Australian Schools, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
According to Professor Geoff Masters AO, one of the biggest challenges we face in school education is to reduce current disparities in the schooling experiences of students in Australia’s most and least advantaged schools
‘Big Five’ Challenges In School Education, Geoff N. Masters Ao
‘Big Five’ Challenges In School Education, Geoff N. Masters Ao
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
Real reform and significant progress in improving the quality and equity of Australian schooling depend on tackling our deepest and most stubborn educational challenges, writes Professor Geoff Masters AO.
Assessing End-Of-School Attainment, Geoff N. Masters
Assessing End-Of-School Attainment, Geoff N. Masters
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
Is there a ‘best’ way to establish the levels of knowledge, understanding and skill that students have attained in a subject by the end of Year 12?
Incentives - An Ineffective School Improvement Strategy?, Geoff N. Masters
Incentives - An Ineffective School Improvement Strategy?, Geoff N. Masters
Teacher columnist – Geoff Masters
By the turn of the century, the observation had been made in many countries that substantial increases in expenditure on schools had failed to deliver measurable improvements in student performance. But just how effective are incentives as an improvement strategy?