Geoff Masters

Geoff Masters

Former Chief Executive of the Australian Council for Educational Research

Professor Geoff Masters AO was Chief Executive Officer and board member of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) from 1998 to 2024. He has a PhD in educational measurement, and has published widely in the fields of educational assessment and research. His contributions to education have been recognised through the award of the Australian College of Educators’ Medal in 2009 and his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2014.

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Achieving high standards by starting from current performance
Achieving high standards by starting from current performance
Nov 03,2014

A commonly proposed strategy for raising achievement levels in schools is to specify high expectations or ‘standards’ of student performance and to hold students, teachers and schools accountable for achieving those standards. On the surface, it seems like an eminently sensible strategy. But is it?
long reads, data analysis, educational objectives, knowledge base for teaching
Incentives - an ineffective school improvement strategy?
Incentives - an ineffective school improvement strategy?
Oct 16,2014

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?
long reads, learning, data analysis, measurement, educational objectives