• Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Education, Murdoch University; Professor of Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation, Murdoch University

Dr. Don Klinger is a professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Education at Murdoch University in Western Australia. He previously worked at the University of Waikato in New Zealand and Queen's University, Kingston in Canada. Professor Klinger's research explores both classroom assessment and the psychometric and policy issues of large-scale assessments, program evaluation, and measures of school effectiveness. Professor Klinger is particularly interested in how we evaluate students and the subsequent decisions, practices, and policies that arise from these assessment practices.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Murdoch University, Western Australia
  • 2018–2023
    Pro Vice-Chancellor, Division of Education , University of Waikato, New Zealand
  • 2001–2018
    Professor, Professor, Measurement and Evaluation, Queen's University, Kingston
  • 1991–2000
    Educator, Langley School District, British Columbia

Education

  • 2000 
    University of Alberta, Education Psychology

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