Major research and development Table 2 shows details of major research and development activities undertaken by the Department. Table 2 Major research and development – research and Conducted by Purpose development Review of the financial Centre for International To review and develop improvement options for assistance model Research on Education the non-government schools financial assistance Systems (CIRES) Education State Deloitte Access The four-year Education State strategic government schools Economics evaluation is investigating the impact of the strategic evaluation Education State reforms in improving educational outcomes for Victorian government school students. Evaluation of the Deloitte Access To evaluate the implementation of the FISO and Framework for Improving Economics understand its impact on practice change in Student Outcomes (FISO) schools and regions. Understanding the impact Deloitte Access To better understand the impact of student and of student and family Economics family characteristics on outcomes for background on outcomes using data from the analysis of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). To evaluate the ASCTI implementation and Evaluation of the KPMG impact from June 2016 to June 2018. Gauge the Automotive Supply Chain effectiveness of support provided to automotive Training Initiative (ASCTI): supply chain workers to enable them to transition Final Report to training and/or future employment. Targeted data review Price Waterhouse To review the Department’s current and potential Coopers (PwC) data capacity to record, report on, respond to and monitor family violence in the education sector. The review aims to identify opportunities to improve the Department’s family violence evidence base. Realising the potential of University of Melbourne, To explore the trend of students in the upper Australia’s high capacity Melbourne Graduate quartile of student achievement. students School of Education Evaluation of the Maternal AMCHI evaluation Research into how projects funded by the and Child Health Service Innovation Fund have improved MCH service Innovation Fund and provision to families experiencing vulnerability, development of an and how lessons from these projects could be innovation practice guide applied to local and system-wide service improvements. Evaluation of the Navigator Synergistiq Consulting To evaluate the Navigator program. The program evaluation framework was informed by the outcomes logic. Victorian Young Leaders to Ernst and Young An independent evaluation to measure China - impact evaluation the effectiveness and efficiency of the program. Review sister school Deloitte To review the Department’s sister school partnerships partnerships.
Major research and development Table 2 shows details of major research and development activities undertaken by the Department. Table 2 – Major research and development research and development Conducted by Purpose Review of the financial assistance model Centre for International Research on Education Systems (CIRES) To review and develop improvement options for the non-government schools financial assistance Education State government schools strategic evaluation Deloitte Access Economics The four-year Education State strategic evaluation is investigating the impact of the Education State reforms in improving educational outcomes for Victorian government school students. Evaluation of the Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO) Deloitte Access Economics To evaluate the implementation of the FISO and understand its impact on practice change in schools and regions. Understanding the impact of student and family background on outcomes Deloitte Access Economics To better understand the impact of student and family characteristics on outcomes for using data from the analysis of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Evaluation of the Automotive Supply Chain Training Initiative (ASCTI): Final Report KPMG To evaluate the ASCTI implementation and impact from June 2016 to June 2018. Gauge the effectiveness of support provided to automotive supply chain workers to enable them to transition to training and/or future employment. Targeted data review Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) To review the Department’s current and potential data capacity to record, report on, respond to and monitor family violence in the education sector. The review aims to identify opportunities to improve the Department’s family violence evidence base. Realising the potential of Australia’s high capacity students University of Melbourne, Melbourne Graduate School of Education To explore the trend of students in the upper quartile of student achievement. Evaluation of the Maternal and Child Health Service Innovation Fund and development of an innovation practice guide AMCHI evaluation Research into how projects funded by the Innovation Fund have improved MCH service provision to families experiencing vulnerability, and how lessons from these projects could be applied to local and system-wide service improvements. Evaluation of the Navigator program Synergistiq Consulting To evaluate the Navigator program. The evaluation framework was informed by the outcomes logic. Victorian Young Leaders to China - impact evaluation Ernst and Young An independent evaluation to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of the program. Review sister school partnerships Deloitte To review the Department’s sister school partnerships.
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