Research

Independent Schools Victoria is committed to quality research to support Member Schools, the independent school sector in Victoria and the national and international educational community. Independent Schools Victoria initiates and conducts research programs, brokers research on behalf of the sector, and brings together schools, universities and other strategic partners to further its research agenda.

L E A D Report

First piloted in 2008, the L E A D Report assesses school performance in the key elements of effective schooling. The L E A D Report takes the Harvard ‘balanced scorecard’ approach where traditional measures of performance are supplemented by stakeholder responses.

L E A D assesses school performance against research and evidence-based indicators of high performing schools by combining objective data and perceptions in the one chart. The resulting assessment is benchmarked against the Victorian Independent sector average.

Independent Schools Victoria Staff Satisfaction Survey Tool

Up until 2010 ISV used the ISV Staff Satisfaction Survey Tool which was based on the School Organisational Health Questionnaire owned by Insight SRC Pty Ltd, which is used in a wide range of educational settings and based on extensive research.

ISV has now developed a new survey tool and no longer uses the Insight SRC based tool. If members wish to use the School Organisational Health Questionnaire they should do so only after obtaining permission from Dr Peter Hart at Insight SRC Pty Ltd (hart@insightsrc.com.au).

Publications

Below is a list of Independent Schools Victoria research publications and commissioned reports, which are provided for download in Adobe PDF format. If you have any questions or comments about our publications, please contact Jacqui Louw.

Research Series
Vol. 4 - 2009
Download	Issue 1	April 2009	John McLeod, Pam Andrew and John Owen	Best Practice in Early Years Education
Vol. 3 - 2008
Download	Issue 2	October 2008	Norma Ashton-Smith	Assessment: Principles and Practices
Download	Issue 1	August 2008	Margaret McGreggor and Melissa Hughes	Evaluating Teacher Classroom Practice: A Guide
Vol. 2 - 2007
Download	Issue 4	August 2007	Dr Gerard Calnin	Performance-Based Pay for Teachers: The Research
Download	Issue 3	July 2007	Matthew Ryan	Public Funding for Australian Schools: The Facts
Download	Issue 2	April 2007	Dr Gerard Calnin and Paul Weldon	Making Active Connections: Community Service in Independent Schools
Vol. 1 - 2006
Download	Issue 2	November 2006	Dr Gerard Calnin	Are we there yet? ICT and the Promise for Student Learning
Download	Issue 1	July 2006	Dr Gerard Calnin	Principals of Effective Professional Learning
Research Brief
Vol. 3 - 2009
Download	No. 1	February 2009	The Independent Schools Victoria CyberCulture Survey
Vol. 2 - 2008
Download	No. 2	March 2008	Results from the 2007 Parent Satisfaction Survey
Vol. 1 - 2007
Download	No. 2	October 2007	LSAY 51: Major Influences on University Completion Rates
Download	No. 1	July 2007	ICT and PD in Rural Schools: Independent Schools Victoria Research Project Evaluated by Deakin University
Reports
2008
Download	December 2008		The development of thinking skills through ICT: Independent Schools Victoria Research Project evaluated by Deakin University
Download	February 2008		Mathletics: Does it Enhance Achievement in Mathematics? (Report by Brian Doig, Deakin University)
2007
Download	December 2007		From Sharing to Collaboration (Professional Learning Terms: Learning for Improvement - An AGQTP Funded Project)
Download	November 2007		Parent Satisfaction Survey 2007 Sector Report
Download	March 2007		Using ICT to Support Literacy and Numeracy in Rural Schools (An Evaluation by Deakin University of an Independent Schools Victoria Project)
2006
Download	December 2006		Community Service and Social Capital
Looking to the Future
2008
Download	November 2008		Rewarding High Quality Teaching Program
Download	August 2008		An Even Start - National Tuition Program