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Education evidence base

Draft report

Released 06 / 09 / 2016

You were invited to examine the draft report and to make written submissions by 7 October 2016.

Please note: This draft report is for research purposes only. For final outcomes of this inquiry refer to the inquiry report.

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Key points

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Chapter 1 provides relevant background to the draft report.

Chapter 2 sets out a framework for guiding the further development of the national education evidence base.

Chapter 3 provides an overview of the current education data and evidence and assesses the gaps in the evidence base.

Chapter 4 considers issues associated with data collection and processing.

Chapters 5 and 6 focus on issues associated with managing data access and linkage, while meeting privacy and other legislative requirements.

Chapter 7 addresses the challenges of creating and using evidence, with a focus on improving research and analytical capability and capacity to distil, disseminate and apply evidence to improve education outcomes.

Chapter 8 proposes a set of governance and institutional arrangements needed to implement an effective education evidence base capability.

Appendix A provides details of public consultation undertaken for this inquiry.

Appendix B gives further detail about data quality issues, data gaps, gaps in evidence and its creation and use, as identified by inquiry participants.

Appendix C takes stock of the main education data collections and evidence, and data on external influences.

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Printed copies of this report can be purchased from Canprint Communications.

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