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ACER Data Interpretation Service ACER now operates a Data Interpretation Service (DIS) for schools, to assist school leaders and teachers monitor the academic achievements of all their students, in terms of ability, gender and year level. The DIS project involves the provision of graphs and tables to illustrate patterns of academic performance at all levels - student, class, and subject, and for each key curriculum area, and can be adapted to meet the needs of individual schools. All ability and achievement scores available within the school can be analysed, including teacher assessed grades and exams, national Maths/Science competition results, intake test measures and scores from external standardised assessments. Individual students and classes can be highlighted against a group or year level background, so that examples of relatively strong performance and areas of concern can be noted. Support with interpretation of all data and analyses is provided to staff as required so that this information can be used positively within the school for staff professional development and the school's strategic planning. The DIS-V (VCE) and DIS-S (Secondary Years 7-11) services are currently operating in a number of secondary schools in Victoria, with the DIS-P service (P-Yr 6, or K-Yr 6) currently being developed for Victorian primary schools. Plans are underway to extend the service to interstate schools, and future development in 2004 will see the service made available for tertiary institutions when the launch of DIS-T (TAFE and tertiary institutions) is planned. For further information contact ACER Research Fellow Carmel Richardson « Back to eNews
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ACER now operates a Data Interpretation Service (DIS) for schools, to assist school leaders and teachers monitor the academic achievements of all their students, in terms of ability, gender and year level.

The DIS project involves the provision of graphs and tables to illustrate patterns of academic performance at all levels - student, class, and subject, and for each key curriculum area, and can be adapted to meet the needs of individual schools. All ability and achievement scores available within the school can be analysed, including teacher assessed grades and exams, national Maths/Science competition results, intake test measures and scores from external standardised assessments. Individual students and classes can be highlighted against a group or year level background, so that examples of relatively strong performance and areas of concern can be noted.

Support with interpretation of all data and analyses is provided to staff as required so that this information can be used positively within the school for staff professional development and the school's strategic planning.

The DIS-V (VCE) and DIS-S (Secondary Years 7-11) services are currently operating in a number of secondary schools in Victoria, with the DIS-P service (P-Yr 6, or K-Yr 6) currently being developed for Victorian primary schools. Plans are underway to extend the service to interstate schools, and future development in 2004 will see the service made available for tertiary institutions when the launch of DIS-T (TAFE and tertiary institutions) is planned. For further information contact ACER Research Fellow Carmel Richardson

ACER Data Interpretation Service