Research

AISV is committed to quality research to support Member Schools, the independent school sector in Victoria and the national and international educational community. AISV 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.

Below is a list of AISV 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 Dr Paul Weldon.

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
	Download	Issue 1	March 2007	Dr Ken Rowe	Building Educational Effectiveness
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 AISV CyberCulture Survey
Vol. 2 - 2008
	Download	No. 2	March 2008	Results from the 2007 Parent Satisfaction Survey
	Download	No. 1	February 2008	BEE (Building Educational Effectiveness) Results from the 2007 Staff 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: AISV Research Project Evaluated by Deakin University
Reports
2008
	Download	December 2008		The development of thinking skills through ICT: AISV 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 AISV 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

Research

Research series

Research brief

Reports

Looking to the future