Using a series of 16 case studies, this project identifies the most useful range of student record information which should be collected and transmitted by schools to minimise the potential impact of mobility on student learning outcomes.
Abstract
Student mobility which involves the transfer of students between schools can present challenges in relation to student learning. This project places a strong emphasis on student record information as a key to minimising the potential impact of mobility on student learning outcomes. The project identifies the most useful range of information to be collected by the Sending School and the most effective ways of transmitting this information to the Receiving School. This information can then inform the decisions made by the Receiving School regarding student placement and induction. A series of 16 school case studies were undertaken to assist identification of issues and good practice, obtaining a representative view from across the country, with schools from each sector and each state being chosen. The discussion identifies strengths and weaknesses of the current practices in the various jurisdictions across the nation.
This analysis, and the identification of the common features characterising best practice, highlights a number of areas that must be addressed if the situation is to improve, including: improving the timeliness of information transfer; enhancing the capacity of teachers to understand what the information that is available from different jurisdictions mean in terms of their own context; strengthening the development of a school culture in which the use of information for decision making and planning is a valued activity; strengthening the development of a school culture that places a consideration of the well-being of each student at the centre of all that they do; and strengthening the development of a school culture in which parents and caregivers are a welcome and valued partner in the schooling process.
Author(s)
Tim Wyatt; Bob Carbines; Leone Robb; Erebus Consulting Partners
Publication Details
Type: Reports
Published: 3/2004
Topics Covered
Sectors: School education
Detailed: Curriculum issues; information management; student participation and achievement
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