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On 18 March 2008, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria, published a report (Value-added measures for school improvement) which provides an overview of value-added approaches as a measure of school effectiveness.
The report explains that value-added measures seek to quantify the ‘value’ of gains in educational attainment by recognising that students have different levels of capability and come from different backgrounds. It suggests that this approach can provide a more meaningful insight into how students are progressing and what influence their school is having on their progress.
The report investigates value-added models applicable to education systems in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States as well as exploring how a value-added model might be developed and used in Victoria.