(PCAP) Data Sets: Terms of Availability

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o the proposed sources of information and intervieweeso CMEC documentation required to complete the researcho the software to be used (to ensure compatibility with the PCAP database)o the proposed dissemination planOwing to sample‐size considerations, researchers shall not use PCAP data to rank schools orschool districts/boards, as such comparisons would not be valid.Requests for access to confidential assessment materials such as test booklets will beconsidered by CMEC only with the strict assurance that booklet contents and identificationnumbers will not be divulged in any manner in the ensuing report.Dissemination of results is a priority for PCAP research. CMEC is particularly interested inopportunities for dissemination to policy‐makers and practitioners, and would welcomeresearch initiatives that include such activities. Publication of the research results will be theresponsibility of the researcher(s), unless CMEC decides to play an active role in thedissemination of the research findings. The researcher(s) will be responsible for the researchand its conclusions. The researcher(s) will be asked to submit a report of the research findingsor a copy of the paper/journal article to CMEC prior to any publication or presentation of thefindings. CMEC will distribute, under a confidentiality agreement, the report of the findings tomember jurisdictions that are named or identified in any research findings one month prior tothe publication or release of the findings, so that the jurisdiction(s) involved can preparecommunications strategies before the report is released. Unless otherwise agreed, this reportwould be used by CMEC for information purposes only, and CMEC would not publish the reportwithout the consent of the researcher(s).The source and original purpose for which the data were collected must be acknowledgedwhen publishing or presenting secondary analysis of the data. The researcher(s) shall undertaketo ensure that data sets are not made available to others by any means whatsoever.Contact informationFor more information about PCAP data, please contact pcapinfo@cmec.ca4
Pan‐Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP)I, , agree to the terms and(please print)conditions set out by CMEC in the document “Pan‐Canadian Assessment Program(PCAP) Data Sets: Terms of Availability” and to the submission of a copy of the finalreport of my research findings to CMEC one month before the report is released.Signature_____________________DateTitle, AffiliationCMEC Officer______________________Date
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