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USING DATA
Learning gain as a measure- Results= starting point
"Where are we heading?"
"Are we getting there?"
"How do you know?"
"What next?"
The best classroom assessments also serve as meaningful sources of information for teachers, helping them identify what they taught well and what they need to work on. ......Analyzing assessment results in this way means setting aside some powerful ego issues. Many teachers may initially say, “I taught them. They just didn't learn it!” But on reflection, most recognize that their effectiveness is not defined on the basis of what they do as teachers but rather on what their students are able to do. Can effective teaching take place in the absence of learning? Certainly not...............
The seven principles of highly effective professional learning
Principle 5: Professional learning is evidence based and data driven (not anecdotal) to guide improvement and to measure impact
Principle 5: Professional learning is evidence based and data driven (not anecdotal) to guide improvement and to measure impact
Data from different sources can be used to determine the content of teachers’ professional learning and to design and monitor the impact of professional learning programs.
Evidence, rather than anecdotes, needs to be collected regularly at the student, teacher and school level to help focus teacher learning. Student journals, for example, can be analysed to identify areas where students are struggling or how students are progressing from one month to another.
Data can be used to measure and improve the impact of professional learning. Formative evaluations allow teachers to make mid-program refinements and corrections, while summative evaluations measure the effectiveness of professional learning activities and their impact on teacher practice, knowledge and student learning.
Scout is NSW Department of Education's new and improved Business Intelligence Platform. It is an invaluable resource day-to-day reporting and analysis.
Scout is NSW Department of Education's new and improved Business Intelligence Platform. It is an invaluable resource day-to-day reporting and analysis.
The national Assessment Program- Literacy and Numeracy. (NAPLAN. is a series of tests focused on basic skills that are administered annually to Australian students.
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All schools will be undertaking NAPLAN as paper-based tests in 2017. The transition to NAPLAN online will commence from 2018.
All schools will be undertaking NAPLAN as paper-based tests in 2017. The transition to NAPLAN online will commence from 2018.
Busting some of the HSC literacy and numeracy myths. Naplan
To access this section of the site, go to
To access this section of the site, go to
Choose your school, then click on
Choose your school, then click on
the NAPLAN tab. You can then access various information,
the NAPLAN tab. You can then access various information,
including student gain. For valuable sources of comparisons,
including student gain. For valuable sources of comparisons,
click on all three points of comparison (noted above), and
click on all three points of comparison (noted above), and
investigate trends in Reading, Writing and Numeracy.
investigate trends in Reading, Writing and Numeracy.
For any support contact Carmel Kriz 9847 0358
For any support contact Carmel Kriz 9847 0358
In New South Wales a joint committee of the NSW Education Standards Authority, the Universities Admission Centre and the Vice Chancellors' Technical Committee on Scaling is investigating whether school students can improve their ATARs by doing lower-level maths.
Education experts say it is impossible to game the ATAR, owing to the algorithm used to rank results................
Posted on 7 June 2018
Work-with-Student-Groups-in-RAP.pdfUsing_the_Item_Analysis_Function.pdf
We Aren't Using Assessments Correctly
We Aren't Using Assessments Correctly
By John Hattie
DATA CATHOLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION NSW
Dr John De Courcy - Director of Strategic Accountabilities Services from Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta.
2012 Brother John Taylor Award has been won by Dr John DeCourcy ".....John’s groundbreaking work in Higher School Certificate (HSC) Data Analysis has had a profound influence for the Catholic and government sector. His work has made a fundamental change to the understanding of student performance, student achievement and teacher practice, gaining national and international recognition for its quality and contribution to learning and teaching in Catholic secondary schools."
Here, you will find practical advice on how you can be even more effective in your role – advice about evidence based teaching that is grounded in hard research.
We have all heard the saying, “We measure what we value and we value what we measure.” At the moment, educators are excellent at extensively measuring literacy and numeracy. Literacy and numeracy are important, but so too are skills such as creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. If we truly valued these skills, rubrics for them would be mainstream in classrooms, but they are not. Just as important as the critical skills of creativity, critical thinking and collaboration, are the dispositions mentioned above, but which dispositions are the most important?
A 2015 OECD Report, Skills for Social Progress: The Power of Social and Emotional Skills list perseverance, conscientiousness, self-esteem, socliability and emotional stability as key dispositions required for young people to maximise learning. According to The Gallup Student Poll the key factors that impact student performance are hope, engagement, and well-being, and they measure it! Insight SRC regard well-being, engagement and relationships as critical factors which support student learning. Based on extensive scientific research, they work with schools in the Parramatta Diocese, Lismore Diocese and in Victoria, to provide data sets in these areas.
Dr Phil Pettit
Dr Phil Pettit
"I have a keen interest in leadership and moral agency, particularly regarding the use of student learning data from external testing and classroom-based assessment to improve learning outcomes for students."
The saying by Australia's first saint - St Mary of the Cross MacKillop - “Never see a need without doing something about it” (1881) - underscores the crucial role of leadership in giving purpose to student achievement data and operationalising the use of such information for learning improvement. more.....
Dealing with performance anxiety: Tensions for Catholic school leaders using data on student achievement within a results-driven culture
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