Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation

What works best: Evidence-based practices to help improve NSW student performance

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‘What works best’ identifies brings together seven themes from the growing bank of evidence we have for what works to improve student educational outcomes

1. High expectations

2. Explicit teaching

3. Effective feedback

4. Use of data to inform practice

5. Classroom management

6. Wellbeing

7. Collaboration

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1. High expectations

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Higher student performance occurs where teachers set high expectations for the classroom, and students’ work

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2. Explicit teaching

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Students achieve significantly higher scores when their teachers challenge them and are explicit about their expectations, and the criteria for success

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3. Effective feedback

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Feedback is among the most powerful influences on achievement

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4. Use of data to inform practice

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… a professional development program for teachers that focused on the interpretation and use of assessment information resulted in student achievement gains accelerating at twice the expected rate.

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5. Classroom management

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Performance in mathematics is higher where students report that their maths teachers are able to manage their classroom effectively

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6. Wellbeing

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• Student engagement is an important outcome itself, but it is also directly related to academic performance.

• We know that engagement levels are different across gender and SES.

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7. Collaboration

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Collaboration is key to sharing successful and innovative practice across the profession. It should:• explicitly aim to improve student outcomes• take a whole-of-school focus • incorporate experts who challenge entrenched beliefs

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CESE literature reviews distil the best available evidence on ‘what works’ in education

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Contact us:

http://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/

info@cese.nsw.gov.au

@nswcese

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