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School Self-evaluation (SSE) A Practical Approach
Literacy and Numeracy Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Lifefor Learning and Life
Professional Development Service for Teachers Support for Schools
• Leadership seminars• SSE / data analysis
workshops• Literacy for English (L1)
teachers • Numeracy workshops• Literacy workshops• ICT in teaching & learning • Leadership development –
Forbairt, Misneach, etc…• School planning
• Assessment for learning• Cooperative learning• EAL• Mixed ability teaching /
differentiation• Classroom management• Inclusion• Support for programmes &
subject areas – TY, LCA, LCVP & JCSP
• DEIS support
Objectives
Workshop One• SSE context• SSE process• Sample SSE tools• Reflection and discussion
Workshop Two• Tutorial on google docs • Choosing effective tools• Target setting• School Improvement Plan
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Context (Draft SSE Guidelines, p.5)
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School Self-School Self-evaluationevaluation
External External EvaluationEvaluation
School ImprovementSchool Improvement
What is school self-evaluation?“School self-evaluation (SSE) is a collaborative,
reflective process of internal school review whereby the principal, deputy principal and teachers in consultation with the board of management,
parents and students engage in reflective enquiry on the work of the school”.
It involves:• An evidence-based process• Making judgements about the work of the school • Bringing about improvements in students’
learning. School Self-evaluation, Draft Guidelines, p.8
School Self-evaluationSchool Self-evaluationQuality & Effectiveness
Leading Learning in the Self-evaluating School (MacBeath, 2008)
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Role of principals
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“In many instances it was the leadership of the principal that distinguished schools in which self-evaluation and external review were seen more as an opportunity than a threat” (McBeath 2008, p. 390).
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Role of teachers
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“……..a continuing process of reflection that becomes implicit in the way people think and talk about their work. It is a process in which teachers construct their own knowledge by surfacing tacitly held data about classroom life and exploring conditions conducive to learning.”
(MacBeath 2008 p. 396)
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How improvement works
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1. The rule of the vital few: A few exceptional people doing something different start and incubate an epidemic.
2. The stickiness factor: Some attribute of the epidemic allows it to endure long enough to "catch", to become contagious or "memorable".
3. The power of context: The physical, social and group environment must be right to allow the epidemic to then suffuse through the population.
(Gladwell, 1999)
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PrioritiesProcessLiteracy
(across the curriculum)
Numeracy (across the curriculum)
Teaching and Learning
Assessment
Curriculum
Others…………………
School Development Planning CycleReview•Strengths•Concerns•Opportunities•ThreatsGather Evidence
DesignPrioritise
Targets
ImplementationAction Plan•Who •What •When - timeframe•HowMonitoring
Evaluation
SSE Process(Draft Guidelines)
Gather Evidence•Observation (T & L)•Interviews•Focus groups•Reflection sheet•Checklist
Make judgements•Strengths•concerns
Write self-evaluation report•Quality statement•Summary evaluation judgement
School Improvement plan
Implement & monitor improvement plan
School Improvement (Plan)
Subject Dept. Exam Analysis Student Copies
Observation Standardised Tests
School Reports P/T Meeting Feedback
Learning Profiles Student Records
LC Exit Poll TY Evaluation
LCA Evaluation
Student Council
Surveys
CSPE Survey
DEIS DEIS Plan
Post Grads
School Self-evaluationSchool Self-evaluation
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Where are we, as a school, in relation to SSE?
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On a scale from 0 to 10 with 10 representing the ideal selfevaluating school and 0 being the absolute opposite, where do you see SSE in your school now?
10 9
8 7
6 5 4 3
2 1 0
School Self-evaluationSchool Self-evaluationDraft Guidelines for PP SchoolsDraft Guidelines for PP Schools
(DES, 2011)
Dimensionsa.Teaching and Learning *
b. Management and Leadership
c. Support for Pupils
*The focus of school self-evaluation in this publication is teaching and learning.
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SSE - Evaluation Themes – Chapter 3
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Teaching & Learning/ L & N
Learner Outcomes
Learning Engagement
Teachers’ Practice
•Attainment of subject & programme objectives
•Active•Collaborative•Independent•Challenging
•Preparation•Teaching approaches•Management of students•Assessment
School Improvement Plan
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The National Strategy To Improve Literacy And Numeracy Among Children And Young People
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• To engage in robust school self-evaluation• To put in place a 3 yr school improvement plan from 2012/13
Use assessment data in the 3 year plan• To identify specific targets for improving Literacy & Numeracy
(pg 82 / 84)
Summary of Strategy
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ConsiderationsConsiderations
Mixture of data• Quantitative• Qualitative
Triangulation of data
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Transfer of primary school data
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• Standardised tests and report card
• From 2012 – at the end of 2nd, 4th and 6th class
• Reading -Drumcondra or Micra-T
• Maths – Drumcondra or Sigma-T (information on strands)• Standardised testing will begin in PP from 2014/15
• Department Circular 0056/2011 (re: transfer of data)• Report Card Templates (primary school)• NCCA Information re analysing standardised test must be given to parents
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Standardised test in reading & maths
STEN score What it means Proportion of students
8-10 Well above average 1/6
7 High average 1/6
5-6 Average 1/3
4 Low average 1/6
1-3 Well below average 1/6
Standardised ScoresDescription STEN Standardised
Score% of pupils
Very high 9 127 and above 4
Above average 8 119-126 7
Above average 7 112-118 12
Average 6 104-111 17
Average 5 97-103 20
Average 4 89-96 17
Below average 3 82-88 12
Below average 2 74-81 7
Below average 1 73 and below 4Getting the best from CAT p 9
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NEPS resource pack for PP teachers
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Conversations Trends & Progress
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Drivers of improvement requiring modest expenditure
• High expectations of all• Positive school climate• Teaching & learning methods• Curriculum & Assessment• Ability groupings
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7 A’s
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A’s of value added
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• Ability• Attendance• Attitude• Aptitude• Application• Aspiration• Assessment
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Starting Point?
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Step 1: Data AuditData Audit
What data do we have?
Where is it & who uses it?
What do we use it for?
Can we use it for anything else?
Do we need any other data?
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Sample Tools Pack
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1. Literacy checklist2. Literacy across the curriculum prompt questions3. Analysis of state examinations template4. Subject department minutes template
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Useful Links
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1. National Strategy for Literacy & Numeracy2. Summary of Strategy 3. DES Draft SSE Guidelines for Post-primary Schools4. Department Circular 0056/2011 (re: transfer of data)5. Report Card Templates (primary school)6. NCCA standardised tests information leaflet for parents 7. NEPS resource pack for PP teachers8. DES approved post-primary assessments9. JCSP - Resources for whole-school approaches to Literacy and Numeracy and DEIS
Planning Guidelines10. Evaluation of planning process in DEIS post-primary schools11. DEIS information12. ESRI - Improving Second Level Education - Using Evidence for Policy Development13. Self-discipline Outdoes IQ in Predicting Academic Performance of Adolescents
Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life
School Self-evaluation (SSE) A Practical Approach
Workshop 2
Workshop two objectives
• Tutorial on Google forms• Choosing effective tools• Introduction to target setting and the School
Improvement Plan
Workshop 1Workshop 1 Workshop 2
Useful Links
Department Circular 0056/2011 (re: transfer of data)Report Card Templates (primary school)NCCA standardised tests information leaflet for parents NEPS resource pack for PP teachersDES approved post-primary assessmentsCircular Number 0058/2011 (re: Post-primary maths)
Data Audit
What are most schools doing?
1. Cognitive Ability Tests in FEB• CAT 3 & Drumcondra are the most common• NRIT – only useful for NEPS referral• AH2, 3, 4 out of date
What are most schools doing?Literacy Test in September
• Group Reading Test 11 9-14• Group Reading Scales2, 2009• Hodder Group Test 3 (9-16+)• British Spelling Test Series GH (10-14)• Diagnostic Spelling Test 3-5 (Secondary – Adult)• WRAT(Word reading, Sentence comprehension, Spelling)
Not recommended• All Schonell reading tests• GAP & GAPADOL reading tests• Burt or Marino word reading tests
Some of the most common testsParallel forms allows for re-testing
What are most schools doing?Numeracy Test in September
• Access Maths Test 2 (11-16+)• Maths Assessment for Learning & Teaching: Stage 3 (11-15)• Maths Competency Test (11-18)• Progress in Maths Series (12,13, & 14) WRAT (Basic Math Computation (+,-,x, )
Not recommended• Profile of Maths Skills (France)• Vernon Arithmetic-Maths Tests
These four tests are based on UK curriculum & use
£ and imperial measurements
Reading/Maths Ages
• Should not be used to describe attainment or to track progress.
• It is the most ambiguous and misleading method of interpreting test performance.
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The Strategy
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Specific targets for improving Literacy & Numeracy• Improve attitudes to Literacy & Numeracy• Raise awareness of the importance of Literacy &
Numeracy & Digital Literacy• Foster enjoyment of reading • Set & monitor progress of Literacy & Numeracy
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Specific targets for improvingmaths attainments
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• By 2020 60% taking HL Maths in JC (46% in 2011)
• By 2020 30 % taking HL Maths in LC (16% IN 2011)
Sample target for school X Currently 40% of students take HL Maths in JC
By 2015 46% of students will be taking HL Maths in JC
Analysis of results in state examinations
• Take cohort into consideration• Compare school’s grades with national norms• Compare school’s uptake of levels compared
with national norms• Compare attainments in higher, ordinary and
foundation compared with national norms• Analyse school’s trends over a 3-5 year period
Sample tools for analysing results
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A’s of ‘Value Added’
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• Ability• Attendance• Attitude• Aptitude• Application• Aspiration• Adaptability• Assessment
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SSE - Evaluation Themes – Chapter 3
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Teaching & Learning/ L & N
Learner Outcomes
Learning Engagement
Teachers’ Practice
•Attainment of subject & programme objectives
•Active•Collaborative•Independent•Challenging
•Preparation•Teaching approaches•Management of students•Assessment
School Improvement Plan
Reflect on evaluation themesReflect on evaluation themesAwareness
& Promotion
Link toDraft Guidelines
Chapter 3
Gather evidence
Reflection & SWOT analysis
Gathering Evidence
Checklists / Observation RecordsRecords factual information of the presence,
absence or frequency of an occurrence
Focus could be on a class level, a group of pupils, a subject area or an individual pupil
Sample checklist for oracy
Source Drumcondra profiles
could also be used by the teacher to share outcomes & assess oral literacy
in their own subject
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Sample checklist for written workYes No Comment
Example of a practical way
to share outcomes and assess
writing
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Other sample tools
• Subject syllabii, learning outcomes• JCSP Student profiles
– JCSP profiles– JCSP “I can statements”
• Drumcondra profiles – Speaking– Writing
Practical considerations on the use of tools
The tool should :• Gather relevant information • Simple and clear• Easy to use• Have an agreed protocol on its use• Contribute to triangulation of evidence
(School Self-evaluation Draft Guidelines, DES, 2011)
Questionnaires• Use simple words • Avoid words which are not precise in their
meaning • Questions should be as short as possible• Do not ask multiple or leading questions • Keep the number of questions to 5-10 • Use a variety of question types• Pilot and review
Sample questionnaire for students
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Sample questionnaire for parents
Sample questionnaire for parents
Focus Groups• Subject/programme departments• Link teams - workshops in Sept......• Carefully planned• Max of 6-8 participants• Small number of defined topics discussed• Agreed time period• Guided by interview or discussion schedule• Supportive of participative discussion• Skilfully managed by a facilitator
(School Self-evaluation Draft Guidelines, DES, 2011)
What comes next?
• Half day on site support from inspectorate next year.• Full day workshop in first term of next year. • Thorough review of literacy & numeracy before
setting targets.• Schools will be given some time after September to
gather info and therefore SIP not be expected to be drawn up for a few months after this.
All teachersare
responsible
Literacy
Engage with textprint & electronic
“Mathemising”real world problems
PISA Report
Numeracy