National Partnerships Primary Mathematics Specialists Initiative 2010-12

Primary Mathematics Specialists InitiativeOutcomes

To deliver improved primary student results in mathematics

To increase workforce capacity

To build sustained continued improvement in teacher capacity within schools

Implementation Model 0.3 FTE:

Specialists work with colleagues within their school

0.2FTE:

Specialists work with colleagues in their network

0.5FTE:Specialists work as a classroom teacher

3 specialists per school; 3 schools from 1 network in

each of the 9 regions

Evaluation

2) build sustained teacher capacity?

1) implement the Specialists

initiative effectively?

4) improve student cohort achievement in mathematics?

Did we…

3) improve student

outcomes in mathematics

from P-6

Key findingsEffective Implementation

School

Network

System

Key FindingsBuilding Teacher Capacity

“Every child enjoys and is engaged with maths. The differentiation in the lessons has meant that all children are supported at their level and all are experiencing success. Teachers have changed their way of teaching in other subjects as well due to the influence and the success they are having in maths with the support of the specialists”

“The confidence of the maths teachers is contagious. Parents are very happy with the way in which maths is now being taught”

“Our three specialists have effectively contributed to whole school development, content based learning and networking learning with other schools. The power in this project is having the skills of our people developed thus, internalising the approach to commence sustainable practice”

Key FindingsBuilding Teacher Capacity continued

Key FindingsImproved Student Outcomes

Overall achievement growth in…

Evident in…

Prep Year 2 students Mathematics Online Interview

Year 3 6 students VCAA On Demand for Number

ATSI, LBOTE, New Arrivals and Refugee cohort students

VCAA On Demand data

Key FindingsImproved Student Outcomes Prep – Year 2

The percentage of students in the ‘at risk’ category by sections of the Mathematics Online Interview for March and September 2011

Key FindingsImproved Student Outcomes Years 3-6

The average difference in expected growth in student achievement by year level and level of initiative implementation – March to September 2011

Key FindingsImproved Student Cohort Outcomes

• LBOTE: Higher than the expected level, and higher than all other students in the project in both the 2009 and 2011 NAPLAN test

• ATSI: achieved scores well below other students on both the 2009 and 2011 NAPLAN test.

• Refugee: The small sample of Refugee students performed above the average in Years 3 and 4.

• New Arrivals: The data sample size was too small to make a reliable assessment of growth

Conclusion

Future Focus on…

Sustainability