Enhancing student outcomes in K-12 classrooms in the Masterclass Series
The Masterclass Series teachers across the country have achieved exceptional improvements in student outcomes by refining their teaching practice. Hear more from teachers across early childhood, primary and secondary classrooms and across subjects and learning areas.
Year 2, Literacy
A Year 2 teacher compared student results on two DIBELS Reading Fluency (Words Correct) assessments from Term 1 and Term 4, after starting the Masterclass in Term 2. The teacher set a goal of students achieving between 90 – 100 words correct. Implementation of instructional changes saw student achievement above 100-words-correct increase by 57%. Both lowachieving and high-achieving students benefited, with the average words correct increasing from 67 to 112.
Year 4, Reading
A Year 4 class completed Acadience ORF assessments, examining Words Correct and Accuracy. The implementation of extended text tactics, vocabulary instruction and sentence-level writing techniques saw the proportion of students at or above the benchmark increase by 16% for Words Correct, and 14% for Accuracy.
Year 7/8, Music
A teacher compared the results of their Year 7/8 mixed-age Music class on the Music Reading Beep Test. The students sat two tests a minimum of 6 months apart. This test provides an independent measure of notational literacy with guidance on typical improvement. Following the implementation of strategies shared in the Masterclass Series, both Year 7 and Year 8 student groups outperformed the typical improvement guide by at least a factor of 2.
Year 8, Science
The teacher conducted PAT Science assessments 6 months apart in both 2023 and 2024. The improvement scores for each year were filtered into the percentiles and compared across 2023 and 2024. Prior to the teacher participating in the Masterclass Series, 0% of the students had improvement scores above the 70th percentile. By the end of 2024, after the teacher started implementing high-impact instructional strategies in their classroom, this number increased to 31%.
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