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Building capacity for Quality Teaching Rounds – Victoria. Final report
Professional learning for teachers and school leaders
  • Tanya Vaughan, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Sarah Richardson, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Toby Carslake, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Trisha Reimers, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Greg Macaskill, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Toby Newton, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Nathan Zoanetti, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Andrew Mannion, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Martin Murphy, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Publication Date
6-1-2023
Subjects
Learning communities, Teaching effectiveness, Teaching practice, Practicums, Work placement, Academic achievement, High schools, Professional development, Randomised controlled trials, Surveys, Secondary education
Abstract

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) was commissioned by the Teachers and Teaching Research Centre (TTRC) at the University of Newcastle to conduct an independent randomised controlled trial (RCT), with the goal of examining effects of Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR) on student outcomes and teachers’ practice in Victorian high schools. A total of 19 schools participated in Quality Teaching Rounds in 2022, with 20 schools in the wait list control. Data were gathered in an ongoing manner during the evaluation with: Progressive Assessment Tests in Mathematics (PAT-M) and reading (PAT-R) – baseline and follow up; student self-efficacy and aspiration surveys – baseline and follow up; teacher surveys – one questionnaire administered every term; implementation fidelity check surveys for teachers to complete for each QT Round; and implementation fidelity checks with onsite visits from ACER staff for 33% of the treatment schools. Key findings include: The mixed model analysis showed that treatment was not a significant predictor of PAT-R and PAT-M outcomes. Differences in student responses to the self-efficacy and aspiration surveys were identified. The control group showed a significant increase in the level of education that they aspired to complete (p = 0.037). Teachers in the control group had statistically significant growth in teacher efficacy, while those in the treatment group showed statistically significant lower teacher student support. Within the QTR process, the longest time was spent on discussing the coding and the individual coding process. Key observations identified from analysis of the fidelity check data are: teacher stress due to high rates of absenteeism, varied use of the Classroom Practice Guide, and analytical conversations about some elements and terms.

Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
Place of Publication
Newcastle, NSW
Publisher
The University of Newcastle
ISBN
978-1-74286-713-7
DOI
https://doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-713-7
Citation Information
Vaughan, T., Richardson, S., Carslake, T., Reimers, T., Macaskill, G., Newton, T., Zoanetti, N., Mannion, A., & Murphy, M. (2023). Building capacity for Quality Teaching Rounds – Victoria. Final report: The University of Newcastle. https://doi.org/10.37517/978-1-74286-713-7