Studentsachievements:insearchoffactorsforsuccessandfailure

Dr.RitaDukynaitė15-02-2017

Conference“PISAanditsMeaningforPolicyandPracticearoundtheBalticSea”14/15 02 2017,Tallinn

Achievements=values-based individual progress(efforts,

change)+

proficiencylevelvisiblebymeansofmeasurableresults

• attainment thatisvisible,theresultthatismostoftenmeasurableandmeetingsstandards,definiteaims,criteriaorattributes;

• visibleacademic,cognitive,social,cultural,emotional, characterchange,efforts,individualprogress made;

• proficiency infulfillingataskatacertainlevel. Whenskillsaredeveloped,excellence outcrops,whilewhennoskillsaregained,persistence comesout.

Thebasisofachievementsliesinvaluesbeingdeveloped,whichdeterminetheresponsibilitylevelofanindividual,whoisgettingmaturedandisself-improving.

TIMSSresults.4and8grades

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Averageofm

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Averageofsc

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Averageofsc

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Changebetween2006and2015inscience,reading and math performance

488491

496

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470

480

490

500

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2006 2009 2012 2015

470

468

477

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486

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Proficiencybyterritorysize

509

494

473

468

442

420

430

440

450

460

470

480

490

500

510

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Vilnius Cities Towns Smalltowns Ruralarea

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Scienceliteracy

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OECDaverage

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Readingliteracy

LTaverage

OECDaverage

509

496

478

471

447

420

430

440

450

460

470

480

490

500

510

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Vilnius Cities Towns Smalltowns Ruralarea

Averageofre

sults

Mathematicsliteracy

LTaverage

OECDaverage

Proficiencybylanguageofinstruction

477

419

468

400410420430440450460470480490500

Lithuanianl. Polishl. Russianl.

Averageofre

sults

Scienceliteracy

LTaverage

OECDaverage

474

412

469

400

410

420

430

440

450

460

470

480

490

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Lithuanianl. Polishl. Russianl.

Averageofre

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Readingliteracy

LTaverage

OECDaverage

479

441

485

400

410

420

430

440

450

460

470

480

490

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Achievementsofstudents(8th gradeby IEATIMSS)

464

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502 506502 512

430

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470

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Science

Mathematics

TIMSS Scale Centerpoint

488 491

470 468472

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Reading

(15yearsoldbyOECDPISA)

Studentsrequire16skillsforthe21st century

Schools’qualityculture

Co-operationofsubsystems forinclusion

LLL andempoweringforlabour,civic,culturallife

Teachers’ personality

NationalEducationStrategy2013–2022ofLithuania(maingoals)

MaininitiativesACTIVATION OF THE COMMUNITY1.Public consultations (open governance, new forms)2.“Time for leaders” (the leadership project)3.Financing for quality (from competition to “quality basket”)4.Contracts for quality (at least for winners of competition)5.Concept of an independent school (still just a visionary idea)

ACCOUNTABILITY6.Progress reports (half of schools, municipalities also starting)7.Awards (supported by minister, Concept of Good School)

OTHER FORMS OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION8.Assessment of candidates for school heads (regular activity)9.Maturity projects (next spring)10.Concept of cumulative assessment (modelling)11.Standardised tests (over 90% of schools, lacking financing)12.IQES on-line (self-evaluation – widely used)13.EMIS improvements (upgrading)

Studentbasket(1059Eur)(in2016was 1014Eur)

Expenditure Amount

Career guidance and cognitive excursions

3,03

Matura exams 1,69

Extra curriculum activities 1,46

Modules 1,17

Ect.

Newinitiative:Competitionsofschoolsandschoolsgroupstogetfinancingforschoolimprovementprojects

Expenditure Amount

Minorities 23,28

Textbooks and teaching aids 20,37

Pedagogical psychological support 7,64

ICT 5,82

In-service training and consultancy

5,53

TimeforLeaders(3rdstage)

Decisional capital

1. Education progress projects in municipalities

Social capital

2. Network of collaborative school communities

Human capital

3. Master degree education leadership programme

© Michael Fullan, Andrew Hargreaves. Professional capital, 2012

www.lyderiulaikas.smm.lt

Publicconsultationswithbasicschools

Another groups:3. School life4. Quality of teaching5. Learning supply6. Syllabus7. Whole-day schools

Assessment of achievements

Financing and supply

• AlytausŠaltiniųpagrindinėmokykla• JonavosrajonoBukonių pagrindinėmokykla• KaunoSantarosgimnazija• KaunoSuzukio pradinėmokykla• KlaipėdosĄžuolynogimnazija• PanevėžioVyturioprogimnazija• RaseiniųrajonoViduklėsSimonoStanevičiausgimnazija

• ŠilutėsŽibųpradinėmokykla

Awardsforgoodschools

Instrumentsformanagers/school

Instrumentsforteachers

Instrumentsforpupils

SchoolcultureLearningandteaching

AchievementsLearningsupport

Strategicmanagement

ExternalEvaluationSystemGOAL – topromotetheimprovementofschoolsforthebetterqualityof(self-)developmentandbetterachievementsofstudents.

• 7yearcycle;• 5evaluationlevels(fromNto4);• 3-5days;• 75%oftimelessonobservation;• Allteachersareobservedatleasttwicebydifferentevaluators;

• Feedbackforteachersstraightafterthelesson;

• Reportcontainsall5areasandconclusions– strengthsandareasforimprovement;

• Schoolanditsfounderbecomeresponsibleforrespectiveperformanceimprovement.

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Thedevelopmentofharmonizedassessment/evaluationsystem

(includingexams,standardizedtests,nationalandinternationalsurveys)

Assessmentforcertification

Assessmentforlearning

Diagnostictests

National studiesInternational studiesStandardized tests

AchievementAssessmentattheendofBasicEducation

Matura exams

SummaryofachievementsofschoolX

Added value

Mathematics

Reading

Writing

History

Learning to learn

Pupils’ attitude to the school

Bullying

Happiness

Country School

Visionofpupil’sCVS– start(primary),B– basics,M– matura

S1 S2 B1 B2 B3 B4 M1 M2 M3

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nCONTEXT INPUT PROCESS OUTCOMES

Market Students inclusion PISA

Demand Teachers Load PGI

Economics Expenditure Completion Employment

Trust Property Progress Culture

Dreams are just in one more step J

“Firstandforemost,aschoolshouldbecomenotanobject,whichisruledbysomebodyfromoutside,butasubject– player,withitsownface,pace,traditions.”

Habil.Dr.MeilėLukšienėoriginatorofeducationreform in

LithuaniaGuidelinesforeducationreformin

Lithuania,1993

2013

Studentsachievements:insearchoffactorsforsuccessandfailure

Dr.RitaDukynaitė15-02-2017

Conference“PISAanditsMeaningforPolicyandPracticearoundtheBalticSea”14/15 02 2017,Tallinn