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Research summary
Measuring wellbeing and belonging in children aged 3 to 8 years
To understand which wellbeing programs and practices adopted by early childhood education and care (ECEC) services and schools improve children’s outcomes, it is necessary to measure and track children’s wellbeing. This research summary shares some preliminary learning from work the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) commissioned on developing wellbeing and belonging measures for children aged 3 to 8 years.
Practice resource
Supporting student wellbeing and engagement in MTSS
This practice resource is designed to help secondary school leaders and teachers better support the wellbeing and engagement of secondary students in an MTSS framework.
Practice guide
Teach explicitly
This practice guide will help teachers explain, demonstrate and model learning content explicitly in ways that manage cognitive load to support students with building foundational knowledge before they practise independently.
Practice resource
Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships: Assessment for children’s learning
This resource is part of a series of 8 practice resources for assessment for children’s learning in early childhood education and care services (ECEC). Each resource is aligned with the Principles of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF V2.0).
Practice resource
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives: Play-based learning and intentionality
This resource is part of a series of 8 practice resources for play-based learning and intentionality in ECEC. Each resource is aligned with the Principles of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF V2.0).
Practice resource
Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships: Play-based learning and intentionality
This resource is part of a series of 8 practice resources for play-based learning and intentionality in ECEC. Each resource is aligned with the Principles of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF V2.0).
Explainer
Explicit instruction optimises learning
This explainer provides an introduction to explicit instruction, with a focus on explaining how it contributes to positive outcomes for students’ learning achievement and dispositions.
Research report
Student wellbeing data and measurement in Australia
This report presents findings from AERO’s scoping work to understand how student wellbeing is measured in Australia. It highlights opportunities to improve effective data collection and use.
Practice guide
Encouraging a sense of belonging and connectedness in ECEC
This practice guide outlines best-practice approaches for improving a sense of belonging and connectedness in children aged birth to 5 years.
Submission
Submission to the Review to Inform a Better and Fairer Education System
AERO's submission included an overview of how student wellbeing is measured in Australia and highlighted opportunities to improve data collection and use of data in decision-making.
Practice resource
Social and emotional learning: Trajectory
You can use this early childhood learning trajectory to observe children’s progress in social and emotional learning, and to plan the next steps in their learning and development.
Article
One in five secondary students has not mastered basic skills: How do schools help them to catch up?
New research from the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) and Monash University has identified a potential solution that could dramatically improve learning for those students who are significantly behind their peers.