AERO publishes a wide range of evidence-based resources. Browse our resources, and use the filter to choose resources by type, topic, practice settings and more.
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Article
We asked 900 Australian teachers if evidence informs how they teach
Article in The Conversation revealing how much use teachers make of education research evidence when teaching students.
Research report
Use of evidence-based practices in schools: National snapshot
Using evidence-based practices (EBPs), and using them well, is a critical way to improve student outcomes. Evidence-based practices are educational approaches that are backed up by research evidence.
Practice guide
Working with external organisations to use evidence: Case study
A case study of schools that have worked with external organisations to improve students’ reading and literacy skills.
Practice guide
Engaging with families of children with disability: ECEC practice guide
This practice guide details engagement strategies for families of children with disability. It uses findings from AERO's family engagement for early learning practice guides.
Practice guide
Engaging with families of children with disability: Schools practice guide
This practice guide details engagement strategies for families of children with disability. It uses findings from AERO's family engagement for learning practice guides.
Article
Intentional teaching leads to purposeful play-based learning
Evidence-based intentional teaching can help educators and teachers progress and support children’s learning. It is also important for educators and teachers to incorporate the intentionality of children and their families into their planning for children’s learning.
Research summary
Creating AERO's family engagement practice guides: Methodology and annotated reading list
This methodology and annotated reading list describe the process AERO used to synthesise available research to develop our family engagement practice guides.
Practice resource
Using the practice: Early literacy
This practice resource looks at strategies for engaging in sustained shared conversations with children aged 3 to 5 years. It uses examples of educators and teachers using moments in the day to build children’s literacy skills.
Article
'But that would never work here' – Does context matter more than evidence?
Nobody knows more about students’ learning needs than their teachers and educators. So how should teachers and educators respond to research evidence about effective practice that is broad and does not appear to take account of contextual factors?
Project
Implementing effective tiered interventions in secondary schools
This project aims to use research to help schools and school systems support students struggling with literacy and numeracy.
Practice guide
Supporting complex learners through family engagement: Case study
This case study has been created by Schools Plus, with support from Clarke Road School, as an example of how to support complex learners through family engagement practices.
Article
Improving use of evidence-based practices to better support students
There is broad consensus in the research community that certain practices such as formative assessment and explicit instruction improve student outcomes. But these practices are often complex and hard to implement, involving many different elements.