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Monitoring implementation outcomes

This is the fifth and final explainer in a series of 5 on the key components of a deliberate and structured approach to implementation. It outlines the process of monitoring implementation outcomes, including success outcomes schools can monitor, how these can be aligned with enablers and barriers, and methods for collecting data.

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Establishing and maintaining rules: Their role in classroom management

This explainer focuses on establishing and maintaining classroom rules, describing how rules allow teachers to clearly state the behaviour expectations for all students in the learning environment.

A teacher stands at the front of a class, talking.

Teaching routines: Their role in classroom management

This explainer focuses on teaching routines, describing how explicit teaching of routines provides structure, predictability and consistency to support student learning.

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High expectations for student behaviour: Their role in classroom management

This explainer describes how maintaining high expectations for all students can positively impact their behaviour and readiness to learn.

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Positive teacher–student relationships: Their role in classroom management

This explainer describes how creating connections with students over time can help develop trust and positive relationships to support learning.

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Knowledge is central to learning

This explainer provides an introduction to the role of knowledge in learning, implications for effective teaching, and describes how building background knowledge facilitates higher-order thinking and learning outcomes.

Managing cognitive load optimises learning

This explainer gives a brief introduction to cognitive load, focusing on ways to manage it for effective and efficient learning.

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 summary

Skills for future literacy and numeracy learning: Research summary

This document summarises key findings and recommendations from an analysis of Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) data conducted by AERO in 2022.

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Research summary

Transitions to school for children with disability or developmental delay: Research summary

This evidence summary supports AERO’s practice guide for transitions to school for children with disability or developmental delay.

Introduction to the science of reading

Understanding the cognitive science behind how students learn to read and the research on effective instruction makes it easier for educators to align policy and classroom teaching with evidence.

Research summary

Evidence use in schools national snapshot: Summary of findings

Summary of AERO's national snapshot providing a baseline of how evidence is used by teachers and leaders across Australian schools.