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Research Project Title: e-asTTle as a catalyst for change

Researcher: Sue Smith

I confirm that I have been informed about the nature of the project and I have had the opportunity to ask questions about the research.

I understand that it is my choice to take part in the study and if I choose not to, there are no negative consequences.

I understand that I have the right to withdraw at any time without giving a reason and without negative consequences.

I understand the survey responses will be anonymous and confidential. I have the right to withdraw my data up until the point in which I submit my survey responses online.

I understand that all data will be stored securely and will not be used in any other research.

I understand that the report will not identify the school or teachers. It will not include my name or that I was in the study.

I understand that there is zero tolerance for any disrespectful and/or harmful communication and the right of removal of any participant whose communications are considered harmful to others or themselves.

I understand that the information will be used for the

research part of the researcher’s study.

I, (Full Name) ____________________________________ consent to being part of the research project.

_____________________________ Date ___________ (Signature)

Disclaimer: Please note that while every effort will be made to ensure confidentiality, this cannot be guaranteed.

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APPENDIX G: Letter to Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Dear Mr XXXXXXXXXX and Board Members

Re: Application for consent to carry out research for a Master’s Thesis

I am writing to you to ask for permission to carry out a research project in the school. I require permission to access Year 7, 8 and 9 student data held within the e-asTTle programme that relates to pre and post assessment data in reading.

I also require permission to access a group of at least five students from each year level, to be interviewed once, in two small groups, for no more than fifteen to twenty minutes. Should I have more volunteers than the number requested above, I will respect their desire to participate and will therefore interview all those who volunteer to participate. Participation would entail questions about their views on how helpful they have found the e-asTTle reports. Written consent would be sought from the parents/caregivers of the students.

I also require permission to access the teachers of the Year 7, 8 and 9 cohort. Participation would be voluntary and anonymous and would entail completion of a questionnaire if they were willing. Written consent would be sought from the teachers.

I am currently a permanent staff member employed within the school. My role is primarily as a teacher of Year XX students with additional responsibility as Head of Learning and e-Learning within the Junior Department.

In 2014 when I joined the school I set up and introduced a Ministry of Education funded online assessment tool known as e-asTTle. AsTTle was developed by John Hattie as an assessment tool for teaching and learning. The programme can generate a number of reports for students, teachers and school management. The purpose of these reports are to inform students and whanau about what they are good at, have learnt, need to learn and where they have gaps that could be affecting their understanding. It also provides information that enables teachers to create teaching programmes

that are targeted towards meeting whole class and individual student’s learning needs. Through

evidence based practice and the use of targeted teaching using feedback and feedforward to the students, accelerated learning can occur.

I am currently working with my Supervising Lecturer Jenny Poskitt from Massey University on putting together a Thesis and Human Ethics Application proposal focused on e-asTTle as a catalyst for change within a schooli. If you have any queries or concerns about this application please phone Jenny on xxxxxxxxxxxx extn. xxxxxxxx or email her at xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx .

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The research will look at whether there has been a change in student achievement since the introduction of e-asTTle; whether students feel they now know where they are with their learning, where they should be and what they need to do to achieve this. It also looks at the impact the introduction of the e-asTTle tool has had on changing teacher practise to facilitate accelerated learning.

Most of the research will be based on quantitative data that is already collected and to some extent analysed as part of the normal assessment practice within the school. The focus timeframe is this year. The data will not be used in a way that identifies any student, teacher, class or the school. Some qualitative data will be gathered from teachers and a small group of randomly selected students. The sample group of teachers will be asked to participate in an anonymous questionnaire that looks at identifying how they view the e-asTTle programme and the data produced, how much they use the report data to inform their teaching, whether they believe their teaching practice has changed since being able to access the reports and if they now feel their teaching is more effective in raising student progress and achievement, and if not, why not. The small group of students will be interviewed in year groups, with boys and girls interviewed separately. They will be asked if they are familiar with the individual learning pathway report on themselves from e-asTTle, if they know where they are with their learning, if they know what their next learning steps are and how to achieve it. I will also ask if they have shared this information with their whanau.

I will provide an information sheet and consent letter in both Maori and English to be sent home to all students who fit into the survey group prior to the start of the study. At this time I would be happy to hold an information evening at the school for parents/whanau/community to introduce and explain the e-asTTle tool and how its purpose is to empower students and whanau around their learning and next learning steps. I would introduce the student Individual Learning Pathway report and explain how it can be understood to celebrate their child’s successes and to identify areas their

child needs support in.

Students will self-select to be interviewed by ticking a box on the consent form indicating they are happy to be interviewed. Only data from students who have parental/caregiver consent will be used. Participation by both teachers and students in the questionnaire or interviews will be purely voluntary. Choosing not to participate will in no way have any negative consequences. All costs of the study will be borne by myself. I will seek unpaid leave of absence for the day that I carry out student interviews. The interviews will be no longer than twenty minutes, and will be carried out on a normal school day with as little disruption as possible.

The benefits to the school are twofold. Firstly, the school will benefit from a report focused on student achievement and progress in Years 7, 8 and 9 carried out at a statistical level of analysis not usually done at school level, overseen by a recognised, reputable researcher and lecturer from Massey University who has herself carried out published research on raising student achievement. Secondly the school will benefit from a report based on student and teacher voice on how effectively the e-asTTle reports and data is being used in the classroom and shared with students and whanau, as it is designed to be.

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The report produced will provide benchmark data for the school against which comparisons can be confidently made in the ensuing years. Should the school management or the Board choose to act on the data or the recommendations drawn from the study, they will be able to do so confident in the knowledge that the conclusions drawn are of academic quality.

I look forward to receiving your approval for my research. Yours sincerely

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APPENDIX H: e-asTTle Norms and Curriculum Expectation by Quarter:

Reading