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Physical Learning Environment ConferenceNorwegian Directorate for Education and Training31 October 2018
OECD School User Survey:Improving learning spaces by empowering school users
Joanne CaddySenior AnalystOECD Directorate for Education and Skills
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD): quick facts
Paris based, staff of 3 000
around 200 in Directorate for Education and Skills
Better policies for better lives
250 publications/year, PISA test, Economic Outlook, OECD.Stat, etc.
36 member countries
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OECD Directorate for Education and Skills
Measuring outcomes• conduct international assessments of learning outcomes (like PISA,
PIAAC, TALIS)
Teaching and learning • understanding of how students learn and teachers teach is at the core
of education policy
Policy development and implementation• review education and skills systems in countries, and assist in
developing and implementing policies to improve those systems
Innovation and the future of education• provide policy makers with a deeper understanding of innovation and
implications for education and training policies
Why does the design of learning spaces matter?
The kind of things
that are easy to teach
are now easy to
automate,
digitize or
outsource
…and will continue in an age of acceleration
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Cloud computing
Blockchain
Artificial
intelligence
3D printing
Big data
Internet of Things
RoboticsMixed reality
Synthetic biology
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Creativity Critical Thinking Problem Solving
Innovation Collaboration Data Gathering
Communication
Building the skills needed to thrive in the 21st century…
Character qualities
Empathy Resilience Mindfulness
Inclusion Curiosity Ethics
Courage Leadership
…and the ability to apply them successfully together
So learning spaces must evolve too
Users are also experts on school buildings
By the time they are 15 years old, the average student in OECD countries will
have spent
7,538 hours inside school buildings
Source: OECD (2017), “Table D1.1. Instruction time in compulsory general education1 (2017)?”, in Education at a Glance 2017: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing
How do we improve learning spaces?
By listening to school users
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
SCHOOL
LEADERS
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OECD School User Survey: a tool for schools
OECD School User Survey: a tool for
understanding how space is used in practice
Presentation:Layouts that support explicit instruction/ presentation to the whole group.
Group:Layouts that support approaches where students are required to collaborate and work in small groups to share ideas and help each other.
Individual:Layouts that support approaches where students work independently to write, read, research, think and reflect.
Team teaching:Layouts that support approaches where two or more teachers work collaboratively with groups of students sharing the same space.
OECD Survey contains 3 questions related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
SDG 4.a ”Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all”
KPI 4.a.1: Proportion of schools with access to: (a) electricity; (b) the Internet for pedagogical purposes; (c) computers for pedagogical purposes; (d) adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities; (e) basic drinking water; (f) single-sex basic sanitation facilities; and (g) basic handwashing facilities
OECD School User Survey: specific questions related to the monitoring of SDG 4.a [KPI 4.a.1] were added to the school leader questionnaire
OECD School User Survey: a tool for
governments to monitor SDGs
Pilot field trial in Norway: key facts
The OECD School User Survey went to 6 schools and was completed by: • 217 students• 24 teachers• 9 school principals/leaders
Pilot field trial: main insights
The main insights from this limited sample are that:
▪ Students are more satisfied with the school facilities than their teachers.
▪ Girls feel less safe than the boys by almost 15%.
▪ Teachers mostly use more than one classroom, but very rarely change the layout – citing a lack of time.
▪ Teachers prefer layouts that support explicit instruction/presentation and students working in small groups.
▪ School principals believe that the buildings and facilities of the school do have a moderate effect on teacher retention and recruitment.
How can countries use this OECD survey?
OECD School User Survey: a cyclical approach
OECD School User Survey:
delivers unique value to schools
The OECD School User Survey is designed to:
▪ Triangulate teacher, student and school leaders’ perspectives on the physical learning environment
▪ Provide evidence for the continuous improvement and intelligent use of learning spaces in schools to support better learning outcomes
▪ Put the learner at the centre of the cycle of continuous improvement
▪ Empower students, teachers and school leaders by giving them a voice in how the design of their school building meets their needs
The OECD School User Survey is not designed to:
▪ Assess the learning outcomes of students
▪ Evaluate teacher performance
OECD School User Survey:
exploring potential applications
• Planning for a multilingual online platform to deliver OECD School User Survey to schools in countries around the world
• Objectives:
– Provide an easy to use self-assessment tool for schools and education authorities which produces standardized data & analysis
– OECD analysis of anonymized data on the use of learning environments around the globe
– Continuous improvement of the OECD School User Survey instruments through user feedback
OECD School User Survey: towards digital delivery
• How can you get involved? The OECD is looking for partners!
1. Translate the Survey into your national language
2. Help raise awareness among relevant audiences (e.g. school principals, teacher unions, local government authorities, universities)
3. Establish local coordinators to plan and administer the Survey in schools (e.g. before and after refurbishment)
4. Help customize the international digital delivery platform (e.g. adaptation to local language, additional questions)
5. Develop post-assessment support:
• workshops in schools to discuss their survey results
• regional/national/international peer-learning workshops among schools who have used the survey
6. Share feedback for continuous improvement of the OECD School User Survey instruments
OECD School User Survey: next steps
1. How do you collect data on the effective use of
Our team at the OECD Effective Learning Environments project works with school leaders, researchers and policy makers to explore how investments in the learning
environment, including the physical learning environment and technologies, translate into improved education, health, social and well-being outcomes.