The Effect of the A.C.E. Program on Achievement and Learning Joy Crosby
Dec 11, 2015
The Effect of A.C.E. on Learning
What are the typical effects of schooling on a student’s achievement?
“Everything works in schools”
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningFactors are expressed in ‘effect-size’
• All factors will have some effect on a student’s learning- to a greater or lesser degree
• Factors with an effect-size of .4 or more have maximum effect on a student’s achievement
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningThree Specifics
• Achievement is enhanced to the degree that students and teachers set and communicate goals
• Achievement is enhanced as a function of feedback
• Increases in student learning involve surface and deep learning as well as reconceptualization
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningINDIVIDUALIZATION
“It is predicted that programs that do not capitalize on effective classroom
management practices to optimize feedback, will not be successful.”
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningA.C.E. an ‘Individualized’ Program
A class of your ownor
Learning alone and independently“capitalize on effective classroom practices
to optimize feedback”
The Effect of A.C.E on Learning FEEDBACK – effect-size .73
Feedback is a consequence of performance:
• A teacher/parent – corrective information• A peer – an alternative strategy • A book or text – information and instruction• Self – finds answers, establishes correctness
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningCONTINUOUS SEQUENCE OF INSTRUCTION
AND FEEDBACK
Providing Instruction --> Follows Instruction Providing Feedback --> Receives Feedback
CONTINUOUS SEQUENCE OF INSTRUCTION AND FEEDBACK
Feedback in the form of Correctional Review becomes New Instruction
New Instruction … Receives Feedback
The Effect of A.C.E on Learning
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningFeedback should:• Provide information specific to task or
process• Fill gaps between what is understood and
what needs to be understood
The Effect of A.C.E on Learning
Feedback is Information that:• increases understanding• Improves performance• Helps to achieve goals
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningOpportunities for Feedback
Score StripsSupervisors score boxes
CheckupsSelf Tests
PACE Tests
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningThree Levels of Feedback
Emphasis on Student Self-ManagementCHECK - At the Scoring StationREFLECT - Teaching blocks and InstructionDISCUSS - Ask for help
The Effect of A.C.E on Learning
If Effective Feedback is embedded In all of our supervision and teaching
and every opportunity is used to provide feedback, then learning
outcomes will improve
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningACADEMIC PERFORMANCE and INDIVIDUALIZATION
Performance Level - where the student can copeIndividualization - student works independently
There is always FEEDBACK and there is always INTERVENTION
The Effect of A.C.E on Learning
The A.C.E. system improves student achievement, not because it is an Individualized system, but because it
allows feedback to occur often, and at different levels
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningACCELERATION - Effect-size .88
Experiencing curricula aimed at challenging at a higher level
THE SUPERVISOR• The most influential effect on students• Tutors, Mentors, Supervises learning
The Effect of A.C.E on Learning PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION
Effect-size .53
• Highly structured, student centered• Emphasis on self-pacing• Mastery before proceeding• Teaching materials text based • Teachers offer tutorial and motivational help
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningMASTERY LEARNING - Effect size .58
• The flow of learning is directed through carefully sequenced activities, reinforcement, monitoring and feedback
• Student is given sufficient opportunity to learn and adequate time
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningDIRECT INSTRUCTION- Effect size .82
• Well developed, carefully planned lessons• Small learning increments• Clear learning Goals• Structured Interaction• Immediate Feedback• Close Monitoring
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningREINFORCEMENT/REPITITION
- Effect size 1.13
CLASS ENVIRONMENT- Effect size .56
The Effect of A.C.E on LearningEffects in the A.C.E. Learning Centre above .4
Goal Setting – 0.56Mastery learning – 0.58Keller’s PSI – 0.53 (Similar to A.C.E.)Worked Examples – 0.57Feedback – 0.73