EVALUATIONS OF TEE & NDB EfT
Dr. Deborah Wyburn
TEACHER EDUCATION FOR ENGLISH (TEE) - EVALUATION
A survey conducted with 708 teacher trainees from all four NCoEs;
Focus Group Discussions (FGD) conducted with the 2017 Batch teacher trainees at all
NCoEs except Jaffna NCoE;
Interviews with lecturers at all NCoEs except Jaffna NCoE;
English language ability tests conducted before and after the training at all NCoEs;
Lesson observations conducted by TEE trainers and discussions with TEE and iTESL
trainers
FINDINGS – ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
2017 Batch - Excellent Rating at Baseline
Average (%ages over all colleges)
Reading Skills
2017 Batch - Excellent Rating at Exit
Average (%ages over all colleges)
5%
Writing Skills
Reading Skills
2%
Listening Skills
Speaking Skills
1%
Writing Skills
Classroom Language
1%
Classroom Language
Listening Skills
1%
Grammar & Vocab
Grammar & Vocab
1%
Speaking Skills
0%
48%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
• Small class sizes
• Native speakers
• College environment (conferences, assemblies,
English / second language courses)
60%
30%
27%
25%
17%
13%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
FINDINGS – ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
2017 O/L Pass Rates
Baseline
Exit
51.12%
English
67.24%
Mathematics
73.46%
Science
Baseline
Pasdunrata
Baseline
Mahaweli
Exit
Baseline
Peradeniya
Jaffna
Total
2017 Batch - Oxford Placement Test Results
Baseline
Exit
Exit
Exit
0%
20%
40%
A1
Peradeniya
A2
Mahaweli
60%
B1
B2
80%
C1
100%
120%
C2
Pasdunrata
Jaffna
Total
Total %
66
46%
53
40%
123
69%
16
50%
258
53%
CEFR increase
54
37%
59
44%
35
20%
7
22%
155
32%
CEFR same - score increase
Skills Used in Teaching Practice Block
FINDINGS – TEACHING SKILLS
 Pair and group work
2017 Batch - Excellent Rating at Exit
Average %age over all colleges
 Use of the board
Teaching Grammar
 Supplementing the
16
Lesson Planning
19
Grading classroom language
19
Teaching the 4 skills
20
textbook
Classroom management
ꓫ Adapting tasks for
stronger/weaker students
ꓫ Pronunciation games
ꓫ Mingles
 Eliciting language
ꓫ Chants/drilling
 Monitoring
ꓫ Vocabulary games
30
Maximising Student Participation
33
Presenting and eliciting…
 Warm-Up Activities
34
Giving instructions & checking…
38
Use of board / visual aids
 ICQs
53
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
 Stop-Start signals
NDB TEACHER TRAINING PROJECT - EVALUATION
Survey forms mailed directly to 171 teachers who had completed the entire course
(30% response rate)
Focus group discussions with 21 teachers in four zones
Interviews with RESC Coordinators in four zones
In each zone observation of a lesson conducted by a 2017-2018 course participants;
a lesson conducted by a 2013-2014 course participant; and a lesson conducted by a
teacher who had never followed the course
FINDINGS
D
2%
I am confident using my own
activities to supplement the
textbook
SD
0%
92%
Confident about student centered
teaching
SA
20%
N
20%
100%
A
58%
1
Believe opportunity for extended
exchange in English contributed to
success
Number of respondents who felt their
school management team did not
support activity based learning
TYPICAL CHALLENGES FACED
Whole class
response method
Temporary
classrooms
Different
approaches to
group work
Primary more
receptive but
ability gaps start
here
RECOMMENDATIONS
1.
Greater weighting for English particularly in scholarship
exam
2.
Rollout SBA for speaking and listening skills
3.
Support for teacher trainees during internship year by
pairing with teachers who practice student-centered and
activity based learning
4.
Provide space within the National Diploma curriculum for
learning by example
5.
Ongoing professional development training for teachers
(explore how RESCs can reach a wider cross-section)
6.
Ongoing support for ISAs and school management staff