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Mastery learning is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Sue Davis explains how she uses mastery learning in her maths lessons.

This rubric outlines a set of capabilities to do with the evidence-based practice of formative assessment.

This rubric outlines a set of capabilities to do with the evidence-based practice of explicit instruction.

AERO’s ‘science of learning and development’ project will support teachers and educators to incorporate knowledge about how brains and bodies develop into their practice, beginning with early childhood education and care (ECEC) services.

Explicit instruction breaks down what students need to learn into smaller learning outcomes and models each step. It allows students to process new information more effectively.

In formative assessment, you gather and interpret information about student learning as it is happening in your classroom. It helps you to adapt your teaching to meet student needs. 

See how the Year 1 teachers at Loxton Primary School use explicit instruction in their classroom.

Kerri Proctor, Head of English at Walford Anglican School for Girls, uses different formative assessment methods to track students' progress.

See how Mastery Learning is implemented in different classrooms at Trinity College.

Mastery learning is a way of designing units of work so that each set of tasks focuses on a particular learning objective and students must master a task to move onto the next one.

This checklist focuses on implementing mastery learning.