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July 2017 Education Innovations in East Java Report title report title report titleA review and analysis of INOVASI’s stocktake study February 2019 1 Education Innovations in East Java INOVASI – Innovation for Indonesia’s School Children Ratu Plaza Office Tower 19th Floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 9, Jakarta Pusat, 10270 Indonesia Tel : (+6221) 720 6616 ext. 304 Fax : (+6221) 720 6616 http://www.inovasi.or.id February 2019 Cover photo courtesy of Palladium This report was prepared by INOVASI education consultants Rina Arlianti and Sheldon Shaeffer. The Governments of Australia and Indonesia are partnering through the Innovation for Indonesia’s School Children (INOVASI) program. INOVASI seeks to understand how to improve student learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy in diverse schools and districts across Indonesia. The first phase of the Program (AUD49 million) began in January 2016 and will continue until December 2019. Working with Indonesia’s Ministry of Education and Culture, INOVASI has formed partnerships with 12 districts in: West Nusa Tenggara; Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara; North Kalimantan; and East Java. INOVASI is an Australia–Indonesia Government Partnership – Managed by Palladium. 2 Education Innovations in East Java Education Innovations in East Java A Review and Analysis of INOVASI’s Stocktake Study February 2019 3 Education Innovations in East Java CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ................................................................ 5 LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................... 8 1. BACKGROUND .................................................................................. 12 1.1 Purpose, scope, objectives and importance of the stocktake study .................................... 12 1.2 Context of the study ........................................................................................................... 12 2. GENERAL METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH OF THE STUDY ..... 14 2.1 Literature Review ............................................................................................................... 16 3. RESULTS ........................................................................................... 26 3.1 Education innovations and promising practices in East Java .............................................. 26 3.2 Implementing education innovations and promising practices identified in East Java: key processes and structures that make them work ............................................................................ 28 3.3 Evidence of the impact of innovations and good practices on students and teachers’ outcomes ...................................................................................................................................... 36 3.4 Evidence of the impact of innovations and good practices on improvements in school and district quality ................................................................................................................................ 37 3.5 Broad issues emerging from the review – what does and doesn’t work to improve outcomes? .................................................................................................................................... 38 3.6 How the practices reflect INOVASI’s commitment to gender equality, social inclusion and child protection .............................................................................................................................. 40 3.7 How policy and professional practice have been influenced by the innovations and promising practices ....................................................................................................................... 43 3.8 Education in East Java: a context for innovation?............................................................... 44 3.9 Challenges to improving school quality and students' learning outcomes ........................... 46 4. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS .............................. 48 5. RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................... 50 ANNEXES ................................................................................................... 54 REFERENCES ............................................................................................ 81 4 Education Innovations in East Java LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Figure 1: Average scores in the assessment of Indonesian students' competencies, 2016…………............13 Figure 2: Market day at SD Alam Mutiara Umat…………………………………………………………………...26 Figure 3: Alam Mutiara Umat hall of fame………………………………………………………………………….26 Figure 4: SDN Ploso uses comic books as part of learning………………………………………………………32 Figure 5: An example of a student comic book…………………………………………………………………….32 Figure 6: Teachers use a resource room to calm children with disabilitie………………………………………37 Figure 7: Difference in AKSI scores between girls and boys in East Java, in language, mathematics, and science (statistically significant)…………………………………………………41 Figure 8: Example of classroom innovation at SDN Pamalokan, Sumenep…………………………………….44 Figure 9: Example of classroom innovation at SDN Pamalokan, Sumenep…………………………………….44 Figure 10: An example of 'trophy syndrome'…………………………………..……………………………………45 Table 1: Stages of reading development……………………………………………………………………………18 Table 2: The five process standards in gaining mathematical knowledge……………………………. .............22 5 Education Innovations in East Java LIST OF ACRONYMS ABK Children with special needs (Anak berkebutuhan khusus Adiwiyata 'Green' (environmentally-sound) AKIK Active, creative, innovative, communicative (Aktif, kreatif, inovatif, komunikatif) AKSI Indonesian National Assessment of Student Competencies (Asesmen Kompetensi Siswa Indonesia) APBD Local government budget funds (Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Daerah) BAPPEDA Agency for Regional Development Planning (in each province and district/city) (Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah) BERMUTU Better Education through Reformed Management and Universal Teacher Upgrading, a World Bank project BOS Schools' operational funds (Bantuan operasional sekolah) BOSDA Regional education operational funds (province and or district/city) (Bantuan Operasional Sekolah Daerah) CfBT Confederation of British Teachers CLCC Creating Learning Communities for Children DBE Decentralised Basic Education, a USAID project DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia DPRD Regional People's Representative Assembly – district legislature (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) DPO Disabled Persons’ Organisation EGRA Early Grade Reading Assessment GPK Assistant teacher to help special needs children (Guru pembantu khusus) INAP Indonesian National Assessment Program INOVASI Innovation for Indonesian School Children Australia-Indonesia Partnership project KKG Teachers’ working group (Kelompok kerja guru) KKKS School principals’ working group (Kelompok kerja kepala sekolah) LPMP Agency for Educational Quality Assurance (Lembaga Penjaminan Mutu Pendidikan) LP2KS Agency for Development and Empowerment of School Principals (Lembaga Pengembangan dan Pemberdayaan Kepala Sekolah) MBE Managing Basic Education, a USAID project M&E Monitoring and evaluation MEP Mathematics Enhancement Program MGT Multi-grade teaching MI Islamic schools run by the Ministry of Religious Affairs at primary school level (Madrasah Ibtidaiyah) MPL Minimum proficiency levels MoEC Ministry of Education and Culture NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NGO Non-governmental organisation OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development PAKEM Active, creative, effective and joyful learning (Pembelajaran aktif, kreatif, efektif dan menyenangkan) PAUD Early childhood education centre (Pendidikan anak usia dini) PDIA Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation Perbup Regulation issued by the district head (Peraturan Bupati) Permen Regulation issued by the Minister (Peraturan Menteri) Permendiknas Regulation issued by the Minister of National Education (Peraturan Menteri Pendidikan Nasional) Perpres Regulation issued by the President (Peraturan Presiden) PGRI Association of Teachers of the Republic of Indonesia (Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia) PISA Program for International Student Assessment 6 Education Innovations in East Java PNS permanent, government employee (Pegawai negeri sipil) PRIORITAS Prioritizing Reform, Innovation, and Opportunities for Reaching Indonesia’s Teachers, Administrators, and Students, a USAID project SAKTI One School, Three Innovations program (Satu Sekolah Tiga Inovasi) SBM School-based management SD Primary school (Sekolah dasar) SDN Public primary school (Sekolah Dasar Negeri) SDIT Integrated Islamic Primary School (Sekolah Dasar Islam Terpadu) SI Inclusive school (Sekolah inklusif) SLB Special Schools for special needs children (Sekolah luar biasa) SMP Junior secondary school (Sekolah Menengah Pertama) TASS Technical Assistance for Education System Strengthening program UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development 7 Education Innovations in East Java EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This stocktake study contributes to INOVASI’s goal of improving student learning by providing stakeholders with a credible body of evidence of what does and does not work to improve the quality of schools and