Visible Learning for Teachers by John Hattie

Schools must emphasize what attributes make a school successful and not the programs, resources, or buildings.

Student learning should be visible to teacher, teaching should be visible to students, and learning includes how we go about knowing and understanding then doing something about student learning.

There are teaching practices that are known to be effective and many teaching practices that are not effective.

Teachers should see learning through the eyes of their students to enable students to become their own teacher

The Evidence Base

A meta-analysis involved in identifying a specific outcome and identifying an influence on that outcome, and then systematically searching the various databases.

The evaluation was on the effect of the influence.

The Barometer and the Hinge Point

The barometer of influence is easier to understand an overwhelming amount of data

The hinge point, .4 on the barometer is used to identify actions that can be considered as making a difference. It is close to the average effect of a year's schooling.

The Story

Visible teaching and learning occurs when learning is the explicit and transparent goal. It requires deliberate actions from the educator. A safe environment is needed for the learner and students should see the passion the teacher has for learning to make it pleasurable and easily.

Conclusions

There are six signposts towards excellent education.

Teachers are the most powerful influences in learning.

Teachers need to be directive, influential, caring and actively passionate.

Teachers need to be aware of each and every student in class.

Teachers and students need learning intentions and how to attain them and where do they go next.

Teachers need to have multiple ideas.

School leaders and teachers need to create a learning environment where error is welcomed.

There are seven habits of a powerful passionate, accomplished teacher.

Focus on student cognitive engagement

Focus on ways to emphasize problem solving

Focus on imparting new knowledge and monitor how students gain fluent appreciation.

Focus on feedback

Seek feedback on their effect on progress for all their students

Have a deep understanding of how they learn

Focus on seeing learning through the eyes of the students.

The Case for the Passionate, Inspired Teacher

Expert teachers have five major dimensions

They know how to teach and understand when students are learning and have learned the subject.

They create a trusted classroom climate where making mistakes are welcomed.

They monitor correct status of students' learning and provide feedback geared towards current understand.

They believe intelligence is changeable and exhibit the 7 Cs: Care, Control, Clarify, Challenge, Captivate, Confer, and Consolidate

They have a positive influence on students outcomes.

The Inspired Teacher

The inspired teacher does not always have inspired teaching, but overall the probabilities are such that we can talk about inspired teachers.

Budding teachers should know more about the effect that they have and less about knowing who they are and how to go about teaching.

Conclusions

Students prefer

concise explanations

recognition that they learn at different rates

tasks that connect new with the familiar

greater influence and autonomy in their classroom learning