Visible Learning for Teachers by John Hattie
Chapter 3: Teachers: The Major Players in the Education Process
Students prefer
greater influence and autonomy in their classroom learning
tasks that connect new with the familiar
recognition that they learn at different rates
concise explanations
The Inspired Teacher
Budding teachers should know more about the effect that they have and less about knowing who they are and how to go about teaching.
The inspired teacher does not always have inspired teaching, but overall the probabilities are such that we can talk about inspired teachers.
The Case for the Passionate, Inspired Teacher
Expert teachers have five major dimensions
They have a positive influence on students outcomes.
They believe intelligence is changeable and exhibit the 7 Cs: Care, Control, Clarify, Challenge, Captivate, Confer, and Consolidate
They monitor correct status of students' learning and provide feedback geared towards current understand.
They create a trusted classroom climate where making mistakes are welcomed.
They know how to teach and understand when students are learning and have learned the subject.
Chapter 2: The Source of the Ideas
Conclusions
There are seven habits of a powerful passionate, accomplished teacher.
Focus on seeing learning through the eyes of the students.
Have a deep understanding of how they learn
Seek feedback on their effect on progress for all their students
Focus on feedback
Focus on imparting new knowledge and monitor how students gain fluent appreciation.
Focus on ways to emphasize problem solving
Focus on student cognitive engagement
There are six signposts towards excellent education.
School leaders and teachers need to create a learning environment where error is welcomed.
Teachers need to have multiple ideas.
Teachers and students need learning intentions and how to attain them and where do they go next.
Teachers need to be aware of each and every student in class.
Teachers need to be directive, influential, caring and actively passionate.
Teachers are the most powerful influences in learning.
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.
The Barometer and the Hinge Point
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 barometer of influence is easier to understand an overwhelming amount of data
The Evidence Base
The evaluation was on the effect of the influence.
A meta-analysis involved in identifying a specific outcome and identifying an influence on that outcome, and then systematically searching the various databases.
Chapter 1: Visible Learning Inside
Teachers should see learning through the eyes of their students to enable students to become their own teacher
There are teaching practices that are known to be effective and many teaching practices that are not effective.
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.
Schools must emphasize what attributes make a school successful and not the programs, resources, or buildings.
