As mentioned in today’s post, July is Visible Learning month on Corwin Connect! If you’re not already familiar with John Hattie’s Visible Learning work and want to learn more, here’s the list of all relevant books to help you get started! These books cover both
Education trends may come and go, but the conclusions of John Hattie’s Visible Learning research have remained largely unchanged over the years. The research is clear about what works and what doesn't when it comes to raising student achievement. Ready to stop asking “what works?” and
This post was originally published on Finding Common Ground. We all teach, lead, and learn under different Mindframes. They envelope our personal lives as well as into our professional conversations. John Hattie, someone I have worked with for the last year and a half as a
Last spring, we gave you the opportunity to submit your burning questions about the Visible Learning research or student achievement to Professor John Hattie, the researcher behind the largest evidence base on K-12 student achievement in the world. I was able to track him down to ask
This post was originally published on Finding Common Ground. "Where do we start?" It's a question that we all hear often. Whether it's a faculty meeting or after an engaging and inspiring professional development session (YES, those do exist!), educators want to know where to put one
When I was a new teacher in New York State, the State Education Department (NYSED) required all provisionally certified teachers to film themselves teaching. Without the videotape, teachers could not become permanently certified. With 6 months left on my provisional certification, I borrowed a video
Are the grading actions you are currently implementing leading to greater levels of student learning and desired behaviors? Professor John Hattie notes clearly that building students’ assessment capability has the potential to best impact their learning. But just what does assessment capability mean? Assessment capable students: Become
Without question, Professor John Hattie’s Visible Learning research has made a significant contribution to the quality of instructional decision-making. Knowing the effect sizes of a variety of instructional practices can help us to focus decisions and strategies in the direction most likely to build academic
Visible Learning Educators all over the world are buzzing about John Hattie's research on visible learning. In his research, Hattie asserts that "almost everything works" to some extent. In other words, every intervention will impact students in some way. However, only certain interventions have a significant
From John Hattie’s research on effectiveness of various educational strategies we have learned that spaced practice, instead of massed practice, is significant. In fact, it is 12th on the list of over 100 strategies. For the most part, education in the United States has followed