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Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning 1st Edition
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In November 2008, John Hattie’s ground-breaking book Visible Learning synthesised the results of more than fifteen years research involving millions of students and represented the biggest ever collection of evidence-based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning.
Visible Learning for Teachers takes the next step and brings those ground breaking concepts to a completely new audience. Written for students, pre-service and in-service teachers, it explains how to apply the principles of Visible Learning to any classroom anywhere in the world. The author offers concise and user-friendly summaries of the most successful interventions and offers practical step-by-step guidance to the successful implementation of visible learning and visible teaching in the classroom.
This book:
- links the biggest ever research project on teaching strategies to practical classroom implementation
- champions both teacher and student perspectives and contains step by step guidance including lesson preparation, interpreting learning and feedback during the lesson and post lesson follow up
- offers checklists, exercises, case studies and best practice scenarios to assist in raising achievement
- includes whole school checklists and advice for school leaders on facilitating visible learning in their institution
- now includes additional meta-analyses bringing the total cited within the research to over 900
- comprehensively covers numerous areas of learning activity including pupil motivation, curriculum, meta-cognitive strategies, behaviour, teaching strategies, and classroom management.
Visible Learning for Teachers is a must read for any student or teacher who wants an evidence based answer to the question; ‘how do we maximise achievement in our schools?’
- ISBN-100415690153
- ISBN-13978-0415690157
- Edition1st
- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication dateDecember 17, 2012
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.85 x 0.67 x 9.69 inches
- Print length296 pages
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“Recognising what makes a difference enables reflection on how to do more that makes a positive difference. Reading this book should make obvious the swathes of time-consuming tasks that make no (or worse, negative) impact, making them easy to remove. It is fabulously well-researched.” - Mary Bousted, general secretary, Association of Teachers and Lecturers
"Visible Learning for Teachers is a profoundly important book for teachers, school leaders, parents, and policymakers. John Hattie provides the 'jury standard' for educational research. Rather than the typical 'he said, she said' controversy, Hattie has amassed the preponderance of the evidence representing the work of thousands of scholars and more than a quarter-billion children. The jury – teachers, leaders, and parents – need not be swayed by the persuasive power of an individual researcher or the flavor-of-the-month initiative. Rather, we can at last make teaching and leadership decisions based upon the best available evidence from multiple sources. As you read these pages, prepare to be challenged. Hattie forced me to reconsider previously strongly held convictions, but he requires that we elevate the preponderance of the evidence over personal belief. Best of all, Hattie shows us how to determine the impact we have right now with our own students. His methods move education from the 'rear-view mirror' – what happened in other places with other students – to the 'windshield' – what is happening right now with our students. As a result, this book is the most important contribution to educational research and practice in decades."
Douglas ReevesFounder, The Leadership and Learning Center, USA
"This scope of this text is absolutely staggering. John Hattie deserves to be recognised (and probably will in time) as one of the pioneers of educational and school psychology."
Dr Dave PutwainProgramme Leader, Educational Psychology, Edge Hill University, UK
“Recognising what makes a difference enables reflection on how to do more that makes a positive difference. Reading this book should make obvious the swathes of time-consuming tasks that make no (or worse, negative) impact, making them easy to remove. It is fabulously well-researched.” - Mary Bousted, general secretary, Association of Teachers and Lecturers
About the Author
John Hattie is Professor and Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia and honorary Professor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is the author of Visible Learning and co-author of Intelligence and Intelligence Testing, both published by Routledge.
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- Publisher : Routledge
- Publication date : December 17, 2012
- Edition : 1st
- Language : English
- Print length : 296 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0415690153
- ISBN-13 : 978-0415690157
- Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.85 x 0.67 x 9.69 inches
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2024Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThis book has great information
- Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2012Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThis is a great work, it really takes the guess work, out of what works (Good Research). Which has in the past been the rule of the day in education for so many years. It is time to stop the statement, "This will past, and we will gone to next BEST things" (The Cycle). Fads have been the rule of the day " Please! Just the Facts".
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2013Whether you are a classroom teacher, school leader, or involved in training educators, you should always keep a copy Visible Learning for Teachers close by. This is both a great reference for educational research and a comprehensive guide for planning and presenting meaningful instruction to students of all levels. Hattie's work can also serve as a standard against which other educational publications can be measured. I have noticed that he is widely quoted and misquoted by other authors who seem to be trying to ride the wake of his astounding work. Read Hattie first.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2019Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseWish I had more free time to really dig into ur. Interesting points of view
- Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2012Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseJohn Hattie does a wonderful job of taking research and illuminating how teachers make a visible difference in student learning. Creating lifelong learners is the goal of teachers who are learning experts. Every legislator in our country needs to study the work of John Hattie and look to the successes of other countries like Finland. Investing in teachers who can make learning "visible" is the answer to our economic crisis. Education is the answer!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2019Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThis book goes a little over my head with the statistics but is very interesting. I am not very far into it but have already used the student survey with my students. Very research based.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2023Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseFinally. Actual knowledge of how a classroom should run without the emotion or biase.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2012Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThis book has become the foundation for all of the work I do. I serve as a Special Education administrator and now reference this as we look to trying new strategies, providing professional learning for teachers, and prioritizing time for different things (e.g. test prep vs. progress monitoring). It's a regular reference for me. The only con is that it's not available on Kindle yet so I can't have it with me everywhere I go!
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- DanielReviewed in Australia on October 25, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful logical reasoning, but repetitive
This book was breath of fresh air. I was refreshed with an objective and unbiased look at what works and what doesn't work -without the spin. It is filled with practical exercises to throw straight into the classroom. It is insightful, giving many examples from studies and some from personal experience. However, it does get repetitive towards the final chapters. Nevertheless I gave it five stars because of what it has "visibly"done and doing to my teaching practice. I highly recommend this teachers who want to increase their impact on their learners.
- Carina LimardoReviewed in Spain on March 14, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars No doubt one of the best
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseA must in Neuroeducation. Hattie is one of the best references. His meta analysis has made contributions to the field.
Carina LimardoNo doubt one of the best
Reviewed in Spain on March 14, 2021
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1.0 out of 5 stars terribile
Il libro è buono ma l’impaginazione e un sacco di caratteri estranei lo rendono illeggibile!!!
Un grande peccato per una risorsa così importante
- jnarvaez11Reviewed in Canada on June 25, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Brand new
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseI liked the speedy delivery and the fact that despite being used, the book was in Perfecto condition. A great deal considering that the new book costs about $60.
- sReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 2012
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book!!
Format: PaperbackVerified PurchaseThis is an excellent book. John Hattie presents well founded research in a Very accessible manner, issues that could be presented as quite complex are presented in a clear and relevant way for all to understand. Hattie doesn't simply tell the reader everything teachers are doing wrong which is very refreshing! Instead it celebrates successful learning and shares the most effective ways in promoting learning. It is a must read for anybody working in education.