I have never heard of Visible Learning before this PIDP 3250 course and needed to figure out what it is. So, I looked to the Great One - 'Google' for a quick answer.
November 21, 2008 headline in TES Newspaper for article written by Warwick Mansell says "Research Reveals Teaching's Holy Grail. This article was about Professor John Hattie, of Auckland University who spent over a decade studying research on what is the best way to get higher achievement in the classroom.
The 'Holy Grail' according to John Hattie is as simple as making sure that both the teacher and the student are given the information necessary to improve (feedback), improve the level of interaction between them, and to make sure that their is challenge in the learning.
From what I gather the most effective influence/effect is having students report their own grades. The theory being -- students know what they know so we can just ask them.
Then I read the 'Extended Review of Visible Learning', by Ewald Terhart who asks, "Has John Hattie really found the holy grail of research on teaching? Ewald finds limits to John's research and has some other questions too.
Swimming in this sea of information knowing it is impossible to absorb it all and wondering how can I know which is the best source of truth? I am going to end this little discussion I am having with myself by sharing some passages from Elizabeth Barkley's book "Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty where she cites Perry Model n.d., p. 7:
"Truth is contextual and relative";
"Multiple answers to a question";
"But not all answers are equal
Now, it is 2015 and John Hattie has teamed up with Deb Masters, and Kate Birch to author "Visible Learning into Action: International Case Studies of Impact'. Research and development on this topic continues....who knows where it will lead?
Then I read the 'Extended Review of Visible Learning', by Ewald Terhart who asks, "Has John Hattie really found the holy grail of research on teaching? Ewald finds limits to John's research and has some other questions too.
Swimming in this sea of information knowing it is impossible to absorb it all and wondering how can I know which is the best source of truth? I am going to end this little discussion I am having with myself by sharing some passages from Elizabeth Barkley's book "Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty where she cites Perry Model n.d., p. 7:
"Truth is contextual and relative";
"Multiple answers to a question";
"But not all answers are equal
Now, it is 2015 and John Hattie has teamed up with Deb Masters, and Kate Birch to author "Visible Learning into Action: International Case Studies of Impact'. Research and development on this topic continues....who knows where it will lead?
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