Chapter+4

__ Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning __ John Hattie Published by Routledge, 2012


 * Chapter 4 **
 * Preparing the Lesson **



I felt like the guy in the video clip above as I finished Chapter 4. Sure there was a lot of outstanding, thought-provoking, enlightening discussion, but I had a hard time distilling it down into anything useful and applicable.

It would be easy to run off in 20 different directions after reading this book.

A couple of takeaways for me: "Learning Intentions" as opposed to "objectives".

The bullet on the bottom of page 47 caused me to reevaluate the purpose and type of student questions I ask during CWTs.

Teachers state learning intention AND success criteria up front for each lesson.

Appropriate level of challenge is a critical component of student success. (pp. 51-52) Thoughts on how teachers can determine these levels for 24 students in 4-5 subject areas?

On page 53, Hattie introduces the highest influence of student achievement- self-reporting grades. He spends less than one page here and touches on it on other place in the text. I would have thought more ink could have been devoted to #1. How do you see self-reporting grades playing out in your building?

I am struggling a bit with this homework assignment precisely because of a lack of stated learning intention and success criteria. Are we just to read the book? Are we to be looking for 2012-2013 applications? How much of what we read will be required for us to know/apply? Thoughts?

// **Chapter 4 Homework Question-** Compare and contrast the current use of objectives in classrooms with Hattie's explanation of clear goals and success criteria. //