Visible Learning - An Interview with Dr. John Hattie

An Interview with Dr. John Hattie
Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute
April 19, 2012

[@mariejeannebyukusenge5344]

The things that I realise on this interview with Dr. Jonh Hattie, is the he understand very well educational quality and how it is done at the workplace. Thanks

[@amritanaorem1314]

" Its not what they (teachers) do/ teach... it how they think" ..... very powerful and I agree.

[@seth7447]

In my area our local districts are expanding services based on student background and diversity. What a child experiences outside of school is one of the most important things to address in the context of meeting their social, mental, and emotional needs. Success is growth in a holistic way. Hatties disposition is pigeonholed with teacher interaction when there is so much more to a child.

[@freddyfriesen]

Hmmm . . . I taught in the public school system for forty years. To me the most important factors in education are similar to those that affect the value of real estate: location, location, and location. I have found that the three most important factors affecting efficacy in education are relationships, relationships, and relationships. Until the teacher and student have a healthy mentor - learner relationship, there ain't nothing going on. The average teacher I know would not be interested in the hair-splitting research. And as far as the higher-ups of education are concerned it has been said that "It's not the cream that rises to the top in education." Let's see . . . I started Teacher Education in 1975. Since then I have enjoyed many awesome education initiatives. Many have fallen by the wayside since they are no longer the flavour of the day. Some of these concepts have even been adopted by the mandarins of education, only to be turned inside out to become hurtful and dangerous. Having taught in four Canadian provinces, I have found that the higher one goes in the field of education, the more mindless the potentate. Yeah, it all boils down to the teacher closing the door to their classroom and working their magic, whatever the methodology employed.

[@petejt]

A true "guide on the side" teacher is active, not passive. They're giving the student a chance to construct their knowledge, and continuously assessing the student's progress. Where the student starts to slip, the guide will slightly step in and provide said guidance, then step back again to allow the student to continue. It's constant interaction with the student at the centre of the learning rather than a passive receiver and replicator of the teacher's instructions.

[@freddyfriesen]

Amazing how effective actively interacting with a student affects learning outcomes !

[@seth7447]

You would think this would be inherent…. But as a student I have experienced many teachers who never interacted… I grew up thinking that’s is normal.

[@heatherkinuthia4258]

'Its not about what teachers do - but how they think - know their impact on students learning'. I think peer coaching is important in this. You need to have a colleague to share your thinking with.

[@lifecollegepalawan8535]

Meta-analysis of 800 studies is a feat; but "evidence is not necessarily an impact." I will remember this.

[@28255320]

It is a very good interview, didactics for teachers and students, but we must read the books.

[@Zeitaluq]

Dr Geoff Petty is also an incredibly insightful trainer and researcher about effective teaching and learning. Dr John Hattie is mentioned in his presentations. geoffpetty.com

[@bethpaff3930]

How teachers think is revealed in what they do in the classroom.