Visible Learning into Action: International Case Studies Of Impact

Visible Learning into Action takes the next step in the evolving Visible Learning story. It translates one of the biggest and most critically acclaimed education research projects ever undertaken into case studies of actual success stories, implementing John Hattie’s ideas in the classrooms of schools all around the world.

The evidenced case studies presented in this book describe the Visible Learning journeys of fifteen schools from Australia, USA, Hong Kong, UK, Sweden, New Zealand and Norway and are representative of the VL international community of schools in their quest to ensure all of their students exceed their potential for academic success. Each school’s story will inform and inspire, bringing to life the discussions, actions and reflections from leaders, teachers, students and families.

This book features extensive, interactive appendices containing study guide questions to encourage critical thinking, annotated endnotes with recommendations for further reading and links to YouTube and relevant websites. Drawing on the latest research into the major principles and strategies of learning, this essential resource is structured into five parts:

• Know thy impact
• Effective feedback
• Visible learners
• Inspired and passionate teachers
• The Visible Learning School

Visible Learning into Action is aimed at any student, teacher or parent requiring an up-to-date commentary on how research into human learning processes can inform our teaching and what goes on in our schools.

Table of Contents

The research perspective, by John Hattie

The professional development model, by Deb Masters

Stories from practice, by Kate Birch

Part 1: Know thy impact

1. Keilor Views Primary School, Australia
2. Discovery College, Hong Kong
3. Sadadeen Primary School, Australia

Part Two: Effective feedback

4. Monmia Primary School, Australia
5. Presbyterian Ladies College, Australia

Part Three: Visible learners

6. Stonefields School
7. Gustav Vasaskolan, Sweden
8. Hodge Hill Primary School, England, UK.
9. Asgard Skole, Norway.

Part Four: Inspired and passionate teachers

10. Clevedon School, New Zealand
11. Moberly District, Missouri, USA.
12. Wolford Elementary School, Texas, USA.

Part Five: The Visible Learning School

13. Oxley College, NSW, Australia
14. Wodonga Primary School, Victoria, Australia
15. Tobermory High School, Scotland, U.K.

"Recently at the Visible Learning Conference, Professor John Hattie stood up in his opening address and said, "I’m looking at you all and thinking ‘What if I got this wrong?’" I feel the same way when educators ask to visit and I always end up in the same place – that Keilor Views is a living, breathing example that he didn’t."
- Charles Branciforte, Principal of Keilor Views Primary School, Melbourne, Australia