John Hattie is Professor of Education at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and Director of the Visible Learning Research Lab and asTTle.
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In November 2008 John Hattie’s eagerly awaited book Visible Learning was published by Routledge Education. This unique and ground-breaking book was the result of 15 years research and synthesises over 800 meta-analyses on the influences on achievement in school-aged students. It built a story about the power of teachers, feedback, and a model of learning and understanding. The research involved many millions of students and represents the largest ever evidence based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. Areas covered include the influence of the student, home, school, curriculums, teacher, and teaching strategies.
Visible Learning received stunning reviews across the board. The Times Educational Supplement went as far as to say that with its meticulous and expansive global research Visible Learning might ‘reveal teaching's Holy Grail.’ – a final answer perhaps to what actually works to improve learning outcomes.
For his most recent project, John has collaborated with Richard Fletcher (a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand) to produce Intelligence and Intelligence Testing due to be published by Routledge Education in March 2011. This book examines the controversial psychological construct that is IQ, discussing and reviewing the history and current status of the research on intelligence and providing an overview of its development, measurement and use.
The International Guide to Student Achievement brings together and critically examines the major influences shaping student achievement today. There are many, often competing, claims about how to enhance student achievement, raising the questions of "What works?" and "What works best?"...
To Be Published November 21st 2012 by Routledge
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....
Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
Have you ever wondered what IQ is and how it is measured? Why is there such a premium placed on high IQ? What do we mean by intelligence? What does your IQ score mean? There can be no denying the enduring appeal of IQ over the last century. It is probably one of the most misunderstood yet highly...
Published March 1st 2011 by Routledge
This unique and ground-breaking book is the result of 15 years research and synthesises over 800 meta-analyses on the influences on achievement in school-aged students. It builds a story about the power of teachers, feedback, and a model of learning and understanding. The research involves many...
Published November 17th 2008 by Routledge
The aim of this book is to discuss the notions of self-concept, self-esteem, and related terms from an educational and psychological perspective. Specifically, this book is concerned with developing a model of self-concept -- and corollaries to this model -- that assesses the dimensionality of...
Published October 31st 1991 by Psychology Press
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