John Hattie's Research Terminology

What is Cognitive Task Analysis?

• Putting sustained effort into improving performance in a specific skill

• Teaching students not just the content but how to think about the content

• Techniques to help students develop an awareness of their thinking processes as they learn

• Cooperative learning strategy that aims to improve students’ reading comprehension skills

What does the hinge point, .41, mean in Hattie's Research?

• The improvement a child may be expected to show in a year simply through growing up without any schooling

• The effect of school and community system on a child’s academic growth

• Strategies and best practices that are within the teacher’s control that deliver the most education value

• Represents a year’s worth of growth for a year's input

What is the correct definition for a Jigsaw?

• Divides large amounts of text into manageable chunks that students work collaboratively to understand and explain to their classmates

• Putting sustained effort into improving performance in a specific skill

• Cooperative learning strategy that aims to improve students’ reading comprehension skills

• Teaching students not just the content but how to think about the content

What is the correct definition for Deliberate Practice?

• Divides large amounts of text into manageable chunks that students work collaboratively to understand and explain to their classmates

• Techniques to help students develop an awareness of their thinking processes as they learn

• Putting sustained effort into improving performance in a specific skill

• Teaching students not just the content but how to think about the content

What is the correct definition for Reciprocal Teachinng?

• Putting sustained effort into improving performance in a specific skill

• Divides large amounts of text into manageable chunks that students work collaboratively to understand and explain to their classmates

• Teaching students not just the content but how to think about the content

• Cooperative learning strategy that aims to improve students’ reading comprehension skills

What is the correct definition for Metacognitive Strategies?

• Putting sustained effort into improving performance in a specific skill

• Techniques to help students develop an awareness of their thinking processes as they learn

• Divides large amounts of text into manageable chunks that students work collaboratively to understand and explain to their classmates

• Teaching students not just the content but how to think about the content