Great Learners by Design - CH7

According to Vivian Robertson, there are "five key dimensions whereby leaders can develop learning organisations to maximise the impact for all in the school on students".

Which of the following is incorrect?

• Not setting goals and expectations

• Resourcing strategically

• Ensuring the quality of teaching

• Leading teacher learning and development

• Ensuring an orderly and safe environment

Answer explanation

The correct phrasing is "setting goals and expectations".

Select the section of the Visible Learner model that relates to 'assessment capability'.

Select the section of the Visible Learner model that relates to 'feedback'.

Identify which sections of the Visible Learner model that relates to 'learning dispositions' and 'learning processes'.

a

b

Learning processes

Assessment capability

Feedback

Learning dispositions

"Donohoo et al. (2020) identified five enabling conditions for schools to enact collective efficacy and school- wide practices that lead to schools becoming learning organisation."

Order these enabling conditions in the order they were listed in.

• Teachers need to feel empowered to be part of the decision making process

• Reflective practice must be embedded so that it is 'normal' in this school that there is collective efficacy about impact

• There must be shared goals and processes that reduce teacher uncertainty about the priories across the school, and embedded practice of working together to examine sources of student data

• Teachers must have cohesive knowledge about each other's practices, expectations and thinking

• Supportive leadership must be available to buffer teachers from distractions, recognise individual and team accomplishments, and promote and nurture the conditions for collective practice to occur across the school

TRUE OR FALSE

According to the authors, the focus of student voice needs to be about their learning for it to be meaningful

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE

According to their starting point research, it was found that students see a 'good learner' as someone who shows more than just god behaviour and compliance.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

'...The core team then interviewed students across grades asking "What does it mean to be a good learner in class?" (or "Who is the best learner in class, and why do you think so?"). Sadly, we found that the students see a good learner in terms of good behaviour: compliance, looking responsive, and "doing" the work.'

"Learning dispositions affect how students ________ learning and therefore the outcomes of their learning."

Claxton identified four major aspects of student learning known as the 'Four Rs', and each R has four supporting attributes.

Categorise the following attributes under their appropriate R.

Groups:

(a) Resilience - emotional strength

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(b) Resourcefulness - cognitive capability

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(c) Reflection - strategic awareness

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(d) Relating - social sophistication

• Empathic

• Self- aware

• Collaborative

• Independent

• Crafting

• Methodical

• Capitalising

• Transferring

• Persistent

• Imaginative

• Self- evaluative

• Focused

• Open- minded

• Connecting

• Inquisitive

• Adventurous

"If the CODIV- 19 pandemic shutdown taught us anything, it was that our students already have strong​ (a)   - but it also shown us the gaps, particularly in self- regulation and working in teams, and highlighted the too large number of ​ (b)   who were overly dependent on their ​ (c)   in their learning."

• dispositions
• students
• teacher