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unanswered questions in education

WHAT WORKS BEST
IN EDUCATION?

John Hattie looks at the evidence

How can we ensure that every student achieves at least one year's progress for one year of schooling?

Governments and schools spend billions of dollars trying to improve education. But evidence shows that many popular solutions have little impact on student learning.

In two new reports, renowned education researcher John Hattie explores common policy "fixes" that distract from other, potentially better, solutions.

Popular, low impact "fixes"

Smaller class sizes. Longer school days. Technology as a magic bullet. Performance pay.

Evidence-based Solutions

A culture of "collaborative expertise" can help every student achieve at least one year's progress for one year's input.

Assessments that shape, not just measure, learning. Higher expectations for both students and teachers. Shared understanding of what one year's progress looks like. Teachers sharing evidence of impact. Expert, inspired, passionate teachers.

The papers are published by Pearson as part of our "Open Ideas" series, in which independent experts from around the world provide their views on the big, unanswered questions in edcuation.

Based on John Hattie's reports, "What Doesn't Work in Education: the Politics of Distraction" and "What Works Best in Education: the Politics of Collaborative Expertise"

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