One of the many important international research reports on education comes from John Hattie at the University of Auckland. He looked at differences between ‘experienced’ teachers and ‘expert’ teachers. This report has implications for all of us with regards to Assessment FOR Learning. An excerpt from John’s article, which he has permitted us to post on our website, can be viewed at www.annedavies.com/pdf/19C_expertteachers_hattie.pdf


“Expert teachers do differ from experienced teachers – particularly on the way they represent their classrooms, the degree of challenges that they present to students, and most critically, in the depth of processing that their students attain. Students who are taught by expert teachers exhibit an understanding of the concepts targeted in instruction that is more integrated, more coherent, and at a higher level of abstraction than the understanding achieved by other students. These studies have demonstrated the need for a focus on dependably identifying, esteeming and encouraging excellent teachers, wherever they may be…”


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