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What is the primary focus of the teacher's approach to group work?
What is the primary focus of the teacher's approach to group work?
- Demonstrating expertise in a particular subject
- Fostering a meaningful learning environment (correct)
- Encouraging individual responsibility
- Assigning tasks based on student friendship
What is the purpose of assigning different roles within groups?
What is the purpose of assigning different roles within groups?
- To allow students to take responsibility for particular aspects of tasks (correct)
- To create a hierarchical structure within the group
- To create competition among students
- To promote individual learning
What is a key characteristic of collaborative learning?
What is a key characteristic of collaborative learning?
- Teacher-dominated class discussions
- Rigid group assignments based on academic ability
- Students actively participating in negotiating roles and outcomes (correct)
- Students working individually
What is the purpose of designing meaningful tasks in collaborative learning?
What is the purpose of designing meaningful tasks in collaborative learning?
What is the effect size of cooperative learning according to Hattie's 2009 study?
What is the effect size of cooperative learning according to Hattie's 2009 study?
What is the effect size of cooperative learning according to the 2013 meta-study?
What is the effect size of cooperative learning according to the 2013 meta-study?
What is an example of a project that may involve the whole class working together?
What is an example of a project that may involve the whole class working together?
What is a characteristic of effective groupings in collaborative learning?
What is a characteristic of effective groupings in collaborative learning?
What is not a characteristic of the teacher's approach to group work?
What is not a characteristic of the teacher's approach to group work?
What is the primary goal of assigning group content based on student readiness?
What is the primary goal of assigning group content based on student readiness?
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Study Notes
High Impact Teaching Strategies
- The Deputy Secretary's message emphasizes the importance of teachers working together to improve their practice, leading to improved student learning.
- The Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO) is used to drive strategic and annual planning at the whole school level.
High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS)
- HITS are designed for teachers, professional learning communities, and school leaders.
- The strategies provide feedback, structured lessons, explicit teaching, worked examples, collaborative learning, multiple exposures, questioning, and metacognitive strategies.
Setting Goals
- Effective teachers set and communicate clear lesson goals to help students understand the success criteria.
- The lesson design reinforces learning informed by clearly identified goals and formative assessment.
- Time on task is optimized, and student engagement is maintained.
Worked Examples
- A worked example is a demonstration of the steps required to complete a task or solve a problem.
- Worked examples support skill acquisition and reduce the cognitive load for learners.
- The teacher presents a worked example to students, explaining each step, and later, students use worked examples during independent practice to review and embed new knowledge.
- Worked examples are effective in demonstrating what success looks like, and how to achieve success.
Collaborative Learning
- Collaborative learning relies on students actively participating in negotiating roles, responsibilities, and outcomes.
- The teacher designs meaningful tasks and invites group responses to questions, promoting an atmosphere of cooperation and collaboration.
- Collaborative learning is supported by differentiating learning, assigning group content based on student readiness, and promoting interactions by organizing students in flexible groupings.
Effect Sizes
- Time on task - 0.62
- Spaced practice - 0.71
- Feedback - 0.73
- Teaching problem-solving - 0.63
- RTI - 1.07
- Piagetian programs - 1.28
- Second and third chance programs - 0.5
- Mastery learning - +5 months of progress
- Feedback - +8 months of progress
- Metacognition and self-regulation - +8 months of progress
- Individualized instruction - +2 months of progress
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