High Impact Teaching Strategies

Evidence Base

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  Evidence for Learning: Teaching and Learning Toolkit – Australia: http://evidenceforlearning.org.au/the-toolkit/
  
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  Hattie, J. (2009). Visible learning: A synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to achievement. Milton Park, UK: Routledge.
  
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  Lemov, D. (2015). Teach like a champion 2.0: 62 techniques that put students on the path to college. San Francisco, USA: Jossey-Bass.
  
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  Marzano, R. J. (2007). The art and science of teaching: a comprehensive framework for effective instruction. Alexandria, USA: ASCD.
  
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  Abrami, P.C., Bernard, R.M., Borokhovski, E., Wade, A., Surkes, M.A., Tamim, R. and Zhang, D. (2008). ‘Instructional interventions affecting critical thinking skills and dispositions: A stage 1 meta-analysis.’ Review of Educational Research, 78(4), 1102-1134.
  
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  Chiu, C.W.T. (1998). ‘Synthesizing metacognitive interventions: What training characteristics can improve reading performance?’ Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, USA, April 13-17, 1998. http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED420844.pdf
  

High Impact Teaching Strategy 10: Differentiated Teaching
Effective teachers use evidence of student learning readiness, learning progress, and knowledge of individual student learning profiles, to make adjustments for individuals so all students experience challenge, success and improved learning.

Strategy overview

Hattie (2012) found an effect size of 1.07 for Response to Intervention.

What is it?
Differentiated teaching refers to methods teachers use to extend the knowledge and skills of every student in every class, regardless of their starting point. The objective is to lift the performance of all students, including those who are falling behind and those ahead of year level expectations.
Differentiated teaching provides appropriate challenge for all students in a class. It does so by responding to student differences in readiness, interest and learning profile.
To ensure all students master objectives, effective teachers plan lessons that incorporate adjustments for content, process (how students make sense of content), and product (how students demonstrate what they know and understand).
Teachers use assessment strategies to monitor student learning readiness and learning progress. They apply targeted interventions as components of differentiation.