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Summary below. See the full blog post here: Pedagogy Science | Pedagogical Reflections

• Teachers and educational organisations need to ensure that the pedagogy which we  employ and condone is grounded in evidence-based research.
• Pedagogy needs to become more scientific
• Teachers Make a Difference: What is the research  evidence? by John Hattie (2003)
• Hattie looks to ‘highlight that which truly makes a difference’ and identifies  particular practices which – backed by extensive research – are most likely to  enhance student learning. His first point, however, establishes the role of  teachers as a key source (30%) of variance in student achievement – second only  to the student themselves (50%). This means that, according to Hattie, the home,  school, principal and peers make very little difference to student achievement.

• Hattie then goes onto list the influences in order of effect on student  achievement: Continue reading “Pedagogy Science | Pedagogical Reflections”