Educational Leadership

In 2008 the groundbreaking education book ‘Visible Learning’ was released. A sequel published this month finds teaching is still the most important factor when it comes to student learning

Four-year-old Amelie James is one of many children starting school next month in a split classroom alongside older children. But a lack of data means debate over the merits of split classrooms continues.

Assessing what works in the classroom using reason, not intuition, would help educators invest more wisely, argues John Hattie from the University of Melbourne.

It's clear that most parents would love to help their children become their most creative selves. What's less clear is the best way to help them do that. But esteemed Professor of Education John Hattie says there's a great deal of evidence about what schools can do to help students spread their creative wings.