Visible Learning Guide to Student Achievement

Chapter 1. Understanding Achievement  Chapter 2. Influences from the Student  2.1 Gender Influences  2.2 Learning Difficulties in School  2.3 Indigenous and Other Minoritized Students  2.4 Personality Influences - The Big 5 and Achievement  2.5 Motivation  Summary Table: Influences from the Student  Chapter 3. Influences from the Home  3.1 Home Environemnt  3.2 Socioeconomic Status and Student Achievement  3.3 Parent Involvement in Learning  Summary Table: Influences from the Home  Chapter 4. Influences from the School  4.1 Ability Grouping  4.2 Class Size  4.3 Financing Schools  4.4 Influences of School Layout and Design on Student Achievement  4.5 Middle School Transitions  Summary Table: Influences from the School  Chapter 5. Influences from Teachers and Classrooms  5.1 Homework and Academic Achievement  5.2 The Role of Formative Assessment in Student Achievement  5.3 Collaboration in the Classroom  5.4 Pedagogical Content Knowledge  5.5 Emotion and Achievement in the Classroom  5.6 Teacher-Student Relationships  5.7 Classroom Management and Student Achievement  5.8 Academic Motivation and Achievement in Classrooms  5.9 Nontraditional Teacher Preparation  Summary Table: Influences from Teachers and Classrooms  Chapter 6. Influences from the Curriculum  6.1 Successful Mathematics Achievement Is Attainable  6.2 Bilingual Education Programs and Student Achievement  6.3 Language Teaching Curricula  6.4 Response to Intervention and Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports  6.5 Writing Instruction  6.6 Role of Discussion in Reading Comprehension  6.7 Achievement in Adolescent Health Education  Summary Table: Influences from the Curriculum  Chapter 7. Influences from Teaching Strategies  7.1 Metacognitive Strategies  7.2 The Role of Questions in Academic Achievement  7.3 Teacher Immediacy  7.4 Problem-Based Learning  7.5 Direct Instruction  7.6 Goal Orientation  7.7 Multimedia Learning  7.8 Reciprocal Teaching  7.9 Technology-Supported Learning and Academic Achievement  7.10 Study Skills  7.11 Problem Solving  Summary Table: Influences from Teaching Strategies