Visible Learning for Social Studies, Grades K-12: Designing Student Learning for Conceptual Understanding

by John Hattie, Julie Stern, Douglas Fisher

Help students move from surface-level learning to the transfer of understanding.   How do social studies teachers maximize instruction to ensure students are prepared for an informed civic life? This book shows how the field is more than simply memorizing dates and facts―it encapsulates the skillful ability to conduct investigations, analyze sources, place events in historical context, and synthesize divergent points of view. Best practices for applying visible learning are presented ·         A scaffolded approach including surface-level learning, deep learning, and transfer of learning ·         Examples of strategies, lessons, and activities best suited for each level of learning ·         Planning tools, rubrics, and templates to guide instruction

Genres: Teaching, Education

192 pages, Paperback

Published May 8, 2020

About the author

John Allan Clinton Hattie ONZM (born 1950) was born in Timaru, New Zealand, and has been a professor of education and director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia, since March 2011. He was previously professor of education at the University of Auckland.

Source: Wikipedia

Reviews

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Know thy effect. This book helps educators weed out useless practices and helps teachers choose learning activities that have a known effect, using John Hattieʻs scale for Visible Learning. There are tried and true solutions to make sure your students have the opportunity to build surface level learning, deep learning, and then to transfer that learning in novel ways. All teachers of social sciences can impact student achievement by making sure the students read and write daily, but at the right time, in the right way.