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Kraft, Matthew A.; Hattie, John – Educational Leadership, 2021
In a candid conversation, two preeminent education researchers discuss the state of the field and their own methodological differences. Matthew A. Kraft, an influential education scholar and former K-12 teacher, talks with John Hattie, renowned author of Visible Learning. They debate their different viewpoints on effect sizes, discuss how evidence…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Effect Size, Educational Researchers, Evidence Based Practice
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Malouf, David B.; Taymans, Juliana M. – Educational Researcher, 2016
An analysis was conducted of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) research evidence base on the effectiveness of replicable education interventions. Most interventions were found to have little or no support from technically adequate research studies, and intervention effect sizes were of questionable magnitude to meet education policy goals. These…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Effect Size
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Burns, Matthew K.; Petersen-Brown, Shawna; Haegele, Katherine; Rodriguez, Megan; Schmitt, Braden; Cooper, Maureen; Clayton, Kate; Hutcheson, Shannon; Conner, Cynthia; Hosp, John; VanDerHeyden, Amanda M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2016
Several scholars have recommended using data from neuropsychological tests to develop interventions for reading and mathematics. The current study examined the effects of using neuropsychological data within the intervention process with meta-analytic procedures. A total of 1,126 articles were found from an electronic search and compared to…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Intervention, Neuropsychology, Information Utilization
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Turvey, Anne – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2014
It would be impossible to preface what follows with one of those "disclaimers" that insist "the views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the views of..." This would not only be disingenuous, it would deny the history that I draw on to make an argument about teaching, learning and…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices
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Sun, Jingping; Leithwood, Kenneth – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2015
This study reviews evidence about the overall influence of direction-setting leadership practices (DSLPs), 1 of 4 major categories of practices included in a widely known conception of effective leadership (e.g., Leithwood & Louis, 2011) and a focus of many other such conceptions, as well. This study also inquires about how direction-setting…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Evidence, Influences, Leadership Styles
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Fleckenstein, Johanna; Zimmermann, Friederike; Köller, Olaf; Möller, Jens – Frontline Learning Research, 2015
In 2009, John Hattie first published his extensive metasynthesis concerning determinants of student achievement. It provides an answer to the question: "What works in school?" The present study examines how this question is answered by pre- and in-service teachers, how their beliefs correspond to the current state of research and whether…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Profiles, Correlation
Hall, Gene E., Ed.; Quin, Linda F., Ed.; Gollnick, Donna M., Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2018
This enlightening handbook offers current, international perspectives on the conditions in communities, contemporary practices in schooling, relevant research on teaching and learning, and implications for the future of education. It contains diverse conceptual frameworks for analyzing existing issues in education, including but not limited to…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Context Effect