Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learners, Grades K-12

Nancy Frey is professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Nancy was a teacher, academic coach, and central office resource coordinator in Florida.  She is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California.  She is a member of the International Literacy Association's Literacy Research Panel. She has published widely on literacy, quality instruction, and assessment, as well as books such as The Artificial Intelligences Playbook, How Scaffolding Works, How Teams Work, and The Vocabulary Playbook.

John Hattie, PhD, is an award-winning education researcher and best-selling author with nearly thirty years of experience examining what works best in student learning and achievement. His research, better known as Visible Learning, is a culmination of nearly thirty years synthesizing more than 2,100 meta-analyses comprising more than one hundred thousand studies involving over 300 million students around the world. He has presented and keynoted in over three hundred international conferences and has received numerous recognitions for his contributions to education. His notable publications include Visible Learning, Visible Learning for Teachers, Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn; Visible Learning for Mathematics, Grades K-12; and 10 Mindframes for Visible Learning.

Douglas Fisher is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator.  He is a credentialed teacher and leader in California.  In 2022, he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame by the Literacy Research Association. He has published widely on literacy, quality instruction, and assessment, as well as books such as Welcome to Teaching, PLC+, Teaching Students to Drive their Learning, and Student Assessment: Better Evidence, Better Decisions, Better Learning.

When students know how to learn, they are able to become their own teachers.
Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, and John Hattie

Imagine students who describe their learning in these terms: I know where I m going, I have the tools I need for the journey, and I monitor my own progress. Now imagine the extraordinary difference this type of ownership makes in their progress over the course of a school year. 

This illuminating book shows how to make this scenario an everyday reality in your classroom one that will significantly increase your students capacity to thrive as they take responsibility for their own learning.

With its foundation in principles introduced in the authors bestselling Visible Learning for Literacy, this resource delves more deeply into the critical component of self-assessment. Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learners reveals

• The most effective types of assessment and how each can motivate students to higher levels of achievement
• How to introduce students to the tools they will use to support their own learning, along with the know-how they need to choose the right tool for any learning challenge
• How to create a classroom culture where errors are viewed as opportunities to learn
• The learning strategies, including cognitive, metacognitive, and motivational strategies, that fuel student progress, and how to give students opportunities to use them
• Real-world examples of the strategies and tools at work, through classroom scenarios contained in the book and online videos accessible via QR codes

As inspiring as it is practical, Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learners gives you a clear strategy for empowering each of your students in shaping their own educational success.

About the Authors
Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher, renowned educator-leaders with more than 41 combined years of K-12 and college teaching experience, currently work full-time at HMSHC. Together with John Hattie, they ve authored an influential series of bestselling books on Visible Learning.

Dr. John Hattie is an internationally acclaimed author, educator and researcher whose innovative Visible Learning research synthesizes 15 years of studies involving millions of students. He is the Professor of Education and Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia. 

When students know how to learn, they are able to become their own teachers.
Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, and John Hattie

Imagine students who describe their learning in these terms: I know where I m going, I have the tools I need for the journey, and I monitor my own progress. Now imagine the extraordinary difference this type of ownership makes in their progress over the course of a school year. 

This illuminating book shows how to make this scenario an everyday reality. With its foundation in principles introduced in the authors bestselling Visible Learning for Literacy, this resource delves more deeply into the critical component of self-assessment, revealing the most effective types of assessment and how each can motivate students to higher levels of achievement.

List of Videos
Acknowledgments
Introduction. The Foundation: Visible Learning
Characteristics of Visible Learners
What Is Visible Learning?
Conclusion
Chapter 1. Defining Assessment-Capable Visible Learners and the Teachers Who Create Them
What Does It Mean to Learn?
What Fuels Learning?
Characteristics of Assessment-Capable Visible Learners
High-Yield Influences to Build Assessment-Capable Visible Learners
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Assessment-Capable Visible Learners... Know Their Current Level of Understanding
Confidence in the Teacher
Recognizing When You Don't Know Something
Metacognitive Awareness
Assessing in Advance of Instruction
Anchoring
Conclusion
Chapter 3. Assessment-Capable Visible Learners... Understand Where They're Going and Have the Confidence to Take on the Challenge
Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Teacher Clarity
Clear Explanations and Guided Instruction
Attention in Learning
Motivation in Learning
Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation
Conclusion
Chapter 4. Assessment-Capable Visible Learners... Select Tools to Guide Their Learning
Learning How to Learn
The Effects of Practice on Learning
Teach Students How to Practice, Study, and Learn
Problem Solving
Create Opportunities to Apply Strategies
Conclusion
Chapter 5. Assessment-Capable Visible Learners... Seek Feedback and Recognize That Errors Are Opportunities to Learn
Feedback Fuels Learning
A Model of Feedback
Create Feedback Opportunities
Soliciting Feedback
Seeing Errors as Opportunities for Learning (and Celebrating Those Errors)
Conclusion
Chapter 6. Assessment-Capable Visible Learners... Monitor Progress and Adjust Their Learning
Reflective Self-Questioning
Collaboration to Foster Self-Questioning
Self-Questioning to Reflect on Goals
Planning and Organizing to Adjust Learning
Conclusion
Chapter 7. Assessment-Capable Visible Learners... Recognize Their Learning and Teach Others
Formative Evaluations That Inform Students
Interpreting Their Data
Student-Led Assessments
Skillful Use of Formative and Summative Evaluation
Competency-Based Grading
Peer Learning
Teaching Each Other With Student Think-Alouds
Teaching Each Other With Reciprocal Teaching
Conclusion
Chapter 8. Mindframes of Schools That Create Assessment-Capable Visible Learners
Assessment-Capable Schools Are Filled With Adaptive Learning Experts
Assessment-Capable Schools Use Strategic and Flexible Grouping
Mindframes of Assessment-Capable Schools
Conclusion
References
Index