Assessment Post 5: Hattie

Hattie believes in outcome based learning rather than input in education. This means teachers should focus on the outcomes their student’s can achieve. They should give students a sense of achievement once they complete an outcome. http://www.acer.edu.au/workshops/documents/HattieSlides.pdf
Today outcome are such an integral part of teaching and used in most exams and assessment e.g. HSC. NSW outcomes are managed by the board of studies. They provide teachers with syllabus documents that state the outcome a student must achieve for the successful completion of a subject.
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
Hattie claims that feedback is of great important to students learning. It provides them with positive reinforcement, tells them what they need to improve upon and clarifies goals. Feedback does not just mean ‘Well Done Timmy’ but actually gives them back information they can use.
http://www.geoffpetty.com/downloads/WORD/GeoffonHattie.doc

The outcomes based education is extremely relevant to my teaching. I will use it to create my lessons around. I have already used the outcomes from the board of studies website for previous assignments on lesson plans and will continue to use them on our upcoming practicum. Using outcomes is a constructive way of considering whether a student has successfully completed a topic and an effective way of monitoring their progress through the subject. I feel the important Hattie places on feedback are crucial as students can really learn from their previous mistakes.