ABSTRACT
The International Guide to Student Achievement brings together and critically examines the major influences shaping student achievement today. There are many, often competing, claims about how to enhance student achievement, raising the questions of "What works?" and "What works best?" World-renowned bestselling authors, John Hattie and Eric M. Anderman have invited an international group of scholars to write brief, empirically-supported articles that examine predictors of academic achievement across a variety of topics and domains.
Rather than telling people what to do in their schools and classrooms, this guide simply provides the first-ever compendium of research that summarizes what is known about the major influences shaping students’ academic achievement around the world. Readers can apply this knowledge base to their own school and classroom settings. The 150+ entries serve as intellectual building blocks to creatively mix into new or existing educational arrangements and aim for quick, easy reference. Chapter authors follow a common format that allows readers to more seamlessly compare and contrast information across entries, guiding readers to apply this knowledge to their own classrooms, their curriculums and teaching strategies, and their teacher training programs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section 1|22 pages
Understanding Achievement
part Section 2|59 pages
Influences from the Student
part Section 3|27 pages
Influences from the Home
part Section 4|68 pages
Influences from the School
part Section 5|39 pages
Infuences from the Classroom
part Section 6|58 pages
Influences from the Teacher
part Section 7|74 pages
Influences from the Curriculum
part Section 8|100 pages
Influences from Teaching Strategies
chapter 8.29|3 pages
Two Types of Perceived Control over Learning
part Section 9|42 pages
Influences from an International Perspective