What Works In Schools

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What Works In Schools

• Translating Research Into Action
• By Robert J. Marzano

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A Quote From the Author

• If we follow the guidance offered from 35 years
  of research, we can enter an era of unprecedented
  effectiveness for the public unprecedented
  effectiveness for the public practice of
  education practice of education
• Robert Marzano

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Instructional Strategies That Affect Student
Achievement

• Identifying similarities and differences
• Summarizing and note taking
• Reinforcing effort and providing recognition
• Homework and Practice
• Nonlinguistic representations
• Coooperative Learning
• Setting Objectives and providing Feedback
• Generating and Testing Hypotheses
• Questions cues, and advance organizers

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Elements of Lesson Design

• Anticipatory Set
• Objective and Purpose
• Input
• Modeling
• Checking for Understanding
• Guided Practice
• Independent Practice

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Factors Affecting Student Achievement

• School Factors
• Guaranteed and viable curriculum
• Challenging goals and effective feedback
• Parent and community involvement
• Safe and orderly
• Collegiality and professionalism
• Teacher Factors
• Instructional strategies
• Classroom management
• Classroom curriculum design

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Factors Affecting Student Achievement

• Student Factors
• Home atmosphere
• Learned intelligence and background knowledge
• Motivation

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The School Level Factors

• Opportunity to Learn
• Time
• Monitoring
• Pressure to Achieve
• Parental Involvement
• School Climate
• Leadership
• Cooperation