Peer Reviewed Research on Visible Learning

The learning intentions and success criteria are reviewed several times during a lesson and students are expected to reflect on the success criteria to determine whether or not they believe that they have reached the appropriate level of mastery. For example, an English teacher has students respond to a prompt in writing before they leave class each day. The prompt requires that students reflect on the success criterion/a for the day. On their way out the door, students place their “exit slip” in one of four boxes, labeled as follows:

• I am just learning and I need more help.

• I’m almost there and I need more practice.

• I own it and can work independently.

• I’m a pro and I can help others.

Source: The Long View of Visible Learning’s Impact Douglas Fisher * and Nancy Frey Department of Educational Leadership, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA;

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