Creating the Environment for Learning
The learning environment sets the tone for the classroom experiences. This is a key element to establish in a classroom. It helps to design all other experiences, teacher and learning roles, and learning activities.
- motivate and focus through clear expectations
- regular feedback to students on progress
- climate of high expectations for learning
- active engagement in learning (personal)
- develop collaboration skills
Teaching Strategies
Research by John Hattie in Visible Learning highlighted over 800 meta-analyses. His research confirmed the importance of these strategies for having strong influence on achievement of school-aged children:
- Teacher-student relations had a 0.72 effect size when responsive to student needs and democratic.
- Student opportunity to reflect and provide feedback had a 0.73 effect size.
- Peer learning with strong interpersonal friendships had a 0.59 effect size.
The following strategies help to establish a learning climate that ensures success for students:
- Teacher-student relations had a 0.72 effect size when responsive to student needs and democratic.
- Student opportunity to reflect and provide feedback had a 0.73 effect size.
- Peer learning with strong interpersonal friendships had a 0.59 effect size.
The following strategies help to establish a learning climate that ensures success for students: