Abstracts - Earli

KN3 131 August 2007 12:30 - 13:30Room: Gömb AulaInvited PaperDeveloping potentials for learning: Evidence, assessment, andprogressJohn Hattie, The University of Auckland, New ZealandChair:Filip Dochy, K.U.Leuven, BelgiumThe session will overview a synthesis of over 600 meta-analyses of effects on achievement,highlighting the major themes that influence student learning. From these themes, the presentationwill demonstrate the development of an assessment model of student learning that has beenavailable and extensively used in NZ elementary and high schools over the past 5 years. Aparticular theme of the assessment model has been methods for helping teachers see andunderstand student progress, enable them to set targets/high expectations, and provide feedback sothat there are more aware of the importance of some of the key competencies that act as enhancersor barriers to learning.– 683 –