1. Educating students to have high, challenging, appropriate expectations is one of the most powerful influences in enhancing student achievement.. Hattie

2. Hattie’s effect-size Student expectations 1.44 Providing formative evaluation 0.90 Feedback 0.75 Teacher-student relationships 0.72 Direct instruction 0.59 Ability grouping 0.12

3. More effect-sizes Enquiry based teaching 0.31 Ability grouping gifted students 0.30 Homework 0.29 Home environment 0.52 Teacher subject matter knowledge 0.09

4. what is worth your effort Classroom behavioral 0.68 Mastery learning 0.58 Worked examples 0.57 Meta-cognitive strategies 0.69 Classroom discussion 0.82 Teacher credibility 0.90 Peer tutoring 0.55

5. and what is not… Open vs traditional 0.01 Within-class grouping 0.18 Web-based learning/computer assisted 0.37 Class size 0.21 Problem based learning 0.15 Teacher verbal ability 0.22 Principals/school leaders 0.39

6. My journey… in brief Roustabout, builder, preacher, lecturer… Teacher.. HOD THS Post Grad Dip… Assessment paper Results MEd Teaching and Learning Thesis

7. Results of self-assessment to increase achievement THS 08 THS09 dec 1-3 National AS 1.1Algebra13684869 AS 1.6Probability7755577 AS 1.7Number45806884 AS 2.733675872 AS 3.2431007978 AS 3.450673655

8. My experience of low Low- Low achieving yr 10s- raising their expectations. Meet the studANTS: low achieving… C band… The goal /inquiry = getting students to expect success and thereby raise their achievement Mastery…practice, practice, practice PERSEVERANCE Positive talk Positive self-talk Vicarious models/experiences Repetition Persuasion

9. Raising student expectations Role models Worked examples Classroom management Class learning goals Employment conversations Self-rating. Day 1, weekly? Each term

10. MAP= My Assessment Progress Rate yourself (0-100, 100 being best)  I believe in my ability to achieve what I set out to do  I treat myself with respect  I manage myself effectively Sleep Food Water Exercise

11. And more to rate yourself on (0-100, 100 best) Positive thinking Positive talk Positive self-talk Self-belief Positive social relationships Balanced lifestyle Stress management

12. Some individual characters T 2014 learned helplessness – the determin-ant A 2015 neglected and neglig-ant Aa 2015 innoc-ant Br persist-ant The recalcitrants – Indol-ant - Belliger-ant The answer to the strong willed..student…is the stronger willed teacher

13. Top year 10… all beer and skittles? Stress Expectations…others/parents etc The reducing connection with risk and failure Resilience and perseverance Do something you are DUMB at Increase association with growth intelligence NOT fixed intelligence

14. Girls and Maths..what is with that?? 54% top year 10…. 20% calculus (2013) Initial interviews Gr responds Ongoing research process Ongoing research insights Fixed or growth view of intelligence

15. Fixed Growth ACHIEVEMENT.. BEING SMART... A SETBACK OR MISTAKE... FAILURE... EFFORT... SUCCESS... A BAD GRADE... FEEDBACK... THE NEED TO ASK FOR HELP... STEREOTYPE THREAT... TALENTED PEERS....

16. Ipads and low achieving year 9s Gr Prior research… Interviews…and transcription…takes aaaages! Students... “it’ll be great”…its got a calculator!! Parents… Teachers Assessment results