Visible Learning for Literacy, Grades K-12 Quotes

“or opposite of the word”
― Douglas B. Fisher, Visible Learning for Literacy, Grades K-12: Implementing the Practices That Work Best to Accelerate Student Learning

“A strong start sets the stage for meaningful learning and powerful impacts. Teachers need to be mindful of the place their students are in the learning cycle. Surface learning sets the necessary foundation for the deepening knowledge and transfer that will come later. But there’s the caveat: teaching for transfer must occur. Too often, learning ends at the surface level, as up to 90% of instructional time is devoted to conveying facts and procedures (Hattie, 2012). Bu the challenge is this: we can’t overcorrect in the other direction, bypassing foundational knowledge in favor of critical and analytic thinking. Students need and deserve to be introduced to new knowledge and skills thoughtfully and with a great deal of expertise on the part of the teacher. And teachers need to recognize the signs that it is time to move forward from the surface acquisition and surface consolidation period.”
― Douglas B. Fisher, Visible Learning for Literacy, Grades K-12: Implementing the Practices That Work Best to Accelerate Student Learning