Professor Hattie's work is internationally acclaimed. His influential 2008 book Visible Learning: A synthesis of over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement is believed to be the world’s largest evidence-based study into the factors which improve student learning.
Involving more than 80 million students from around the world and bringing together 50,000 smaller studies, the study found positive teacher-student interaction is the most important factor in effective teaching.
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Projects
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Project Types
19
Research Grant
2
Research Contracts
1
Internal Research Grant
Scholarly Works
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News
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Distinguished Teaching Award
Hedley Beaer Award for Writing in Education
Outstanding reviewer for Educational Researcher
Outstanding reviewer for Educational Researcher
New Zealand Finalist
Inaugural SPANZ Leadership in Education Award
Highly Commended
Highly Commended
Excellence Award for Use of IT in Education
FACEL - Fellow of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders
FAPA - Fellow of the American Psychological Association
Credentials
Positions
Melbourne Laureate Professor
Melbourne Graduate School Of Education
Judge
NZ Publishers Book Awards
Member
New Zealand Assessment Academy
Member
International Test Commission
Member
New Zealand Association for Research in Education
Member
National Council for Measurement in Education
Member
American Educational Research Association
President
International Test Commission (ITC)
Advisory Board, Handbook Of Educational Psychology
American Psychological Association
International Committee For Organisation Of Ict Conference, Spain, 2014
International Test Commission (ICT)
Chair, International Committee For Organisation Of Ict Conference, Amsterdam, 2012
International Test Commission (ICT)
Member Of Ministerial Advisory Group Re National Standards
Cabinet, New Zealand Government
Member
Information Technology Policies and Strategies Committee, The University of Auckland
Member Of Steering Group For Proposed Centre For Educational Excellence
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Chair
Selection of Professoriate, The University of Auckland
External Consultant To Victorian Independent Principals On Trialing A Performance Pay Model
Independent Schools Victoria
Invited Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Assessment Research and Development, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Member, Project Measuring Growth Standards
US Department of Education
Invited Member Of Membership Committee
Division D, American Educational Research Association
Member
Research Committee, The University of Auckland
International Associate Member
Centre for The Study of Research Training and Impact, University of Newcastle (SORTI)
External Member
Center for Psychometric Research, Universityof Bergen, Norway
Member Of Assessment And Teaching Of 21st Century Capabilities (Chair, Professor B. Mcgaw)
CISCO/Intel/Microsoft Project
Founding Member
New Zealand Assessment Academy
Chair
Selection of Professoriate, The University of Newcastle
President Elect
International Test Commission
Chair, International Committee For Organisation Of Ict Conference, Hong Kong, 2010
International Test Commission (ICT)
Chair
Faculty Workload Committee, The University of Auckland
Member
Associate Professor Appointment Committee, The University of Auckland
Chair, Sector Reference Group Performance Based Research Fund For 2012
Tertiary Education Commission New Zealand
Member
Faculty Management Committee, The University of Auckland
Board Director
Multiserve Education Trust/Cognition Education Limited
Member
TLD, Promotions Committee, University of Auckland
Member
Faculty Staffing Profile Committee, The University of Auckland
Member
Quantum Research Fund, Australian Government
Member
Robb Lecture Committee, The University of Auckland
Member, Technical Overview Group: Assessment (Toga)
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Member Marketing Committee/Publications Committee
International Test Commission
Member, Special Technical Advisory Group (Stag)
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Board Member
International Test Commission
Chair
Faculty Workload Committee, The University of Auckland
Member
Faculty Research Committee, The University of Auckland
Chair
Faculty Workload Committee, The University of Auckland
Chief Moderator And Chair Of Moderation Panel, Performance Based Research Fund
Tertiary Education Commission
Member
Epsom/Tamaki Working Group, The University of Auckland
Advisor
StarPath, An Equity Proposal, University of Auckland
Member Of Board
International Test Commission
Chair
Dual Careers Pathways, The University of Auckland
Member, Sector Reference Group For Reconsidering The Pbrf
Tertiary Education Commission
Member, Advisory Board Of Te Kotahitanga Research Project
University of Waikato
Member
Institute of Educational Research Committee, The University of Auckland/Auckland College of Education
Member
Faculty of Education Design Committee, The University of Auckland/Auckland College of Education
Member, Moderation Panel, Pbrf
Tertiary Education Commission
Chair Of Education Panel: Performance Based Research Funding
Tertiary Education Commission
Chair Of Convenor Committee Aare/Nzare Joint Conference December 2003
New Zealand Association for Research in Education
Member
Institute of Education, The University of Auckland/Auckland College of Education
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Toronto
Master of Education
University of Otago
Diploma of Education
University of Otago
Bachelor of Education
University of Otago