Teacher Perspective:
Teacher perspective is not just about how the teacher feels in relation to the lesson but also involves the how the teachers perceive the teacher and their investment in their education. To this end, Hattie (2012) acknowledges that an effective teacher is passionate and has an “involvement in each student's learning” and that “teachers not be allowed to find excuses to not teach them [students], not leave them alone if they did not participate, and not to allow student to decide on their work or whether to work or not” (pg. 159). Effective teachers are invested in the education of each student that comes into their classroom and they show this investment to all of their students.
Any student can attest that a teacher who is passionate about a subject can ignite that same passion and love of learning in a student. Hattie identifies this particular trait as one of the precursors to a successful lesson from the student perspective. However, more than passion for ones subject is required to inspire passion in a student -- the teacher must be just as passionately committed to the students' success and must believe that all students can become capable (pgs. 158-159).
One way to gauge this trait, as suggested by Hattie, is through the completion of student evaluations of teachers. Denver Public Schools gives students the chance to evaluate their teachers through the Student Perceptions Survey (SPS). The SPS is administered in the fall and spring and accounts for 10% of a teachers total evaluation score. Hattie describes six teacher traits students desired to see -- it is interesting to see the parallels between Hattie's traits and the questions on the SPS.
Any student can attest that a teacher who is passionate about a subject can ignite that same passion and love of learning in a student. Hattie identifies this particular trait as one of the precursors to a successful lesson from the student perspective. However, more than passion for ones subject is required to inspire passion in a student -- the teacher must be just as passionately committed to the students' success and must believe that all students can become capable (pgs. 158-159).
One way to gauge this trait, as suggested by Hattie, is through the completion of student evaluations of teachers. Denver Public Schools gives students the chance to evaluate their teachers through the Student Perceptions Survey (SPS). The SPS is administered in the fall and spring and accounts for 10% of a teachers total evaluation score. Hattie describes six teacher traits students desired to see -- it is interesting to see the parallels between Hattie's traits and the questions on the SPS.
- Someone who stayed on with students to complete their assignments
- Someone who was able to control student behavior without ignoring the lesson
- Someone who went out of his or her way to provide help
- Someone who explained things until the 'light bulb went on' for the whole class
- Someone who provided students with a variety of ways through which to learn
- Someone who understood students' situations and factored that into his or her lessons (Hattie, 2012, pg. 159).