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A guide to the high impact teaching strategies
The high impact teaching strategies (HITS) are 10 instructional practices that increase student learning. The HITS are evidence-based, drawing on research both in Australia and internationally. The practices include: setting goals, structuring lessons, explicit teaching, worked examples, questioning, metacognitive strategies and differentiated teaching.
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| Audience | Teacher, School Leader |
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| Purpose | Planning support, Evidence-based approaches, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Collaborative learning, Differentiated teaching, Explicit teaching, Feedback, Growth mindset, Setting goals, Metacognitive strategies, Questioning |
| Keywords | teaching strategy, HITS, explicit teaching |
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| Organisation | Victorian Department of Education and Training |
| Copyright | © State of Victoria. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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Workable routines
In this AITSL video, the teacher describes the benefits of workable routines for teaching and for students' learning.
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Spacing and retrieval practice
This guide provides evidence-based practices for applying spacing and retrieval practice in the classroom.
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Setting challenging and achievable learning goals
In this Year 9 class, the teacher assists students to explore the requirements and skills necessary to achieve success in a job interview.
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Deep questioning to support research
In this AITSL video, a teacher of science uses deep questioning and targeted feedback to develop students' understanding of the content.
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Effective questioning
A series of prompts that start with when, why, where or what (and other similar words) that encourage student reasoning and explanations.
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Using questioning to stimulate mathematical thinking
This article provides question prompts for open-ended mathematical tasks grouped into four main categories.
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Multiple activities to engage students
In this AITSL video, the teacher uses a number of techniques to facilitate student learning in the lesson.
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Metacognition and self‑regulated learning
This report offers seven practical, evidence‑based recommendations to support school leaders and teachers to develop metacognitive knowledge and skills in their students.
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