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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.

Additional details
Audience	Teacher, School Leader
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
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