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Visible Learning MetaX
Version 1.4 – Updated February 2026

Learning hierarchies approach

Overview

  • Influence: Learning hierarchies approach
  • Domain: Teaching Strategies
  • Sub-Domain: Learning intentions
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a small positive impact
  • Influence Definition: An arrangement of learning that ranks learning tasks from lesser to greater complexity. There are many taxonomies from Bloom, SOLO, Web of knowledge, and Gagne's model.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 1
  • Number of studies: 15
  • Number of students: 1,079
  • Number of effects: 24
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.19
  • Robustness index: 1

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Evaluation in Education Horon & Lynn Learning Hierarchies Research 1980 Learning hierarchies 15 1,079 24 0.19
TOTAL/AVERAGE 15 1,079 24 0.19
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