Research

The latest from the world of education research including pedagogical studies, national school survey data and classroom case studies

Friday

3rd Mar 2023

How to get adaptive teaching right
When implementing adaptive teaching, it’s important that teachers consider both proactive and reactive strategies, explains Julie Wharton
How to get adaptive teaching right

Thursday

2nd Mar 2023

Reading and prior knowledge: what the research says
We should consider what the research tells us about the influence of prior knowledge on reading, but we need to exercise caution about lifting and shifting pedagogical practice, warns Megan Dixon
Books

Wednesday

1st Mar 2023

Shirley Clarke: Formative assessment has lost its way
Formative assessment is ubiquitous in schools but, according to former primary teacher and researcher, Shirley Clarke, the concept has been widely misunderstood. Here, she speaks with Kate Parker to set the record straight
Shirley Clarke

Thursday

23rd Feb 2023

4 studies about learning you may have missed
Interleaving, teacher hand gestures, reflection and the use of laptops to take notes: science journalist Surendra Verma highlights key takeaways from recent education research
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Wednesday

22nd Feb 2023

What works for pupil wellbeing (and what definitely doesn’t)
As schools struggled to overcome the post-Covid slump in student wellbeing, researcher Ros McLellan turned to international practice in search of solutions. Here’s what she found
What works for pupil wellbeing (and what definitely doesn't)

Tuesday

21st Feb 2023

Differentiation is dead, long live adaptive teaching
Most agree that adaptive teaching is a positive step forward for inclusive teaching, but we need to agree on a definition and avoid lethal mutations for this to last, says Alex Quigley
Differentiation is dead, long live adaptive teaching

Friday

17th Feb 2023

How to be a reflective teacher in 6 steps
Improving the quality of your teaching needs to start with self-reflection, says Kulvarn Atwal, as he describes an evidence-based framework that he’d urge every teacher to use
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Thursday

16th Feb 2023

Do we need to decolonise the science curriculum?
In recent years, there’s been a push to decolonise the English, history and arts curriculum in schools – and according to one researcher, it’s now time to put science under the microscope
Globes test tubes

Wednesday

15th Feb 2023

Should teachers be told how to structure their lessons?
Schools and multi-academy trusts are becoming more prescriptive about how they ask teachers to structure lessons. But is taking that decision away from teachers wise? John Morgan looks at the evidence
Should teachers be told how to structure their lessons?

Tuesday

14th Feb 2023

Why fixed-ability thinking limits learning
Referring to pupils as ‘low-ability’ is damaging but all too common. Unless this changes, schools will never be truly inclusive, warns Margaret Mulholland
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Wednesday

8th Feb 2023

Why creativity is just knowledge - and what that means for schools
Creativity is pushed as one of the future skills that every student needs, but what exactly is it, and how can you teach it? Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath explains all
Why creativity is just knowledge - and what that means for schools
What effective EYFS teaching looks like, according to research
As the EEF updates its EYFS toolkit, 91¶¶Òõ highlights four areas of research that every early years practitioner needs to know
What effective EYFS teaching looks like, according to research