Research

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

Tuesday

7th Feb 2023

How reliable are Ofsted inspections?
With his latest research highlighting how Ofsted inspection grades can be influenced by factors such as the gender of the inspector, Christian Bokhove explains what the findings mean for schools
How reliable are inspections?

Thursday

2nd Feb 2023

Why suspensions affect everyone in class
New research shows that suspensions can create a ripple effect in the classroom that may be hard to contain, finds Megan Dixon
Why suspensions affect everyone in class

Tuesday

31st Jan 2023

How certainty drives learning
Helping students assess their levels of certainty is a useful strategy for supporting independent learning, as research suggests. Chris Parr finds out how to put it into practice
How certainty drives learning

Wednesday

18th Jan 2023

Is knowledge transfer education’s holy grail?
Taking learning from one situation and applying it to another isn’t an easy task, but with the right planning it’s possible to train our brains for transfer, argue Cathy Rogers and Michael Thomas
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Wednesday

11th Jan 2023

John Hattie: Why teaching strategies don’t make you an expert teacher
Ahead of the publication of Visible Learning: the Sequel in March, John Hattie talks to 91¶¶Òõ about his vision for expert teaching, and how the sector can achieve it
John Hattie: why teaching strategies don’t make you an expert teacher

Tuesday

10th Jan 2023

Is maths to 18 the best way to boost numeracy?
Raising numeracy skills across the population requires well-resourced solutions, not just political soundbites, argues Christian Bokhove
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Could ChatGPT mark your students’ essays?
OpenAI’s chatbot has proved it can use artificial intelligence to effectively mimic students’ writing, but how good would it be at marking an English essay? Daisy Christodoulou decided to find out
Chatbot marking robot

Thursday

5th Jan 2023

Is there a right way to greet your class?
Classroom handshakes have gone viral in the past few years – but is there any research to say that greeting pupils individually actually makes a difference to teaching and learning?
Is there a right way to greet your class?

Wednesday

4th Jan 2023

How to make sure your classroom helps, not hinders, learning
The government has pledged to improve school buildings but, at a classroom level, teachers’ design decisions can have a real impact on student outcomes too, finds Kate Parker
Classroom design

Tuesday

3rd Jan 2023

How the BOGOF approach can maximise learning
A ‘buy one, get one free’ approach to teaching – focusing on one aspect of learning, with an eye on another – means pupils can develop both at the same time to great effect, explains Megan Dixon
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Thursday

15th Dec 2022

Does video gaming have a positive impact on cognition?
A new study has found that children who play video games for three hours or more a day outperform their peers in impulse control and working memory. Kate Parker finds out more
video games

Tuesday

13th Dec 2022

How to tackle mind-wandering in the classroom  
New research shows that when listening to a story, pupils’ minds wander for 20 to 30 per cent of the time. So what can teachers do to get them back on track? Alex Quigley finds out
How to tackle mind-wandering in the classroom