Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
OECD PISA 2012 2013	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)	Assessment Education policy Education research +5 more	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Growing up unequal: gender and socioeconomic differences in young people’s health and wellbeing March 2016	Jo Inchley, Dorothy Currie, Taryn Young et al.	Education research International policy Mental health +6 more	World Health Organisation (WHO)
How teachers teach and students learn: successful strategies for school March 2016	Alfonso Echazarra, Dr Daniel Salinas, Ildefonso Méndez, Vanessa Denis and Giannina Rech	Assessment International policy Learning styles and cognitive development +4 more	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Finnish lessons 2.0: what can the world learn from educational change in Finland? 2015	Professor Pasi Sahlberg	Education policy International policy System improvement and collaboration +1 more	Oxford Education Press
The long-term consequences of teacher discretion in grading high stakes tests April 2016	Rebecca Diamond and Petra Persson	Assessment Education research International policy +2 more	National Bureau of Economic Research
Exploring the characteristics of education systems which are successful in science July 2015	Dr Newman Burdett, Bethan Burge et al	International policy Regional / location differences Science/(STEM) +2 more	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Reversing underachievement among gifted secondary students 2013	Dr Beth Winton	International policy Learning styles and cognitive development Pupil development and support +2 more	University of Missouri
Equations and inequalities: making mathematics accessible to all June 2016	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)	International policy Literacy and numeracy Regional / location differences +4 more	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Developing great teaching: lessons from the international reviews into effective professional development. 2015	Phillipa Cordingley, et al	Education research International policy Professional development +2 more	Teacher Development Trust (TDT)
Teacher professional learning and development: best evidence synthesis iteration December 2005	Professor Helen Timperley, Dr Aaron Wilson, Heather Barrar and Irene Fung	Education research International policy Professional development +4 more	New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER)
School leadership and student outcomes: identifying what works and why; best evidence synthesis iteration April 2015	Professor Viviane Robinson, Professor Margie Hohepa and Claire Lloyd	International policy Leadership and governance View all	Ministry of Education (New Zealand)
Synthesis of IES-funded research on mathematics (2002–2013) July 2016	Dr. Nancy C. Jordan and Dr. Bethany Rittle-Johnson	International policy Professional development Science/(STEM) +2 more	Institute of Education Sciences
What works best: evidence-based practices to help improve New South Wales student performance March 2015	Various	Education research International policy Performance and accountability +2 more	New South Wales Government - Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation
What we have learned about class size reduction in California September 2002	Dr George W. Bohrnstedt and Brian Strecher	Education policy International policy View all	American Institutes of Research
Evaluation of the impact and implementation of Inspire Maths January 2015	Dr James Hall, Ariel Lindorff and Professor Pam Sammons	Curriculum/subject related International policy Literacy and numeracy +4 more	Oxford University Press
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) December 2016	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)	International policy Performance and accountability Science/(STEM) +1 more	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2015 November 2016	The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement	Education research International policy Science/(STEM) +2 more	International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
PISA 2015 results (Volume V): Collaborative problem solving November 2017	OECD	International policy	OECD
Research and policy in education evidence, ideology and impact February 2016	Professor Geoff Whitty, et al.	Education policy Education research Education theory +3 more	University College London - Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Does the gender of a teacher really matter? 7 - 8-year-olds' accounts of their interactions with their teachers November 2007	Professor Bruce Carrington and Professor Becky Francis, et al	Education policy Education research International policy +4 more	Routledge