Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
What makes great pedagogy? Nine claims from research 2012	Professor Chris Husbands and Jo Pearce	Education theory	National College for Teaching and Leadership
Retrieval-based learning: active retrieval promotes meaningful learning 2012	Dr Jeffrey D. Karpicke	Education theory	Current Directions in Psychological Science
Measuring mathematical resilience: an application of the construct of resilience to the study of mathematics 2013	Professor Sue Johnston Wilder	Education theory	Warwick University
William Heard Kilpatrick 2000	Landon E. Beyer	Education theory	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
What really works in gifted and talented education June 2008	Professor Deborah Eyre	Learning styles and cognitive development Pastoral care and wellbeing Pupil development and support +1 more	Department for Education (DfE)
Beyond levels: alternative assessment approaches developed by teaching schools September 2014	Julie Lilly, Alison Peacock, Sue Shoveller and Dr d’Reen Struthers	Assessment View all	National College for Teaching and Leadership
What works in classroom instruction August 2000	Robert J. Marzano, Barbara B. Gaddy, Ceri Dean	Education theory View all	Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)
Briefing: metacognition August 2013	Greg Ashman	Education theory Learning styles and cognitive development Using education research +1 more	ResearchED
Critical thinking: why is it so hard to teach? June 2007	Professor Daniel Willingham	Learning styles and cognitive development View all	American Educator
The effect of prequestions on learning from video presentations 2016	Doctor Shana K. Carpenter and Alexander R. Toftness	Education research Learning styles and cognitive development View all	Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Mindfulness-based interventions for improving cognition, academic achievement, behaviour & socio-emotional functioning of primary & secondary students March 2017	Professor Brandy R Maynard, Professor Michael Solis, Veronica Miller, and Doctor Kristen E. Brendel	Pastoral care and wellbeing View all	Campbell Collaboration
Applying Cognitive Science to Education Thinking and Learning in Scientific and Other Complex Domains 2008	Professor Frederick Reif	Science/(STEM)	MIT Press
Efficiency in Learning; Evidence Based Guidelines to Manage Cognitive Load 2006	Doctor Ruth C Clark, Frank Nguyen, Professor John Sweller	Learning styles and cognitive development	Pfeiffer
Memorable teaching: leveraging memory to build deep and durable learning in the classroom (high impact teaching) April 2017	Peps Mccrea	Teaching/classroom practice	Peps Mccrea
How we learn: the surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens 2014	Benedict Carey	Education theory	Random House
Four-dimensional education: the competencies learners need to succeed October 2015	Charles Fadel, Maya Bialik and Bernie Trilling	Education theory	Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR)
What if everything you knew about education was wrong? June 2015	David Didau	Education theory	Crown House Publishing
How humans learn to think mathematically: exploring the three worlds of mathematics 2013	Professor David Tall	Education theory	Cambridge University Press
Making thinking visible: how to promote engagement, understanding, and independence for all learners 2011	Dr Ron Ritchart, Mark Church and Karin Morrison	Learning styles and cognitive development Teaching/classroom practice Using education research +1 more	Jossey-Bass
Cognitive load theory March 2011	Professor John Sweller, Professor Paul Ayres and Professor Slava Kalyuga	Education theory View all	Springer