Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Common misconceptions of critical thinking 1999	Sharon Bailin, Roland Case, Jerrold R. Coombs and Leroi B. Daniels	Education theory	Journal of Curriculum Studies
Teaching critical thinking August 2015	Dr Natasha Holmes, Professor Carl Wieman and Professor Doug Bonn	Education theory View all	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS)
The problem solvers June 2016	Charles Leadbeater	Character and non-cognitive development Pupil development and support View all	Pearson Publishing
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)
The global achievement gap 2008	Dr Tony Wagner	Education theory	Basic Books
Critical thinking: why is it so hard to teach? June 2007	Professor Daniel Willingham	Learning styles and cognitive development View all	American Educator
Evidence based practice: a handbook for teachers 2016	Dr Gary Jones	Education research Teacher CPD Teaching/classroom practice +2 more	Centre for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa)
The impact of a professional development program on teachers' mathematical knowledge for teaching, instruction, and student achievement January 2017	Robin Jacob, Heather Hill and Doug Corey	Science/(STEM) Teacher CPD View all	Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness
Developing thinking skills in the primary classroom 2002	Professor Steve Higgins	Education theory	Occasional Paper: No 2 2002 ISBN 0-9538154-1-2
The Trivium in practice June 2016	Martin Robinson	Arts and humanities Education theory Teaching/classroom practice +1 more	Crown House Publishing
Evidence based teaching: a practical approach January 2009	Geoff Petty	Education research Teaching/classroom practice Using education research +1 more	Nelson Thornes - Oxford University Press
Education is upside-down: reframing reform to focus on the right problems October 2014	Eric Kalenze	Education policy Education theory Teaching/classroom practice +1 more	Rowman and Littlefield
Great minds and how to grow them July 2017	Wendy Berliner and Professor Deborah Eyre	Learning styles and cognitive development View all	Routledge