Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Why education experts resist effective practices (and what it would take to make education more like medicine) 2000	Professor Douglas Carnine	Education theory	Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2012	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Education theory View all	International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
Mathematics made to measure 2012	Ofsted	Education theory View all	Ofsted
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)
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)
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)
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 in teaching maths? November 2009	Professor Robert E. Slavin, Cynthia Lake and Dr Cynthia Groff	Literacy and numeracy Science/(STEM) View all	York University
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)
Refocusing assessment March 2017	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Assessment View all	National Foundation for Educational Research
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
Applying Cognitive Science to Education Thinking and Learning in Scientific and Other Complex Domains 2008	Professor Frederick Reif	Science/(STEM)	MIT Press
Mathematics explained for primary teachers June 2014	Derek Haylock	Education theory	Sage Publications
How humans learn to think mathematically: exploring the three worlds of mathematics 2013	Professor David Tall	Education theory	Cambridge University Press
Measuring up: what educational testing really tells us 2009	Professor Daniel Koretz	Education theory	Harvard University Press
Self-concept mediates the relation between achievement and emotions in mathematics April 2017	Doctor Jojanneke P. J. Van der Beek, Doctor Sanne H. G. Van der Ven, Doctor Evelyn H. Kroesbergen and Professor Paul P. M. Leseman	Education research Education theory Science/(STEM) +1 more	British Journal of Educational Psychology