Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Out of school activities during primary school and KS2 attainment April 2016	Dr Emily Tanner, et al	KS2 Social mobility / closing the gap Social/welfare support +4 more	University College London - Centre for Longitudinal Studies
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
Careers guidance in schools and colleges: a guide to best practice and commissioning careers guidance services July 2014	Career Development Institute	Careers education Curriculum/subject related Post 16 & Apprenticeships +2 more	Career Development Institute (CDI)
Mental health and behaviour in schools March 2016	Department for Education	Mental health Pastoral care and wellbeing Pupil development and support +3 more	Department for Education (DfE)
Skill formation and the economics of investing in disadvantaged children June 2006	Professor James Heckman	Early years and foundation stage Social mobility / closing the gap Supporting social mobility +2 more	Science Magazine
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
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)
Evaluation of the City Challenge programme June 2012	Professor Merryn Hutchings et al	Inter-school collaboration Leadership and governance Regional / location differences +3 more	Department for Education (DfE)
Formative assessment and contingency in the regulation of learning processes April 2014	Professor Dylan Wiliam	Assessment Using education research View all	American Educational Research Association
Promoting emotional health, wellbeing and resilience in primary schools February 2016	Professor Robin Banerjee, Professor Colleen McLaughlin, Jess Cotney, Dr Lucy Roberts and Celeste Peereboom	Character and non-cognitive development Pastoral care and wellbeing View all	Public Policy Institute for Wales
The problem solvers June 2016	Charles Leadbeater	Character and non-cognitive development Pupil development and support View all	Pearson Publishing
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
The most able students: are they doing as well as they should in our non-selective secondary schools? June 2013	Ofsted	Education theory Social mobility / closing the gap Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Ofsted
Brain-based learning: more fiction than fact 2006	Professor Dan Willingham	Learning styles and cognitive development View all	American Educator
The class: living and learning in a digital age May 2016	Professor Sonia Livingstone and Dr Julian Sefton-Green	Education research Pupil development and support Teaching/classroom practice +1 more	New York University Press
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)
Analysis of academy school performance in 2015 June 2016	Jack Worth	Education policy Leadership and governance Schools, teaching and management +3 more	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and Local Government Association (LGA)
Top 20 principles from psychology for pre-K12 teaching and learning May 2015	Dr Joan Lucariello et al	Learning styles and cognitive development Teaching/classroom practice View all	American Psychological Association
School performance in multi-academy trusts and local authorities (2015) July 2016	Jon Andrews	Education policy Regional / location differences Schools, teaching and management +3 more	Education Policy Institute

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