Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Changing education paradigms 2008	Sir Ken Robinson	Education theory	Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
Understanding what enables high quality professional learning 2012	Philippa Cordingley and Miranda Bell	Education theory	Pearson Publishing
Exploring effective pedagogy in primary schools: evidence from research 2014	Professor Iram Siraj, Brenda Taggart and Professor Edward Melhuish	Education theory	Pearson Publishing
Brain-based learning: more fiction than fact 2006	Professor Dan Willingham	Learning styles and cognitive development View all	American Educator
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
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)
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
Briefing: metacognition August 2013	Greg Ashman	Education theory Learning styles and cognitive development Using education research +1 more	ResearchED
This time, with feeling: integrating social and emotional development and college- and career-readiness standards March 2017	Doctor Hillary Johnson and Ross Wiener	Behaviour Character and non-cognitive development Pastoral care and wellbeing +4 more	Aspen Institute
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
Evidence-informed teaching: an evaluation of progress in England July 2017	Mike Coldwell et al	Using education research View all	Department for Education
The Trials of Evidence Based Education August 2017	Professor Stephen Gorard, Dr Beng Huat See, Nadia Siddiqui	Education research	Routledge
Making learning whole: how seven principles of teaching can transform education 2010	Professor David Perkins	Curriculum planning Education theory Learning styles and cognitive development +1 more	Jossey-Bass
Inside/outside: teacher research and knowledge (language and literacy) 1993	Professor Marilyn Cochran-Smith and Professor Susan L. Lytle	Education theory Literacy and numeracy	Teachers College Press
Reflective teaching in schools 2014	Professor Andrew Pollard et al	Education theory	Bloomsbury Publishing
Using positive psychology to enhance student achievement: a schools-based programme for character education 2015	Dr Tina Rae and Ruth MacConville	Education theory	Routledge
Active learning through formative assessment November 2008	Shirley Clarke	Education theory	Hodder Education
The teacher's toolkit: raise classroom achievement with strategies for every learner April 2002	Paul Ginnis	Education theory	Crown House Publishing
Teacher Toolkit September 2015	Ross Morrison McGill	Education theory	Bloomsbury Publishing

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