Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
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)
Language trends 2015/2016 April 2016	Teresa Tinsley and Kathryn Board	Languages View all	Education Development Trust (formerly CfBT Education Trust)
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)
The problem solvers June 2016	Charles Leadbeater	Character and non-cognitive development Pupil development and support View all	Pearson Publishing
Parenting matters: early years and social mobility August 2011	Chris Peterson	Early years and foundation stage Parental / community engagement Social mobility / closing the gap +2 more	Centre Forum
Refocusing assessment March 2017	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Assessment View all	National Foundation for Educational Research
Effective teaching 2013	Doctor James Ko and Professor Pamela Sammons	Teaching/classroom practice View all	Education Development Trust
Evidence-informed teaching: an evaluation of progress in England July 2017	Mike Coldwell et al	Using education research View all	Department for Education
To read or not to read: decoding synthetic phonics November 2013	Doctor Andrew Davis	Literacy and numeracy	Impact
A digital divide? Randomised evidence on the impact of computer-based assessment in PISA January 2018	Professor John Jerrim	Assessment System improvement and collaboration Technology/ICT +1 more	Centre for Education Economics
What kids are reading February 2018	Professor Keith Topping	Literacy and numeracy	Renaissance
Making every lesson count: six principles to support great teaching and learning June 2015	Shaun Allison and Andy Tharby	Education theory	Crown House Publishing
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
The expert learner: challenging the myth of ability January 2014	Professor Gordon Stobart	Education theory	Open University Press
Leading in a culture of change January 2001	Professor Michael Fullan	Education theory	Wiley Open Access
Teacher Toolkit September 2015	Ross Morrison McGill	Education theory	Bloomsbury Publishing
Teaching notes from the front line 2014	Dr Debra Kidd	Education theory	Independent Thinking Press
Seven myths about education 2014	Daisy Christodoulou	Education theory	Routledge
Leading the use of research and evidence in schools April 2015	Dr Chris Brown	Education theory	Institute of Education

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