Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Mindfulness-based interventions for improving cognition, academic achievement, behaviour & socio-emotional functioning of primary & secondary students March 2017	Professor Brandy R Maynard, Professor Michael Solis, Veronica Miller, and Doctor Kristen E. Brendel	Pastoral care and wellbeing View all	Campbell Collaboration
Character education: a bibliography of recent research, reports and resources April 2017	Amanda Taylor	Character and non-cognitive development View all	National Foundation for Education Research
Growth mindset, performance avoidance, and academic behaviors in Clark County School District April 2017	Jason Snipes and Loan Tran	Character and non-cognitive development View all	National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
Disadvantage, behaviour and cognitive outcomes: longitudinal analysis from age 5 to 16 March 2017	Haroon Chowdry and Tom McBride	Social mobility / closing the gap Supporting social mobility View all	Early Intervention Foundation
Effective teaching 2013	Doctor James Ko and Professor Pamela Sammons	Teaching/classroom practice View all	Education Development Trust
Applying Cognitive Science to Education Thinking and Learning in Scientific and Other Complex Domains 2008	Professor Frederick Reif	Science/(STEM)	MIT Press
Efficiency in Learning; Evidence Based Guidelines to Manage Cognitive Load 2006	Doctor Ruth C Clark, Frank Nguyen, Professor John Sweller	Learning styles and cognitive development	Pfeiffer
Memorable teaching: leveraging memory to build deep and durable learning in the classroom (high impact teaching) April 2017	Peps Mccrea	Teaching/classroom practice	Peps Mccrea
To what extent and under which circumstances are growth mindsets important to academic achievement? March 2018	Victoria F. Sisk, Alexander P. Burgoyne, Jingze Sun	Education research Learning styles and cognitive development	Sage Journals
Make it stick: the science of successful learning April 2014	Peter C. Brown, Professor Henry L. Roediger and Professor Mark A. McDaniel	Assessment Character and non-cognitive development Curriculum planning +4 more	Harvard University Press
Bounce: the myth of talent and the power of practice April 2010	Matthew Syed	Character and non-cognitive development Education theory Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Harper Collins 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
Giving kids a fair chance 2013	Professor James Heckman	Education theory	Boston Review
Using positive psychology to enhance student achievement: a schools-based programme for character education 2015	Dr Tina Rae and Ruth MacConville	Education theory	Routledge
Reading without nonsense December 2005	Professor Frank Smith	Education theory	Teachers College Press
Intelligence: all that matters June 2015	Dr Stuart Ritchie	Education theory	Hodder and Stoughton
The road to character April 2015	David Brooks	Education theory	Random House
Developing thinking skills in the primary classroom 2002	Professor Steve Higgins	Education theory	Occasional Paper: No 2 2002 ISBN 0-9538154-1-2
Thinking, fast and slow 2011	Professor Daniel Kahneman	Education theory	Penguin Books
Trivium 21st century 2013	Martin Robinson	Character and non-cognitive development Curriculum planning Curriculum/subject related +6 more	Crown House Publishing

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