Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
What makes an effective teacher? Quasi-experimental evidence: NBER working paper August 2011	Professor Victor Lavy	Education theory	National Bureau of Economic Research
An RCT evaluation of the Numeracy and Literacy Project July 2015	Jack Worth, Juliet Sizmur, Rob Ager and Dr Ben Styles	Education theory	Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)
The effects of synthetic phonics teaching on reading and spelling attainment: a seven year longitudinal study February 2005	Professor Rhona Johnston and Dr Joyce Watson	Education theory	Scottish Executive Education Department
Briefing: metacognition August 2013	Greg Ashman	Education theory Learning styles and cognitive development Using education research +1 more	ResearchED
Literacy and numeracy catch up strategies November 2017	Department for Education	Literacy and numeracy	Department for Education
Bringing words to life: robust vocabulary instruction (second edition) March 2013	Professor Isabel L. Beck, Doctor Margaret G. McKeown, Professor Linda Kucan	Early years and foundation stage	Guilford Publications
To read or not to read: decoding synthetic phonics November 2013	Doctor Andrew Davis	Literacy and numeracy	Impact
What kids are reading February 2018	Professor Keith Topping	Literacy and numeracy	Renaissance
Transforming reading skills in the secondary school: simple strategies for improving literacy May 2015	Pat Guy	Education theory	Routledge
The knowledge deficit: closing the shocking education gap for American children January 2006	Dr Eric D Hirsch, Jr	Curriculum planning Curriculum/subject related Education policy +4 more	Mariner Books
A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: a revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives December 2000 (Abridged updated version, 2013)	Professor Lorin W. Anderson, David R. Krathwohl and Peter W. Airasian	Education theory Learning styles and cognitive development Pupil development and support +1 more	Oxford Education Press
Closing the vocabulary gap April 2018	Alex Quigley	Literacy and numeracy Pupil development and support Teaching/classroom practice	Routledge