Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Impact of arts education on the cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes of school aged children: a review of evidence November 2015	Dr Beng Huat See and Dr Dimitra Kokotsaki	Education theory	Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)
Intergenerational effects of parents' math anxiety on children's math achievement and anxiety August 2015	Dr Erin A. Maloney, Professor Gerardo Ramirez, Professor Susan Levine and Professor Sian Beilock	Education theory	Psychological Science
PISA in practice: tackling low performance in maths; additional analysis of Pisa in England 2015	Bethan Burge and Juliet Sizmur	Education theory	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
Creating a research-engaged school: a guide for senior leaders 2014	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Education theory	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and United Learning
The impact of ICT in schools: a landscape review May 2026	Professor Rae Condie, Bob Munro and Liz Seagraves	Education theory	Strathclyde University - Quality in Education Centre
The ultimate teaching manual: a route to success April 2011	Gererd Dixie	Education theory	Continuum International Publishing Group
Careers engagement: a good practice brief for leaders of schools and colleges April 2014	Dr Deirdre Hughes	Careers education View all	Association of School and College Leaders
Teaching character through subjects April 2016	Professor James Arthur et al.	Character and non-cognitive development View all	Birmingham University - Jubilee Centre
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
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
Examining the impact of later high school start times on the health and academic performance of high school students: a multi-site study February 2014	Doctor Kyla Wahlstrom, et al	Behaviour Parental / community engagement Pastoral care and wellbeing +3 more	University of Minnesota - Center for Applied Research and Educational Development
Do parental involvement interventions increase attainment? A review of the evidence. 2013	Professor Stephen Gorard, Doctor Beng Huat See	Performance and accountability	Nuffield Foundation
Creative writing in schools; literature review July 2017	Eleanor Bernardes, Loic Menzies	Curriculum/subject related	LKMco
Deliberate practice and performance in music, games, sports, education and professions: a meta-analysis July 2014	Brooke N Macnamara, David Z Hambrick, Frederick L Oswald	Arts and humanities Curriculum/subject related Sport and physical education	Sage Publications
The smartest kids in the world: and how they got that way October 2013	Amanda Ripley	Education theory	Simon and Schuster
Active learning through formative assessment November 2008	Shirley Clarke	Education theory	Hodder Education
Leading the use of research and evidence in schools April 2015	Dr Chris Brown	Education theory	Institute of Education
The hidden lives of learners 2007	Professor Graham Nuthall	Education theory View all	New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER)
Invent to learn: making, tinkering and engineering in the classroom 2013	Sylvia Lebow Martinez and Dr Gary Stager	Education theory View all	Constructing Modern Knowledge Press
Does the gender of a teacher really matter? 7 - 8-year-olds' accounts of their interactions with their teachers November 2007	Professor Bruce Carrington and Professor Becky Francis, et al	Education policy Education research International policy +4 more	Routledge