Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Assessment: the silent killer of learning 2014	Professor Eric Mazur	Education theory	Oxford Education 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
What works in classroom practice August 2000	Doctor Robert J. Marzano, Doctor Ceri Dean, Doctor Barbara B. Gaddy	Teacher CPD	McRel
Making things hard on yourself, but in a good way: creating desirable difficulties to enhance learning 2011	Elizabeth L. Bjork; Robert Bjork	Teaching/classroom practice	Psychology and the Real World, New York: Worth Publishers.
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
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
Why don't students like school?: a cognitive scientist answers questions about how the mind works and what it means for the classroom 2009	Professor Dan Willingham	Education theory	Jossey-Bass
What every teacher needs to know about psychology July 2016	David Didau and Nick Rose	Learning styles and cognitive development Teaching/classroom practice View all	John Catt Educational
An ethic of excellence: building a culture of craftsmanship with students July 2003	Ron Berger	Teaching/classroom practice View all	Heinemann
Cognitive load theory March 2011	Professor John Sweller, Professor Paul Ayres and Professor Slava Kalyuga	Education theory View all	Springer
How we learn: throw out the rule book and unlock your brain's potential June 2015	Benedict Carey	Assessment Learning styles and cognitive development	Random House