Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
PISA 2012: How do results for the paper and computer tests compare? February 2016	Dr John Jerrim	Education theory	University College London
OECD PISA 2012 2013	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)	Assessment Education policy Education research +5 more	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Ensuring fair and reliable measures of effective teaching January 2013	Dr Steven Cantrell and Dr Thomas Kane	Education theory	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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)
The global achievement gap 2008	Dr Tony Wagner	Education theory	Basic Books
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2012	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Education theory View all	International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
The long-term consequences of teacher discretion in grading high stakes tests April 2016	Rebecca Diamond and Petra Persson	Assessment Education research International policy +2 more	National Bureau of Economic Research
The most able students: are they doing as well as they should in our non-selective secondary schools? June 2013	Ofsted	Education theory Social mobility / closing the gap Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education (SMSC) +1 more	Ofsted
Does teaching experience increase teacher effectiveness? A review of the research June 2016	Tara Kini and Anne Podolsky	Schools, teaching and management Teacher CPD Teaching/classroom practice +1 more	Learning Policy Institute
The pupil premium: next steps July 2015	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Education policy Social mobility / closing the gap Social/welfare support +3 more	Sutton Trust and Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)
Synthesis of IES-funded research on mathematics (2002–2013) July 2016	Dr. Nancy C. Jordan and Dr. Bethany Rittle-Johnson	International policy Professional development Science/(STEM) +2 more	Institute of Education Sciences
Evaluation of the impact and implementation of Inspire Maths January 2015	Dr James Hall, Ariel Lindorff and Professor Pam Sammons	Curriculum/subject related International policy Literacy and numeracy +4 more	Oxford University Press
Organising instruction and study to improve student learning: a practice guide September 2007	Dr Harold Pashler	Education research Exam techniques Learning styles and cognitive development +3 more	Institute of Education Sciences
Grammar schools and social mobility September 2016	Jon Andrews, Jo Hutchinson and Rebecca Johnes	Education policy Schools, teaching and management Social mobility / closing the gap +4 more	Education Policy Institute
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
Refocusing assessment March 2017	Dr. Sarah Jenkins	Assessment View all	National Foundation for Educational Research
Strengthening the student toolbox: study strategies to boost learning January 2013	Professor John Dunlosky	Learning styles and cognitive development View all	American Educator
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
Education forward: moving schools into the future October 2017	Professor Guy Claxton et al (edited by David Price, OBE)	Assessment Curriculum/subject related Education theory +6 more	Crux Publishing
Intelligence: all that matters June 2015	Dr Stuart Ritchie	Education theory	Hodder and Stoughton