What are tests and questioning good for?
Jonathan Firth
The 'testing effect', widely referred to now as 'retrieval practice', is a well-known psychological ph...
Nothing polarises a staffroom discussion more than technology. The moment interactive whiteboards, virtual learning environments or mobile devices are brought...
For four years I have taught in a wide variety of schools and I have always been confused about how we use the word 'validity'. I knew the word had something to...
'Imagine what a difference it would make if children knew what they were good at and what they had to do to improve.' With these stirring words, our trainer ext...
Feedback seems extremely powerful. It is 'among the most common features of successful teaching and learning' with an average effect size of 0.79, 'twice th...
The issue that teachers face
Questions are an integral part of classroom life and essential to every teacher’s pedagogical repertoire. They are also one of the...
The EEF looks at how better evidence could help to reduce teacher workload.
The Education Endowment Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to breaking ...
In exploring what constitutes effective teaching and learning in classrooms and schools, this article centres around the important role of evaluation in evidenc...
An international spotlight is now shining on evidence-informed practice. In a fast-changing world, where diverse groups of pupils need to be prepared for their ...
This paper explores how a Federation of three small infant schools attempted to become self-improving through becoming evidence informed, and in collaboration w...
The late, great Ted Wragg once calculated that a teacher typically makes upwards of a thousand 'on-the-spot, evaluative decisions' on any given day (MacBeath, 2...
Jude Hunton considers research on learning for examinations and the kinds of effective strategies that can be gleaned from research on testing and memory.
Te...
How often do you question your actions or methods as a professional? ‘We have always done it this way’ is often noted as one of the most dangerous phrases in ...
Dominic Shibli discusses Kirschner and van Merriënboer's paper debunking three popular 'myths' in educational research.
I have been teaching for 20 years but...
Stephen Lockyer delves into the world of cognitive science to explore what is known about strategies for improving memory retention.
I was disappointed as a ...
