Research
The latest from the world of education research including pedagogical studies, national school survey data and classroom case studies
Thursday
24th Mar 2022
Why teachers should harness the power of multiple-choice questions
Professor Elizabeth Bjork says competitive true-false questions can also help introduce the necessary level of ‘desirable difficulty’ to testing to help boost student recall
Is the diagnosis system undermining SEND support?
Within our existing diagnostic system, neurodivergent young people aren’t always getting the support they need in school, says researcher Sue Fletcher-Watson, but the neurodiversity paradigm could be about to change that
Friday
4th Mar 2022
Why metacognition matters in the early years
Play helps young children to develop crucial self-regulation skills – but some will need extra support to get there, says Julian Grenier
Is a knowledge-rich curriculum really key to pupil outcomes?
Knowledge underpins the English approach to education, and the government believes it to be central to its levelling-up agenda. But do we actually know what a knowledge-rich curriculum is, and if it ‘works’? John Morgan investigates