http://www.huntingtonlearninghub.com/homework-the-whole-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth/
Category: Research
Literacy report from the EEF
This report has some recommendations that brings a new perspective to literacy development. Very interesting for teachers of all subjects.
Click to access KS2_Literacy_Guidance_2017.pdf
And a blog by Alex Quigley on the implications of this report
EEF promising projects that will be continued
Here are a list of projects from the EEF that look like they may be effective and warrant further work
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/our-work/projects/promising/
ResearchEd York
Well worth looking at for some great value CPD
https://researched.org.uk/event/researched-york-2017/
Science experiments at home
How about getting some students to try experimenting at home. Could learn a lot – but then on the other hand……
http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/homeexpts/homeexpts.html
Interleaving
Interleaving is something many practitioners are looking to help students retain more knowledge to help them with the new GCSEs. Here is a blog looking at it.
Spacing, Interleaving, the Testing Effect and Distributed Practice (the Diet Coke version)
What Is Not Working in Education (and What We Can Do About It)
A great article here about where education goes from here. The image is relevant!!!!
What Is Not Working in Education (and What We Can Do About It)
Enagaging students at the start of the lesson
Here are some ideas from the Guardian on how to start lessons in an engaging way.
Effectiveness of homework
Here is a summary of the evidence from the EEF on the effectiveness of homework. It also contains some suggestions on how to improve it.
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/resources/teaching-learning-toolkit/homework-secondary
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