Fostering ability (1996/97)
This TTA funded project carried out in 1996 considered the assessment of ability undertaken by subject teachers of year seven pupils in a multicultural urban school with about 90 per cent of intake speaking English as a second language, compared to assessments of the same children undertaken in their primary schools.
(R&DA 16) Supporting Pupils' Learning: Developing the role and effectiveness of teacher support staf
A one year of a fully on-line degree programme for teaching and learning assistants in schools has effects on support staff’s roles and the quality of pupils' learning. Supported by a TDA Research and Development Award
How mentoring can raise standards of achievement
This research looked into ways to increase the level of achievement among Year 7 and Year 12 pupils in a girls’ comprehensive school through regular mentoring interviews between pupils and teachers.
National Strategy - Preparing teachers new to Year 9 core subjects and ICT
This pack is designed to support teachers who are new to teaching Year 9 pupils in the core subjects and ICT, including GTP trainees. It focuses on how teachers can plan for effective teaching, enhance learning, promote engagement and raise pupil achievement in Year 9.
National Strategies Evaluations 2005
The Office for Standards in Education published two reports on 14 December 2005: "The Secondary National Strategy: an evaluation of the fifth year", and "Primary National Strategy: an evaluation of its impact in primary schools 2004/05". They found that the Strategies are having a positive impact in schools, although “more needs to be done if real gains are to be made in raising standards further”.
Evaluation of the Full Service Extended Schools Project: End of First Year Report
This report, published September 2005, presents the findings, based on twenty two projects, of the evaluation of the first year (2003-4) of the full service extended schools (FSES) initiative.
KS3 Modern Foreign Languages - ICT and MFL
The purpose of this programme is to demonstrate how ICT can be used to enhance MFL teaching and learning. The main focus is on a Year 7 lesson, where pupils are engaged in a range of activities in what is described as a “state of the art language laboratory”. This is interspersed with comment from the Language Teacher Adviser (ICT) from CILT
KS3 Modern Foreign Languages - Why Learn a Language?
This Teachers TV programme explores one way of motivating pupils to choose to study MFL at Key Stage 4. Within the programme, a team from Aston University’s Languages for Life project is filmed leading a workshop with a Year 9 class.
The Identity and Learning Programme (ILP)
The Identity and Learning Programme (ILP) is a continuation of a twelve year study of the social influences on learning on two cohorts of children as they progressed through compulsory schooling in a city in southern England.
The effects of an integrated, activity-based science curriculum on student achievement, science proc
This is a DfES digest from the Research Informed Practice Site (TRIPS) of a study, carried out in the United States which compared the science achievement, skills and attitudes of a large group of Year 7 students who were taught an integrated, activity-based (IS) curriculum with those of a control group taught in a traditional manner.
Effective early literacy teaching in the first years of school
This is a GTC 'Research of the Month' summary of three studies of what might constitute effective literacy teaching in the first years of school. In addition it includes six case studies from the UK and suggestions for reading. The case studies are set chiefly in Year 5 or Year 6 classes.
Changing students' scientific misconceptions
This DfES TRIPS digest focuses on the misconceptions of osmosis and diffusion held by two groups of fifteen-year-old students.
The effects of co-operative learning on junior high school students during small group learning
This is a DfES (TRIPS) digest of an article about an Australian study of fourteen year old students working in groups on problem-solving activities in mathematics. Students worked in either structured groups where they were taught how to communicate and co-operate or unstructured groups without such instruction. It suggests that the benefits of teaching such skills apply to both learning and the development of social skills.
An employment-based route into teaching 2004/05
This is a report compiled by the office for standards in education (Ofsted) into employment-based routes into teaching for 2004/05. It is an overview, from an Ofsted perspective, of the second year of inspections of the designated recommending bodies (DRBs) for the graduate teacher programme (GTP).
Raising Boys’ Achievement
This is the report of a four-year project (2000-2004), undertaken at the University of Cambridge, focussing on the gender gap in achievement.
Individual education plans Visual impairment
Individual education plans Visual impairment Please could you tell me where I could find more detailed research on IEP plans and how they help maximise learning? I have undertaken an investigation on a visually impaired year 9 pupil. the IEP Plan is great in theory but the pupil I am following does not accept the disability and wants independence so will not use any added help. I have noticed her peers are essential in her learning, more so than the plan itself. Please could you tell me whereÂ
Behaviour Urban schools
Behaviour Urban schools I am writing an essay about urban schools and troublesome behaviour for a third year teacher training degree. have located some info by Ruth Lupton, but could use some journal articles please, especially British research, so far I have mostly found American research.
Science Mixed ability
Science Mixed ability I am currently in my third year of a teacher training degree. I am currently writing a justification for a scheme of work I have designed for Primary Science. I have stated that I will teach children in mixed ability groups. However, I have been able to find little research on the benefits of mixed ability grouping. I would be grateful if you could suggest some research on mixed ability grouping in science, or in general within the primary school, Thank you
Information technology Cross-curricular
Information technology Cross-curricular I am currently in my PGCE year and am writting an essay on ICT, and if it should be a discreet subject or a cross-curricular tool. I have not been able to find much reliable information supporting cross-curricular links and wondered if you knew any?
Geography settlements
Geography settlements I am writing my first assignment on producing an integrated plan for the effective teaching of settlements (key stage 3 year 7). I want to focus on teaching and learning objectives, strategies for meeting the needs of individual pupils, assessment and cross-curricular teaching of numercy and literacy. Do you have any links to papers which might help me with this assignment?
