2.3 Realist and conventionalist approaches
What does a picture or image tell you? This unit is an introduction to analysing and interpreting photographs as social data. Who controls what the image is saying? You will look at how photographs provide visual evidence and how they can illustrate and support our ideas about society.
9.6 Debate 3: politics in the novel
Sunset Song was written in the early 1930s and is still one of the best-known and most-debated Scottish novels. In this unit, we discuss whether Sunset Song succeeds as critique of capitalism and whether it has value as a work of literature separate from its propagandistic ambitions.
9.5 Debate 2: use of language
Sunset Song was written in the early 1930s and is still one of the best-known and most-debated Scottish novels. In this unit, we discuss whether Sunset Song succeeds as critique of capitalism and whether it has value as a work of literature separate from its propagandistic ambitions.
The effect of grammar teaching (sentence combining) in English on 5 to 16 year olds’ accuracy and
The second of two reviews of research evidence using the EPPI review protocol that consider the relationship between grammar teaching and written composition concludes that sentence-combining is one effective way of improving the syntactic maturity of 5 – 16 year olds.
QCA Annual report on curriculum and assessment: Maths 2004/5
This is the QCA 2004/05 annual report for maths. It is a review of findings from a wide field of significant sources including subject associations, Ofsted, the Basic Skills Agency, King’s College London and the Mathematics Education Review Group of the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information Co-ordinating (EPPI) Centre.
The Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools 2004/05: Science in Secondary School
This is a short report which draws on the evidence gathered during school inspections from September 2003 to July 2005. It is the last in a series and reflects upon changes since Ofsted inspections began.
Supporting E-learning Communities in ITT Series: A Partnership Approach to Developing the Use of Tab
This is arguably the best report in this series and could be a model for any future reports.
It is well structured with a sound rationale for the development activities based upon a utilisation of the evidence base.
The role of teachers in the assessment of learning
This is a pamphlet from the Assessment Reform Group that resulted from the Assessment Systems for the Future project funded by the Nuffield Foundation, published in 2003. The assertion is that assessment focused on testing will divert teaching and learning, and ultimately have a negative impact on children and schools. Evidence demonstrates that in England the current testing regime results in a curriculum that is narrowed, pupils at the borders of levels are focused upon at the expense of other
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The Stern Review (2006) The economics of climate change
Commissioned by the Treasury under Gordon Brown, this lengthy independent review critically examines, analyses and presents the scientific and economic evidence for the impact of climate change around the world.
Gender and education: the evidence on pupils in England
Described as a ‘topic paper’, this 2007 document draws together a range of evidence on gender differences of pupils from the Reception Year to the Sixth Form, including current statistics, international performance data, as well as research reports.
What do specialists do in CPD programmes for which there is evidence of positive outcomes for pupils
EPPI-Centre have released a review titled "What do specialists do in CPD programmes for which there is evidence of positive outcomes for pupils and teachers?"
It investigates the role and work of specialists in CPD for which there is evidence of positive outcomes for pupils.
Harnessing knowledge to practice: accessing and using evidence from research
This is a report produced by the Innovation Unit at the Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE). The report considers the barriers which exist between education research and educational practice, along with a description of solutions which are currently offered by various agencies to bring these two closer together. The final part of the report raises a number of issues relating to the future of evidence-based education research, including the possibilities of raising th
1 What is monitoring?
School governors need to be involved in the monitoring and evaluation of secondary schools. But what areas should you be monitoring and how can you ensure that monitoring is effective. This unit will help you assess these matters and also look at the kind of evidence you should be sourcing, and how that evidence should be evaluated.
Societies in Transition: The Neanderthal-Modern Human Transition
Professor Chris Stringer, Research Leader in the Paleontology department at the Natural History Museum, discusses skeletal, DNA and behavioural evidence that sheds light on the transition between neanderthals and modern humans.
6.3 Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge failure
The sudden collapse of Scotland's Tay Bridge in 1879 killed more than 70 rail passengers and shocked the population. An extensive inquiry was carried out, including numerous witnesses, experts and reports. Were the high winds that night to blame, or were poor design or mechanical failure at fault? This unit re-examines some of the original evidence from the Tay Bridge disaster.
6.1 New Tay Bridge
The sudden collapse of Scotland's Tay Bridge in 1879 killed more than 70 rail passengers and shocked the population. An extensive inquiry was carried out, including numerous witnesses, experts and reports. Were the high winds that night to blame, or were poor design or mechanical failure at fault? This unit re-examines some of the original evidence from the Tay Bridge disaster.
5.15 Further investigation is possible
The sudden collapse of Scotland's Tay Bridge in 1879 killed more than 70 rail passengers and shocked the population. An extensive inquiry was carried out, including numerous witnesses, experts and reports. Were the high winds that night to blame, or were poor design or mechanical failure at fault? This unit re-examines some of the original evidence from the Tay Bridge disaster.
5.14 Questions remain and myths persist
The sudden collapse of Scotland's Tay Bridge in 1879 killed more than 70 rail passengers and shocked the population. An extensive inquiry was carried out, including numerous witnesses, experts and reports. Were the high winds that night to blame, or were poor design or mechanical failure at fault? This unit re-examines some of the original evidence from the Tay Bridge disaster.
5.13 Conclusion of the BoT enquiry
The sudden collapse of Scotland's Tay Bridge in 1879 killed more than 70 rail passengers and shocked the population. An extensive inquiry was carried out, including numerous witnesses, experts and reports. Were the high winds that night to blame, or were poor design or mechanical failure at fault? This unit re-examines some of the original evidence from the Tay Bridge disaster.
