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Research Studies Of The Week
I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of […]
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I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature.
You can see all my “Best” lists related to education research here.
Here are some new useful studies (and related resources):
Overcoming the Protestor’s Dilemma: How Teacher Strikes Demobilize Opponents
Results of a time study may help educators get more time out of the school day is from NPR.
42 percent of 12th graders reported alcohol consumption in the last year, down from 75 percent in 1997. Among 10th graders, it fell to 26 percent from 65 percent https://t.co/7i1XzCl7pL
— Rachel Cohen (@rmc031) December 30, 2024
How can schools move beyond good intentions and promote real equity? Some ideas from @SouthWestSMC: https://t.co/EokCWrEhFR. Specifically, schools should:
Redefine success metrics
Prioritise an equity approach
Foster collaboration and engagement
Build capacity and support pic.twitter.com/JXndW3CI6h— Dylan Wiliam (@dylanwiliam) December 31, 2024
We’ve seen lots of research suggesting that #interleaving topics helps students learn.
This (quite technical) meta-analysis suggests: it helps with some subjects, but not all of them. Expository texts, in particular, don’t benefit from interleaving.https://t.co/ytFsGd1D8z pic.twitter.com/4ssCiNVspI
— Learning & the Brain (@learningandtheb) January 4, 2025
Great summary in the @nberpubs Digest of @ElizabethSetren‘s impressive work evaluating the long-run effects of the METCO voluntary desegregation program which buses students in Boston to public schools in surrounding suburbs. Wow ⬇️https://t.co/n6qlf66vNq pic.twitter.com/lfnA7OzH8q
— Matthew A. Kraft (@MatthewAKraft) January 2, 2025
Teacher-Delivered Behavioral Interventions in Grades K-5 is from The What Works Clearinghouse.
