Equitable, evidence-based math lets students tackle each aspect of the subject in the way it makes the most sense to them rather than forcing one definitive method on an entire class, write Tori Trajanovski and Cristina De Simone, education doctoral candidates at York University in Canada. They explain why cultural, experiential and peer input can…
From spooky read-alouds for Halloween to a spring Battle of the Books, middle schools can use these strategies to get all students excited about literacy.
What leadership styles were important for principals as they navigated the challenges associated with COVID-19? How can school leaders partner with community to bring sustained change? In this edition of Researching education: 5 further readings, we share 5 readings on the topic of leadership, which address these questions.
School pupils who regard their teachers as discriminatory are likely to be behind in reading and maths, research has found. The conclusion comes after a study led by Dr Gulseli Baysu of Queen’s University Belfast which has been described as the first large-scale, multi-country research of its kind.
To improve literacy rates in the U.S., reading expert Timothy Shanahan says we need to stop looking for silver bullets and instead invest in teaching a much broader range of skills.
To what extent has the learning progress of school-aged children slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic? A growing number of studies address this question, but findings vary depending on context. Here we conduct a pre-registered systematic review, quality appraisal and meta-analysis of 42 studies across 15 countries to assess the magnitude of learning deficits during…
Skolelever världen över har förlorat ett tredjedels skolår i inlärning under coronapandemin. Men i Sverige, där grundskolan inte stängde, presterar eleverna lika bra som under normala omständigheter.
I den här studien undersöks huruvida en eller två riskfaktorer för psykosomatiska besvär, när eleven är utsatt för mobbing och eller har en funktionsnedsättning, ökar risken för psykisk ohälsa. Studien visar att ha två samtidiga riskfaktorer ökar risken för psykisk ohälsa.
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