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Some student teachers' conceptions of creativity in school science (2009)
Journal Article
Newton, D., & Newton, L. (2009). Some student teachers' conceptions of creativity in school science. Research in Science and Technological Education, 27(1), 45-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/02635140802658842

Creativity is generally considered to be something to encourage in young children. It is, however, popularly associated more with the arts than with the sciences. This study used phenomenographic analysis to identify some primary school student teach... Read More about Some student teachers' conceptions of creativity in school science.

Can the past inform the future of science in primary schools? (2009)
Journal Article
Bolden, D., Tymms, P., & Merrell, C. (2009). Can the past inform the future of science in primary schools?. Education in science, 232, 10-11

This article reports the main findings from a Review commissioned by the Wellcome Trust into science in primary schools. On the basis of those findings, it is argued that the current approach to primary science and the drive to raise standards in lit... Read More about Can the past inform the future of science in primary schools?.

The array representation and primary children's understanding and reasoning in multiplication (2009)
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Barmby, P., Harries, T., Higgins, S., & Suggate, J. (2009). The array representation and primary children's understanding and reasoning in multiplication. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 70(3), 217-241. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-008-9145-1

We examine whether the array representation can support children’s understanding and reasoning in multiplication. To begin, we define what we mean by understanding and reasoning. We adopt a ‘representational-reasoning’ model of understanding, where u... Read More about The array representation and primary children's understanding and reasoning in multiplication.

Choosing in schools: locating the benefits of specialisation (2009)
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Davies, P., Davies, N., Hutton, D., Adnett, N., & Coe, R. (2009). Choosing in schools: locating the benefits of specialisation. Oxford Review of Education, 35(2), 147-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054980802643298

Recent policy in England has suggested that educational outcomes will be raised if schools specialise in particular subjects. In contrast, calls for the reform of 16-19 education have suggested that these outcomes will be improved if students become... Read More about Choosing in schools: locating the benefits of specialisation.

The cognitive and behavioural characteristics of children with low working memory (2009)
Journal Article
Alloway, T., Gathercole, S., Kirkwood, H., & Elliott, J. (2009). The cognitive and behavioural characteristics of children with low working memory. Child Development, 80(2), 606-621. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01282.x

This study explored the cognitive and behavioral profiles of children with working memory impairments. In an initial screening of 3,189 five- to eleven-year-olds, 308 were identified as having very low working memory scores. Cognitive skills (IQ, voc... Read More about The cognitive and behavioural characteristics of children with low working memory.

The first seven years at school. (2009)
Journal Article
Tymms, P., Jones, P., Albone, S., & Henderson, B. (2009). The first seven years at school. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 21(1), 67-80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11092-008-9066-7

This paper assesses the cumulative long-term impact of successive years of high quality provision in schools. This was achieved by looking at the consequences, up to the age of 11 (Year 6), of attending a school where there was high or low value-adde... Read More about The first seven years at school..

Neocolonialism in education: Cooperative learning, Western pedagogy in an Asian Context (2009)
Journal Article
Nguyen, M., Elliott, J., Terlouw, C., & Pilot, A. (2009). Neocolonialism in education: Cooperative learning, Western pedagogy in an Asian Context. Comparative Education, 45(1), 109-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050060802661428

This article is concerned with the influence of western educational approaches in non-western countries and societies. This influence is frequently referred to as educational neocolonialism in the sense that western paradigms tend to shape and influe... Read More about Neocolonialism in education: Cooperative learning, Western pedagogy in an Asian Context.