All Outputs (8)

The long-term impact of effective teaching (2017)
Journal Article
Tymms, P., Merrell, C., & Bailey, K. (2018). The long-term impact of effective teaching. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 29(2), 242-261. https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2017.1404478

This paper investigates the impact of effective schooling in the 1st year of elementary school on later academic outcomes and equal educational opportunity. A large longitudinal dataset from England was used to estimate the importance of the 1st year... Read More about The long-term impact of effective teaching.

The unintended consequences of school inspection: the prevalence of inspection side-effects in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland (2017)
Journal Article
Jones, K. L., Tymms, P., Kemethofer, D., O’Hara, J., McNamara, G., Huber, S., Myrberg, E., Skedsmo, G., & Greger, D. (2017). The unintended consequences of school inspection: the prevalence of inspection side-effects in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. Oxford Review of Education, 43(6), 805-822. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2017.1352499

It has been widely documented that accountability systems, including school inspections, bring with them unintended side effects. These unintended effects are often negative and have the potential to undo the intended positive effects. However the em... Read More about The unintended consequences of school inspection: the prevalence of inspection side-effects in Austria, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.

PISA trends, social changes, and education reforms (2017)
Journal Article
Aloisi, C., & Tymms, P. (2017). PISA trends, social changes, and education reforms. Educational Research and Evaluation, 23(5-6), 180-220. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2017.1455290

The stability of educational test results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) over 15 years was examined, and the influence of demographics and social capital was assessed, as was the impact of educational reforms. The test... Read More about PISA trends, social changes, and education reforms.

The First Year at School in the Western Cape: Growth, Development and Progress (2017)
Report
Tymms, P., Howie, S., Merrell, C., Combrick, C., & Copping, L. (2017). The First Year at School in the Western Cape: Growth, Development and Progress. [No known commissioning body]

小学校における困難児への対応 教師への指導指針第2版 (2017)
Book
Konkawa, A., Ebine, H., & Sugita, K. (2017). 小学校における困難児への対応 教師への指導指針第2版

The contribution of schooling to learning gains of pupils in Years 1 to 6 (2017)
Journal Article
Luyten, H., Merrell, C., & Tymms, P. (2017). The contribution of schooling to learning gains of pupils in Years 1 to 6. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 28(3), 374-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2017.1297312

By means of a regression-discontinuity approach with multiple cut-off points, the effects of age and schooling on learning gains in English primary schools are estimated. The analyses relate to over 3,500 pupils in 20, predominantly independently fun... Read More about The contribution of schooling to learning gains of pupils in Years 1 to 6.

Mapping and Predicting Literacy and Reasoning Skills from Early to Later Primary School (2017)
Journal Article
Demetriou, A., Merrell, C., & Tymms, P. (2017). Mapping and Predicting Literacy and Reasoning Skills from Early to Later Primary School. Learning and Individual Differences, 54, 217-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2017.01.023

This study explored the relations between early indicators of literacy, numeracy and reasoning with later school performance in these abilities. In pursuit of this aim, appropriate tests were administered to 1073 children at the start of school in En... Read More about Mapping and Predicting Literacy and Reasoning Skills from Early to Later Primary School.

Judging Research Papers for Research Excellence (2017)
Journal Article
Tymms, P., & Higgins, S. (2018). Judging Research Papers for Research Excellence. Studies in Higher Education, 43(9), 1548-1560. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2016.1266609

The UK’s Research Excellence Framework of 2014 was an expensive high stakes evaluation which had a range of impacts on higher education institutions across the country. One component was an assessment of the quality of research outputs where a major... Read More about Judging Research Papers for Research Excellence.