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Twenty-five years on – from cultural studies to intercultural citizenship (2014)
Journal Article
Byram, M. (2014). Twenty-five years on – from cultural studies to intercultural citizenship. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 27(3), 209-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2014.974329

At the editor's invitation this article was written as an analysis of the development of the intercultural dimension of foreign language teaching over the last 25 years. It is in part a personal reflection based on an article written for this journal... Read More about Twenty-five years on – from cultural studies to intercultural citizenship.

The end of dyslexia? (2014)
Journal Article
Elliott, J., & Grigorenko, E. (2014). The end of dyslexia?. Psychologist (Leicester), 27(8), 576-580

An Evaluation of the ‘Switch-on Reading’ Literacy Catch-up Programme (2014)
Journal Article
Gorard, S., Siddiqui, N., & See, B. (2015). An Evaluation of the ‘Switch-on Reading’ Literacy Catch-up Programme. British Educational Research Journal, 41(4), 596-612. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3157

This paper is based on one of the first completed studies funded by the Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF). EEF was set up in response to repeated demands for clearer evidence on school improvement. The paper presents the results of an intensive... Read More about An Evaluation of the ‘Switch-on Reading’ Literacy Catch-up Programme.

The progress of pupils in their first school year across classes and educational systems (2014)
Journal Article
Tymms, P., Merrell, C., & Wildy, H. (2015). The progress of pupils in their first school year across classes and educational systems. British Educational Research Journal, 41(3), 365-380. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3156

Educational effectiveness research has identified school membership as being and important factor in relation to academic progress but it has also pointed to the importance of teachers. Additionally, districts have been shown to be of minor importanc... Read More about The progress of pupils in their first school year across classes and educational systems.

Formative assessment and feedback to learners (2014)
Book Chapter
Higgins, S. (2014). Formative assessment and feedback to learners. In R. Slavin (Ed.), Proven programs in education : classroom management and assessment (11-15). Corwin Press

Should we ‘hug a hoodie’? Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions with young people not in employment, education or training (so-called NEETs) (2014)
Journal Article
Oliver, E., Mawn, L., Stain, H., Bambra, C., Torgerson, C., Oliver, A., & Bridle, C. (2014). Should we ‘hug a hoodie’? Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions with young people not in employment, education or training (so-called NEETs). Systematic Reviews, 3, https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-73

Background: Whilst the majority of young people succeed in education and make a positive transition to the world of work and adult life, recent statistics identify that youth comprise 40% of the world's unemployed, equating to nearly 75 million indiv... Read More about Should we ‘hug a hoodie’? Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions with young people not in employment, education or training (so-called NEETs).

Is a summer school programme a promising intervention in preparation for transition from primary to secondary school? (2014)
Journal Article
Siddiqui, N., Gorard, S., & See, B. (2014). Is a summer school programme a promising intervention in preparation for transition from primary to secondary school?. International Education Studies, 7(7), 125-135. https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v7n7p125

In England, some children have not reached what are considered to be expected levels in literacy and maths by the time they move from primary to secondary school. This is more likely for children living in disadvantaged areas. One proposal to address... Read More about Is a summer school programme a promising intervention in preparation for transition from primary to secondary school?.

The effectiveness of online instructional videos in the acquisition and demonstration of cognitive, affective and psychomotor rehabilitation skills (2014)
Journal Article
Cooper, D., & Higgins, S. (2015). The effectiveness of online instructional videos in the acquisition and demonstration of cognitive, affective and psychomotor rehabilitation skills. British Journal of Educational Technology, 46(4), 768-779. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12166

The use of instructional videos to teach clinical skills is an ever growing area of e-learning based upon observational learning that is cited as one of the most basic yet powerful learning strategies. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the... Read More about The effectiveness of online instructional videos in the acquisition and demonstration of cognitive, affective and psychomotor rehabilitation skills.

Serial killers, spiders and cybersex : social and survival information bias in the transmission of urban legends (2014)
Journal Article
Stubbersfield, J., Tehrani, J., & Flynn, E. (2015). Serial killers, spiders and cybersex : social and survival information bias in the transmission of urban legends. British Journal of Psychology, 106(2), 288-307. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12073

This study uses urban legends to examine the effects of the social information bias and survival information bias on cultural transmission across three phases of transmission: the choose-to-receive phase, the encode-and-retrieve phase, and the choose... Read More about Serial killers, spiders and cybersex : social and survival information bias in the transmission of urban legends.

Potential-based achievement goals (2014)
Journal Article
Elliot, A., Murayama, K., Kobeisy, A., & Lichtenfeld, S. (2015). Potential-based achievement goals. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 85(2), 192-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12051

Background Self-based achievement goals use one's own intrapersonal trajectory as a standard of evaluation, and this intrapersonal trajectory may be grounded in one's past (past-based goals) or one's future potential (potential-based goals). Potentia... Read More about Potential-based achievement goals.

School Leadership for Equity: Lessons from the Literature (2014)
Journal Article
Ward, S., Bagley, C., Lumby, J., Woods, P., Hamilton, T., & Roberts, A. (2015). School Leadership for Equity: Lessons from the Literature. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 19(4), 333-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2014.930520

Responding to Thrupp's [2003. “The School Leadership Literature in Managerialist Times: Exploring the Problem of Textual Apologism.” School Leadership & Management: Formerly School Organisation 23 (2): 169] call for writers on school leadership to of... Read More about School Leadership for Equity: Lessons from the Literature.

Performance Indicators in Primary Schools: A comparison of performance on entry to school and the progress made in the first year in England and four other jurisdictions: Research report (2014)
Report
Tymms, P., Merrell, C., Hawker, D., & Nicholson, F. (2014). Performance Indicators in Primary Schools: A comparison of performance on entry to school and the progress made in the first year in England and four other jurisdictions: Research report. [No known commissioning body]

This report looks at the cognitive and non-cognitive development of children starting school and their progress to the end of their first academic year.

Using Rational Action Theory and Bourdieu's Habitus theory together to account for Educational Decision-making in England and Germany (2014)
Journal Article
Glaesser, J., & Cooper, B. (2014). Using Rational Action Theory and Bourdieu's Habitus theory together to account for Educational Decision-making in England and Germany. Sociology, 48(3), 463-481. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038513490352

Both Rational Action Theory (RAT) and Bourdieu’s habitus theory are employed to explain educational decision-making. RAT assumes that decision-making involves cost-benefit analysis, while habitus theory sees educational pathways as shaped by disposit... Read More about Using Rational Action Theory and Bourdieu's Habitus theory together to account for Educational Decision-making in England and Germany.

Improving Literacy in the Transition Period: A Review of the Existing Evidence on What Works (2014)
Journal Article
See, B., & Gorard, S. (2014). Improving Literacy in the Transition Period: A Review of the Existing Evidence on What Works. British journal of education, society & behavioural science, 4(6), 739-754. https://doi.org/10.9734/bjesbs/2014/8417

Background: The transition from primary to secondary schools in England is marked by a concern over potential learning loss, and the realisation that a small number of students have not reached an expected or threshold level of literacy. The latter c... Read More about Improving Literacy in the Transition Period: A Review of the Existing Evidence on What Works.

Introducing the mean absolute deviation 'effect' size (2014)
Journal Article
Gorard, S. (2015). Introducing the mean absolute deviation 'effect' size. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 38(2), 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727x.2014.920810

This paper revisits the use of effect sizes in the analysis of experimental and similar results, and reminds readers of the relative advantages of the mean absolute deviation as a measure of variation, as opposed to the more complex standard deviatio... Read More about Introducing the mean absolute deviation 'effect' size.