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Understanding and Enriching Problem-Solving in Primary Mathematics Classrooms. (2014)
Book
Barmby, P., Bolden, D., & Thompson, L. (2014). Understanding and Enriching Problem-Solving in Primary Mathematics Classrooms. Critical Publishing

This up to date book is essential reading for all those teaching or training to teach primary mathematics. Problem solving is a key aspect of teaching and learning mathematics, but also an area where teachers and pupils often struggle. Set within the... Read More about Understanding and Enriching Problem-Solving in Primary Mathematics Classrooms..

Language and cultural capital in school experience of Polish children in Scotland (2014)
Journal Article
Moskal, M. (2016). Language and cultural capital in school experience of Polish children in Scotland. Race Ethnicity and Education, 19(1), 141-160. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2014.911167

This article addresses the complex relationship between migration and education in the context of recent intra-European labour mobility. It considers how this mobility impacts the education and life chances of migrant students attending schools in Sc... Read More about Language and cultural capital in school experience of Polish children in Scotland.

The admissions criteria of secondary Free Schools (2014)
Journal Article
Morris, R. (2014). The admissions criteria of secondary Free Schools. Oxford Review of Education, 40(3), 389-409. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2014.921614

This paper presents the results of an analysis of the admissions criteria used by the first two waves of secondary Free Schools in England. The type of criteria and their ranked order is explored and their potential impact on the school composition i... Read More about The admissions criteria of secondary Free Schools.

Public information use in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and children (Homo sapiens) (2014)
Journal Article
Vale, G., Flynn, E., Lambeth, S., Schapiro, S., & Kendal, R. (2014). Public information use in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and children (Homo sapiens). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 128(2), 215-223. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034420

The discernment of resource quality is pertinent to many daily decisions faced by animals. Public information is a critical information source that promotes quality assessments, attained by monitoring others’ performance. Here we provide the first ev... Read More about Public information use in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and children (Homo sapiens).

Science teachers’ content knowledge. (2014)
Book Chapter
Kind, V. (2014). Science teachers’ content knowledge. In H. Venkat, M. Rollnick, J. Loughran, & M. Askew (Eds.), Exploring Mathematics and Science teachers’ Knowledge: Windows into teacher thinking (15-28). Routledge

Capturing change: a review of the implementation of Restorative Approaches and its outcomes within a local authority in North East England (2014)
Journal Article
Kokotsaki, D., White, C., & Hopkins, B. (2014). Capturing change: a review of the implementation of Restorative Approaches and its outcomes within a local authority in North East England. Online educational research journal, 5(5), Article 151

In 2007-08 Durham County Council successfully secured funding from the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) to support the implementation of Restorative Approaches in two secondary schools over a three year period. The long term overarching aims of the Rest... Read More about Capturing change: a review of the implementation of Restorative Approaches and its outcomes within a local authority in North East England.

A taster of the LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) method (LSP) for higher education (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nerantzi, C., & McCusker, S. (2014). A taster of the LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) method (LSP) for higher education.

This short paper is an introduction to the LEGO® Serious Play® method, the underpinning theories, the process and practical applications. The authors, using two distinct case studies, demonstrate how LSP can be used in higher education for different... Read More about A taster of the LEGO(R) Serious Play(R) method (LSP) for higher education.

Ofsted's role in promoting school improvement: The mechanisms of the school inspection system in England (2014)
Journal Article
Jones, K., & Tymms, P. (2014). Ofsted's role in promoting school improvement: The mechanisms of the school inspection system in England. Oxford Review of Education, 40(3), 315-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2014.911726

Most countries across Europe now have their own Inspectorate as part of a school improvement and accountability system. However there has been little research on the impact of school inspections or on the aspects of school inspections that maximise t... Read More about Ofsted's role in promoting school improvement: The mechanisms of the school inspection system in England.

Learning architectures and communities of practice in higher education. (2014)
Book Chapter
Tummons, J. (2014). Learning architectures and communities of practice in higher education. In J. Huisman, & M. Tight (Eds.), Theory and Method in Higher Education Research II (121-139). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s1479-3628%282014%290000010012

There is considerable variety in the use and citation of Wenger’s framework of communities of practice in educational research. In some cases, citations and references to Wenger’s work are superficial and lack meaningful theoretical application. In o... Read More about Learning architectures and communities of practice in higher education..

Confidence intervals, missing data and imputation: a salutary illustration (2014)
Journal Article
Gorard, S. (2014). Confidence intervals, missing data and imputation: a salutary illustration. International journal of research in education methodology, 5(3), 693-698

This paper confirms that confidence intervals are not a generally useful measure or estimate of anything in practice. CIs are recursive in definition and reversed in logic, meaning that they are widely misunderstood. Perhaps most importantly, they sh... Read More about Confidence intervals, missing data and imputation: a salutary illustration.

Exploring the diverse motivations of transnational higher education in China: complexities and contradictions (2014)
Journal Article
Hou, J., Montgomery, C., & McDowell, L. (2014). Exploring the diverse motivations of transnational higher education in China: complexities and contradictions. Journal of Education for Teaching, 40(3), 300-318. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2014.903028

This article analyses the current situation of transnational higher education (TNE) in China by conducting a comprehensive documentary analysis. It first situates the phenomenon in global transnational mobility in higher education and then explores t... Read More about Exploring the diverse motivations of transnational higher education in China: complexities and contradictions.

Different Methods, Different Results: Examining the implications of Methodological Divergence and Implicit Processes for Achievement Goal Research (2014)
Journal Article
da Costa, L., & Remedios, R. (2014). Different Methods, Different Results: Examining the implications of Methodological Divergence and Implicit Processes for Achievement Goal Research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 8(2), 162-179. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689813495977

Achievement goal theory is one of the most popular theories of achievement motivation. Techniques researchers have used to assess goals include standardized questionnaires and interviews. One curious finding is that participants whose self-report que... Read More about Different Methods, Different Results: Examining the implications of Methodological Divergence and Implicit Processes for Achievement Goal Research.

The role of early learning experience in shaping teacher cognition and technology use (2014)
Book Chapter
Attia, M. (2014). The role of early learning experience in shaping teacher cognition and technology use. In P. Breen (Ed.), Cases on teacher identity, diversity and cognition in higher education (1-21). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5990-2.ch001

This chapter explores the role of teachers' early learning experiences in shaping their pedagogical beliefs and practice specifically in relation to technology use. Following a case study approach, the accounts of three in-service Arabic language tea... Read More about The role of early learning experience in shaping teacher cognition and technology use.

Students' preferences in undergraduate mathematics assessment (2014)
Journal Article
Iannone, P., & Simpson, A. (2015). Students' preferences in undergraduate mathematics assessment. Studies in Higher Education, 40(6), 1046-1067. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2013.858683

Existing research into students' preferences for assessment methods has been developed from a restricted sample: in particular, the voice of students in the ‘hard-pure sciences’ has rarely been heard. We conducted a mixed method study to explore math... Read More about Students' preferences in undergraduate mathematics assessment.

The textual representation of professionalism: problematising professional standards for teachers in the UK lifelong learning sector (2014)
Journal Article
Tummons, J. (2014). The textual representation of professionalism: problematising professional standards for teachers in the UK lifelong learning sector. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 19(1), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2014.872918

The problematisation of the professional standards for teachers in the UK lifelong learning sector tends to focus on the discourses that the standards embody: discourses that are posited as being based on a restricted or technicist model of professio... Read More about The textual representation of professionalism: problematising professional standards for teachers in the UK lifelong learning sector.