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Innovation and change within education (2023)
Book Chapter
Tymms, P., & Bolden, D. (2023). Innovation and change within education. In D. D. Preiss, M. Singer, & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), Creativity, Innovation, and Change Across Cultures. (1). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28206-5

‘The only constant in life is change’ (Heraclitus) and so it is with education. Children change due to maturation, culture, home and teaching. In addition, the education systems within which children find themselves also change; the systems evolve an... Read More about Innovation and change within education.

A Reflection on Three Decades of Development (2023)
Book Chapter
Tymms, P. (2023). A Reflection on Three Decades of Development. In P. Tymms, T. Bartholo, S. Howie, E. Kardanova, M. Campelo Koslinski, & H. Wildy (Eds.), The First Year at School: An International Perspective (3-24). (1). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28589-9_1

This chapter recounts the history and development of the project on which the book is based. In 1992, the acronym PIPS (Performance Indicators in Primary Schools) was created, leading to the development of a research project. PIPS expanded over the y... Read More about A Reflection on Three Decades of Development.

The economic benefits of effective reception classes (2023)
Report
Little, A., Hodge, L., & Tymms, P. (2023). The economic benefits of effective reception classes. Department for Education

Report looking at the association between progress in maths and English during the reception year, and earnings in later life.

Learning Loss and Learning Inequality During the Covid-19 Pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Bartholo, T., Koslinski, M., Tymms, P., & de Castro, D. (2023). Learning Loss and Learning Inequality During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Ensaio (Rio de Janeiro. Online), 31(119), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-40362022003003776

This paper evaluates the effects of school closure during the Covid-19 pandemic on learning loss and learning inequalities in Rio de Janeiro. It presents longitudinal data for 671 children (5/6 years old) enrolled in the second year of preschool (com... Read More about Learning Loss and Learning Inequality During the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Questionnaires. (2021)
Book Chapter
Tymms, P. (2021). Questionnaires. In R. Coe, M. Waring, L. Hedges, & L. Ashley (Eds.), Research Methods and Methodologies in Education (231 - 240). (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications

Cognitive development and non-aerobic physical fitness in preschoolers: a longitudinal study (2021)
Journal Article
Kreuger de Aguiar, D., Tymms, P. B., Campelo Koslinski, M., Gil Soares de Araújo, C., & Lisboa Bartholo, T. (2021). Cognitive development and non-aerobic physical fitness in preschoolers: a longitudinal study. Lecturas educación física y deportes (Buenos Aires), 26(281), 21-42. https://doi.org/10.46642/efd.v26i281.2860

Introduction: Early childhood is the most critical period of healthy motor and cognitive development in human life and increased physical activity may provide health benefits across childhood and adolescence. Objective: The aim of this study was to q... Read More about Cognitive development and non-aerobic physical fitness in preschoolers: a longitudinal study.

Agent-based Simulation of the Classroom Environment to Gauge the Effect of Inattentive or Disruptive Students (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alharbi, K., Cristea, A. I., Shi, L., Tymms, P., & Brown, C. (2021, June). Agent-based Simulation of the Classroom Environment to Gauge the Effect of Inattentive or Disruptive Students. Presented at Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Athens, Greece / Virtual

The classroom environment is a major contributor to the learning process in schools. Young students are affected by different details in their academic progress, be it their own characteristics, their teacher’s or their peers’. The combination of the... Read More about Agent-based Simulation of the Classroom Environment to Gauge the Effect of Inattentive or Disruptive Students.

Agent-based Classroom Environment Simulation: the Effect of Disruptive Schoolchildren’s Behaviour versus Teacher Control over Neighbours (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alharbi, K., Cristea, A. I., Shi, L., Tymms, P., & Brown, C. (2021, June). Agent-based Classroom Environment Simulation: the Effect of Disruptive Schoolchildren’s Behaviour versus Teacher Control over Neighbours. Presented at Artificial Intelligence in Education, Utrecht

Schoolchildren's academic progress is known to be affected by the classroom environment. It is important for teachers and administrators to under-stand their pupils' status and how various factors in the classroom may affect them, as it can help them... Read More about Agent-based Classroom Environment Simulation: the Effect of Disruptive Schoolchildren’s Behaviour versus Teacher Control over Neighbours.

Questionnaires (2021)
Book Chapter
Tymms, P. (in press). Questionnaires. In R. Coe, M. Waring, L. V. Hedges, & J. Arthur (Eds.), Research Methods and Methodologies in Education (277-288). (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications

Absolute effects of schooling as a reference for the interpretation of educational intervention effects (2020)
Journal Article
Luyten, J., Merrell, C., & Tymms, P. (2020). Absolute effects of schooling as a reference for the interpretation of educational intervention effects. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 67, Article 100939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2020.100939

Knowledge of the absolute effects of schooling provides a useful reference for the interpretation of the effectiveness of educational interventions. We use discontinuities in test scores between the oldest pupils in one birth cohort and the youngest... Read More about Absolute effects of schooling as a reference for the interpretation of educational intervention effects.

Standards in Education: Reforms, Stagnation and the Need to Rethink (2020)
Journal Article
Bolden, D., & Tymms, P. (2020). Standards in Education: Reforms, Stagnation and the Need to Rethink. Oxford Review of Education, 46(6), 717-733. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2020.1781608

Countries around the world are striving to improve their educational systems with a view to improving their economy and society. In this global competition, national and international test results are of considerable interest. In this paper, we show... Read More about Standards in Education: Reforms, Stagnation and the Need to Rethink.

Sex differences in variability across nations in Reading, Mathematics and Science: A Meta-Analytic extension of Baye and Monseur (2016) (2019)
Journal Article
Gray, H., Lyth, A., McKenna, C., Stothard, S., Tymms, P., & Copping, L. (2019). Sex differences in variability across nations in Reading, Mathematics and Science: A Meta-Analytic extension of Baye and Monseur (2016). Large-scale Assessments in Education, 7, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40536-019-0070-9

A recent study by Baye and Monseur (Large Scale Assess Educ 4:1–16, 2016) using large, international educational data sets suggest that the “greater male variation hypothesis” is well supported. Males are often over-represented at the tails of the ab... Read More about Sex differences in variability across nations in Reading, Mathematics and Science: A Meta-Analytic extension of Baye and Monseur (2016).

Ensuring standards in English A levels (2018)
Book Chapter
Tymms, P. (2018). Ensuring standards in English A levels. In J. Baird, T. Isaacs, D. Opposs, & L. Gray (Eds.), Examination Standards: How measures and meanings differ around the world (359). IOE Press

Number Identification: A Unique Developmental Pathway in Mathematics? (2018)
Journal Article
Cramman, H., Gott, S., Little, J., Merrell, C., Tymms, P., & Copping, L. (2020). Number Identification: A Unique Developmental Pathway in Mathematics?. Research Papers in Education, 35(2), 117-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2018.1536890

We make a prima facie case for identifying a single pathway in the learning of Hindu-Arabic numerical symbols and discuss why this ability may be a critical gateway concept in developing mathematical competencies. A representative sample of English a... Read More about Number Identification: A Unique Developmental Pathway in Mathematics?.

Interdependent Cross-Age Peer Tutoring in Mathematics (2018)
Journal Article
Zeneli, M., Tymms, P., & Bolden, D. (2018). Interdependent Cross-Age Peer Tutoring in Mathematics. International journal of psychology and educational studies, 5(3), 33-50. https://doi.org/10.17220/ijpes.2018.03.004

Peer tutoring is a form of structured peer learning technique. This study develops and tests a new form of peer tutoring technique, ‘Interdependent Cross-Age Peer Tutoring’ (ICAT). The method is informed by the ‘what works literature’ within peer tut... Read More about Interdependent Cross-Age Peer Tutoring in Mathematics.

Ensuring standards in English A levels (2018)
Book Chapter
Tymms, P. (2018). Ensuring standards in English A levels. In J. Baird, T. Isaacs, D. Opposs, & L. Gray (Eds.), How measures and meanings differ around the world. UCL IOE Press