All Outputs (8)

Leadership matters: A commentary by Professor P. Tymms and Dr. C. Merrell. (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Tymms, P., & Merrell, C. (2006, December). Leadership matters: A commentary by Professor P. Tymms and Dr. C. Merrell

Difficulties and Dilemmas in the Assessment of Special Educational Needs. (2006)
Journal Article
Tymms, P., & Elliott, J. (2006). Difficulties and Dilemmas in the Assessment of Special Educational Needs

This paper considers conceptual and methodological difficulties concerning the assessment of children's special educational needs. It argues that the resurgence of the medical meodel of diagnosis and categorisation often offers little to those who se... Read More about Difficulties and Dilemmas in the Assessment of Special Educational Needs..

The impact of screening and advice on inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive children (2006)
Journal Article
Tymms, P., & Merrell, C. (2006). The impact of screening and advice on inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive children. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 21(3), 321-337. https://doi.org/10.1080/08856250600810856

Severely inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive children fall behind their peers and can be difficult for teachers. What impact do screening and/or advice have? Interventions were randomly assigned to 2040 schools and 24 local education authorities i... Read More about The impact of screening and advice on inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive children.

Cross County Comparisons of Progress in the First Year of School. (2006)
Conference Proceeding
Merrell, C., Van Doornum, A. V. H., & Tymms, P. (2006). Cross County Comparisons of Progress in the First Year of School.

Review of 'Assessing Teacher Effectiveness: Develoing a differentiated model'. (2006)
Journal Article
Tymms, P. (2006). Review of 'Assessing Teacher Effectiveness: Develoing a differentiated model'. British Educational Research Journal, 32(4), 638-639

Executive Summary of the National Evaluation of Xlerate with XL. (2006)
Report
Wiggins, A., Jones, K., & Tymms, P. (2006). Executive Summary of the National Evaluation of Xlerate with XL. [No known commissioning body]

Xlerate with xl is a joint venture principally between the Princes Trust Scotland (PTS) and Young Enterprise Scotland (YES) and was developed at the request of the Scottish Executive and The Hunter Foundation (THF). It is aimed at young people in sec... Read More about Executive Summary of the National Evaluation of Xlerate with XL..

What children know and can do when they start school and how this varies between countries. (2006)
Conference Proceeding
Tymms, P., Merrell, C., Jones, P., Henderson, B., & Cowie, M. (2006). What children know and can do when they start school and how this varies between countries.

The Importance of Districts. (2006)
Conference Proceeding
Tymms, P., Merrell, C., Heron, T., Jones, P., Albone, S., & Henderson, B. (2006). The Importance of Districts.