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The effectiveness and acceptability of multimedia information when recruiting children and young people to trials: the TRECA meta-analysis of SWATs (2023)
Journal Article
Knapp, P., Martin-Kerry, J., Moe-Byrne, T., Sheridan, R., Coleman, E., Roche, J., …Stones, C. (2023). The effectiveness and acceptability of multimedia information when recruiting children and young people to trials: the TRECA meta-analysis of SWATs. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 11(24), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.3310/HTPM3841

The information provided to potential trial participants plays a crucial role in their decision-making. Printed participant information sheets for trials have received recurrent criticism as being too long and technical, unappealing and hard to navig... Read More about The effectiveness and acceptability of multimedia information when recruiting children and young people to trials: the TRECA meta-analysis of SWATs.

Providing multimedia information to children and young people increases recruitment to trials: pre-planned meta-analysis of SWATs (2023)
Journal Article
Knapp, P., Moe-Byrne, T., Martin-Kerry, J., Sheridan, R., Roche, J., Coleman, E., …Ainsworth, J. (2023). Providing multimedia information to children and young people increases recruitment to trials: pre-planned meta-analysis of SWATs. BMC Medicine, 21(1), Article 244. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02936-1

Background Randomised controlled trials are often beset by problems with poor recruitment and retention. Information to support decisions on trial participation is usually provided as printed participant information sheets (PIS), which are often lon... Read More about Providing multimedia information to children and young people increases recruitment to trials: pre-planned meta-analysis of SWATs.

Digital and socio-civic skills development and young people’s perceptions of digital citizenship in the UK (2023)
Journal Article
Peart, M., Higgins, S., Gutiérrez-Esteban, P., & Cubo Delgado, S. (2023). Digital and socio-civic skills development and young people’s perceptions of digital citizenship in the UK. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, https://doi.org/10.1177/17461979231170232

Digital Citizenship is an emerging field of research but there is still a lack of knowledge into what works and how to implement educational practices to develop digital citizenship. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the relationship between... Read More about Digital and socio-civic skills development and young people’s perceptions of digital citizenship in the UK.

'Reconceptualising Emotional Dysregulation': Considering a Multidimensional Approach to Youth Psychopathology (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Antony, E. (2023, March). 'Reconceptualising Emotional Dysregulation': Considering a Multidimensional Approach to Youth Psychopathology. Poster presented at Psychology & Education Cluster Poster Session, School of Education, Durham University, Durham

This research poster was presented in the School of Education, as part of the Psychology & Education Cluster Poster Session. To date, it covers the research I have conducted so far in Year 1, alongside proposed plans for methodology and finally, expe... Read More about 'Reconceptualising Emotional Dysregulation': Considering a Multidimensional Approach to Youth Psychopathology.

Exploring task design to promote discipline-specific reasoning in primary English (2022)
Journal Article
Oliver, M., & Higgins, S. (2023). Exploring task design to promote discipline-specific reasoning in primary English. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 47, Article 101230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2022.101230

This paper draws upon a growing body of research emphasising the importance and prevalence of domain-specific practices in teaching and learning. Different disciplines have their own reasoning practices, conceptualised as reasoning styles, which are... Read More about Exploring task design to promote discipline-specific reasoning in primary English.

Does digital, multimedia information increase recruitment and retention in a children’s wrist fracture treatment trial, and what do people think of it? A randomised controlled Study Within A Trial (SWAT) (2022)
Journal Article
Moe-Byrne, T., Knapp, P., Perry, D., Achten, J., Spoors, L., Appelbe, D., …Higgins, S. (2022). Does digital, multimedia information increase recruitment and retention in a children’s wrist fracture treatment trial, and what do people think of it? A randomised controlled Study Within A Trial (SWAT). BMJ Open, 12(7), Article e057508. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057508

Objectives To evaluate digital, multimedia information (MMI) for its effects on trial recruitment, retention, decisions about participation and acceptability by patients, compared with printed information. Design Study Within A Trial using random clu... Read More about Does digital, multimedia information increase recruitment and retention in a children’s wrist fracture treatment trial, and what do people think of it? A randomised controlled Study Within A Trial (SWAT).

Engaging children, young people, parents and health professionals in interviews: Using an interactive ranking exercise within the co-design of multimedia websites (2022)
Journal Article
Martin-Kerry, J., Higgins, S., Knapp, P., Liabo, K., & Young, B. (2022). Engaging children, young people, parents and health professionals in interviews: Using an interactive ranking exercise within the co-design of multimedia websites. Journal of Child Health Care, https://doi.org/10.1177/13674935221109684

When planning paediatric trials, it is important to consider how best to communicate with children and young people (CYP) so they understand what they are taking part in. It is also important to consider what information they need. Involving CYP as r... Read More about Engaging children, young people, parents and health professionals in interviews: Using an interactive ranking exercise within the co-design of multimedia websites.

The Teaching and Learning Toolkit: Communicating research evidence to inform decision‐making for policy and practice in education (2022)
Journal Article
Higgins, S., Katsipataki, M., Villanueva Aguilera, A., Alaidde, B., Dobson, E., Gascoine, L., …Uwimpuhwe, G. (2022). The Teaching and Learning Toolkit: Communicating research evidence to inform decision‐making for policy and practice in education. Review of Education, 10(1), Article e3327. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3327

This article compares and contrasts two versions of the Education Endowment Foundation's (EEF) Teaching and Learning Toolkit (‘Toolkit’), a web-based summary of international evidence on teaching 3–18 year-olds. The Toolkit has localised versions in... Read More about The Teaching and Learning Toolkit: Communicating research evidence to inform decision‐making for policy and practice in education.

Meta-analysis examining the effects of electronic storybooks on language and literacy outcomes for children in grades Pre-K to grade 2 (2021)
Journal Article
Savva, M., Higgins, S., & Beckmann, N. (2022). Meta-analysis examining the effects of electronic storybooks on language and literacy outcomes for children in grades Pre-K to grade 2. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 38(2), 526-564. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12623

Background The array of availability of diverse digital reading applications, the mixed results emerging from small-scale experimental studies, as well as the long-standing tradition and range of known positive developmental outcomes gained from adul... Read More about Meta-analysis examining the effects of electronic storybooks on language and literacy outcomes for children in grades Pre-K to grade 2.

Of Young People and Internet Cafés (2021)
Journal Article
Xiao, Z., & Higgins, S. (2021). Of Young People and Internet Cafés. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 603992. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.603992

This study examines how adolescent experience in Internet cafés (known as wangba in Chinese) relates to academic attainment in urban, rural, and Tibetan schools of China. By documenting the frustrations teenagers express in their negotiations with ad... Read More about Of Young People and Internet Cafés.

Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis of the Impact of Educational Interventions on Pupils Eligible for Free School Meals (2021)
Journal Article
Ashraf, B., Singh, A., Uwimpuhwe, G., Higgins, S., & Kasim, A. (2021). Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis of the Impact of Educational Interventions on Pupils Eligible for Free School Meals. British Educational Research Journal, 47(6), 1675-1699. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3749

Meta-analysis is the synthesis of findings from research projects, which enables an estimate of the average or pooled effect across various studies. This study presents findings from the intention to treat analysis for a series of educational evaluat... Read More about Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis of the Impact of Educational Interventions on Pupils Eligible for Free School Meals.

Evaluating the use of multimedia information when recruiting adolescents to orthodontics research: a randomised controlled trial (2021)
Journal Article
Knapp, P., Mandall, N., Hulse, W., Roche, J., Moe-Byrne, T., Martin-Kerry, J., …Higgins, S. (2021). Evaluating the use of multimedia information when recruiting adolescents to orthodontics research: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Orthodontics, 48(4), 343-351. https://doi.org/10.1177/14653125211024250

Objective: The study aim was to compare two methods of providing information about the BAMP (Bone Anchored Maxillary Protraction) trial: standard printed information and multimedia websites, for their quality and ease of understanding, and impact on... Read More about Evaluating the use of multimedia information when recruiting adolescents to orthodontics research: a randomised controlled trial.

Multisite educational trials: estimating the effect size and its confidence intervals (2021)
Journal Article
Singh, A., Uwimpuhwe, G., Li, M., Einbeck, J., Higgins, S., & Kasim, A. (2022). Multisite educational trials: estimating the effect size and its confidence intervals. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 45(1), 18-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727x.2021.1882416

In education, multisite trials involve randomisation of pupils into intervention and comparison groups within schools. Most analytical models in multisite educational trials ignore that the impact of an intervention may be school dependent. This stud... Read More about Multisite educational trials: estimating the effect size and its confidence intervals.

Application of Bayesian posterior probabilistic inference in educational trials (2020)
Journal Article
Uwimpuhwe, G., Singh, A., Higgins, S., & Kasim, A. (2021). Application of Bayesian posterior probabilistic inference in educational trials. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 44(5), 533-554. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727x.2020.1856067

Educational researchers advocate the use of an effect size and its confidence interval to assess the effectiveness of interventions instead of relying on a p-value, which has been blamed for lack of reproducibility of research findings and the misuse... Read More about Application of Bayesian posterior probabilistic inference in educational trials.

The Application of Bayesian Posterior Probabilistic Inference in Educational Trials (2020)
Journal Article
Uwimpuhwe, G., Singh, A., Higgins, S., & Kasim, A. (2021). The Application of Bayesian Posterior Probabilistic Inference in Educational Trials. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 44(5), 533-554. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727X.2020.1856067

Educational researchers advocate the use of an effect size and its confidence interval to assess the effectiveness of interventions instead of relying on a p-value, which has been blamed for lack of reproducibility of research findings and the misuse... Read More about The Application of Bayesian Posterior Probabilistic Inference in Educational Trials.

Using working memory performance to predict mathematics performance 2 years on (2020)
Journal Article
Allen, K., Giofrè, D., Higgins, S., & Adams, J. (2020). Using working memory performance to predict mathematics performance 2 years on. Psychological Research, 85(5), 1986-1996. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-020-01382-5

A number of previous studies have used working memory components to predict mathematical performance in a variety of ways; however, there is no consideration of the contributions of the subcomponents of visuospatial working memory to this prediction.... Read More about Using working memory performance to predict mathematics performance 2 years on.

Latent Class Evaluation in Educational Trials: What Percentage of Children Benefits from an Intervention? (2020)
Journal Article
Uwimpuhwe, G., Singh, A., Higgins, S., Coux, M., Xiao, Z., Shkedy, Z., & Kasim, A. (2022). Latent Class Evaluation in Educational Trials: What Percentage of Children Benefits from an Intervention?. The Journal of Experimental Education, 90(2), 404-418. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2020.1767021

Educational stakeholders are keen to know the magnitude and importance of different interventions. However, the way evidence is communicated to support understanding of the effectiveness of an intervention is controversial. Typically studies in educa... Read More about Latent Class Evaluation in Educational Trials: What Percentage of Children Benefits from an Intervention?.

Children and young people’s concerns and needs relating to their use of health technology to self-manage long-term conditions: a scoping review (2020)
Journal Article
Blower, S., Swallow, V., Maturana, C., Stones, S., Phillips, R., Dimitri, P., …Martin-Kerry, J. (2020). Children and young people’s concerns and needs relating to their use of health technology to self-manage long-term conditions: a scoping review. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105(11), 1093-1104. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319103

Background: The use of patient-facing health technologies to manage long-term conditions is increasing; however, children and young people may have particular concerns or needs before deciding to use different health technologies. Aims: To identify c... Read More about Children and young people’s concerns and needs relating to their use of health technology to self-manage long-term conditions: a scoping review.

Translating laboratory evidence into classroom practice with teacher-led randomised controlled trials - a perspective and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Churches, R., Dommett, E., Devonshire, I., Hall, R., Higgins, S., & Korin, A. (2020). Translating laboratory evidence into classroom practice with teacher-led randomised controlled trials - a perspective and meta-analysis. Mind, Brain, and Education, 14(3), 292-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12243

We initiated and structured a single program that supervised teachers, some with neuroscience or psychology degrees, to collaborate and explore the effects of science of learning‐translated pedagogy. This article reports on the 34 findings from teach... Read More about Translating laboratory evidence into classroom practice with teacher-led randomised controlled trials - a perspective and meta-analysis.

Working memory predictors of mathematics across the middle primary school years (2020)
Journal Article
Allen, K., Giofrè, D., Higgins, S., & Adams, J. (2020). Working memory predictors of mathematics across the middle primary school years. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 90(3), 848-869. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12339

Background: Work surrounding the relationship between visuospatial working memory (WM) and mathematics performance is gaining significant traction as a result of a focus on improving academic attainment. Aims: This study examined the relative contrib... Read More about Working memory predictors of mathematics across the middle primary school years.

Working Memory Predictors of Written Mathematics in 7-8 Year Old Children (2019)
Journal Article
Allen, K., Giofrè, D., Higgins, S., & Adams, J. (2020). Working Memory Predictors of Written Mathematics in 7-8 Year Old Children. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 73(2), 239-248. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021819871243

There is extensive evidence for the involvement of working memory in mathematical attainment. This study aims to identify the relative contributions of verbal, spatial-simultaneous, and spatial-sequential working memory measures in written mathematic... Read More about Working Memory Predictors of Written Mathematics in 7-8 Year Old Children.

Embedding educational technologies in early years education (2019)
Journal Article
Jack, C., & Higgins, S. (2019). Embedding educational technologies in early years education. Research in Learning Technology, 27, Article 2033. https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v27.2033

This survey of 335 practitioners builds on research which challenged the view that educational technologies are rarely used in early years settings. Previous research tends to focus on individual devices. This research looks at the range of devices b... Read More about Embedding educational technologies in early years education.

Supporting children and young people when making decisions about joining clinical trials: qualitative study to inform multimedia website development (2019)
Journal Article
Martin-Kerry, J. M., Knapp, P., Atkin, K., Bower, P., Watt, I., Stones, C., …Young, B. (2019). Supporting children and young people when making decisions about joining clinical trials: qualitative study to inform multimedia website development. BMJ Open, 9(1), bmjopen-2018-023984. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023984

Objectives: To understand stakeholders’ views regarding the content and design of paediatric clinical trial multimedia websites. To describe how this knowledge informed the development of the multimedia websites. Design: Qualitative study comprising... Read More about Supporting children and young people when making decisions about joining clinical trials: qualitative study to inform multimedia website development.

User testing digital, multimedia information to inform children, adolescents and their parents about healthcare trials (2018)
Journal Article
Sheridan, R., Martin-Kerry, J., Watt, I., Higgins, S., Stones, S., Horton-Taylor, D., & Knapp, P. (2019). User testing digital, multimedia information to inform children, adolescents and their parents about healthcare trials. Journal of Child Health Care, 23(3), 468-482. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493518807325

Digital, multimedia information resources (MMIs) containing text, video, animation and pictures are a promising alternative to written participant information materials designed to inform children, adolescents and parents about healthcare trials, but... Read More about User testing digital, multimedia information to inform children, adolescents and their parents about healthcare trials.

What is educational technology and how is it being used to support teaching and learning in the early years? (2018)
Journal Article
Jack, C., & Higgins, S. (2019). What is educational technology and how is it being used to support teaching and learning in the early years?. International Journal of Early Years Education, 27(3), 222-237. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760.2018.1504754

There are many digital technologies available to support teaching and learning. Historically the focus has tended to be on computers, but this has extended to include interactive whiteboards and tablets. As well as these technologies, which were orig... Read More about What is educational technology and how is it being used to support teaching and learning in the early years?.

Phonics: reading policy and the evidence of effectiveness from a systematic ‘tertiary’ review (2018)
Journal Article
Torgerson, C., Brooks, G., Gascoine, L., & Higgins, S. (2019). Phonics: reading policy and the evidence of effectiveness from a systematic ‘tertiary’ review. Research Papers in Education, 34(2), 208-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2017.1420816

Ten years after publication of two reviews of the evidence on phonics, a number of British policy initiatives have firmly embedded phonics in the curriculum for early reading development. However, uncertainty about the most effective approaches to te... Read More about Phonics: reading policy and the evidence of effectiveness from a systematic ‘tertiary’ review.

The power of noise and the art of prediction (2017)
Journal Article
Xiao, Z., & Higgins, S. (2017). The power of noise and the art of prediction. International Journal of Educational Research, 87, 36-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2017.10.006

Data analysis usually aims to identify a particular signal, such as an intervention effect. Conventional analyses often assume a specific data generation process, which implies a theoretical model that best fits the data. Machine learning techniques... Read More about The power of noise and the art of prediction.

An Empirical Unravelling of Lord’s Paradox (2017)
Journal Article
Xiao, Z., Higgins, S., & Kasim, A. (2019). An Empirical Unravelling of Lord’s Paradox. The Journal of Experimental Education, 87(1), 17-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2017.1380591

Lord's Paradox occurs when a continuous covariate is statistically controlled for and the relationship between a continuous outcome and group status indicator changes in both magnitude and direction. This phenomenon poses a challenge to the notion of... Read More about An Empirical Unravelling of Lord’s Paradox.

What does learning look like? Using cartoon story boards to investigate student perceptions (from 4 to 15) of learning something new (2017)
Book Chapter
Wall, K., Higgins, S., Hall, E., & Gascoine, L. (2017). What does learning look like? Using cartoon story boards to investigate student perceptions (from 4 to 15) of learning something new. In M. Emme, & A. Kirova (Eds.), Good question : arts-based approaches to collaborative research with children and youth (211-227). The Canadian Society for Education through Art

Developing and evaluating multimedia information resources to improve engagement of children, adolescents and their parents with trials (TRECA study): Study Protocol for a series of linked randomised controlled trials (2017)
Journal Article
Martin-Kerry, J., Bower, P., Young, B., Graffy, J., Sheridan, R., Watt, I., …Knapp, P. (2017). Developing and evaluating multimedia information resources to improve engagement of children, adolescents and their parents with trials (TRECA study): Study Protocol for a series of linked randomised controlled trials. Trials, 18, Article 265. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1962-z

Background: Randomised controlled trials are widely established as the best method for testing health interventions whilst minimising bias. However, recruitment and subsequent retention of children and adolescents in healthcare trials is challenging.... Read More about Developing and evaluating multimedia information resources to improve engagement of children, adolescents and their parents with trials (TRECA study): Study Protocol for a series of linked randomised controlled trials.

Online instructional videos as a complimentary method of teaching practical rehabilitation skills for groups and individuals (2017)
Journal Article
Cooper, D., Higgins, S., & Beckmann, N. (2017). Online instructional videos as a complimentary method of teaching practical rehabilitation skills for groups and individuals. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 45(4), 546-560. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047239516669104

Online instructional videos are becoming increasingly common within education. This study adopts a quasi-experimental 2 × 2 crossover design (control and experimental groups) to evaluate the efficacy of instructional videos to teach practical rehabil... Read More about Online instructional videos as a complimentary method of teaching practical rehabilitation skills for groups and individuals.

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.

Understanding technology use and constructivist strategies when addressing Saudi primary students' mathematics difficulties (2017)
Journal Article
Alabdulaziz, M., & Higgins, S. (2017). Understanding technology use and constructivist strategies when addressing Saudi primary students' mathematics difficulties. International journal of innovative research in science, engineering and technology, 6(1), Article 105. https://doi.org/10.15680/ijirset.2017.0601105

This paper will investigate the relationship between technology use and the use of constructivist strategies when addressing Saudi primary students' mathematics difficulties. Semi-structured interviews and observations were used for the purpose of th... Read More about Understanding technology use and constructivist strategies when addressing Saudi primary students' mathematics difficulties.

Dewey, Education, and Schooling (2016)
Book Chapter
Higgins, S. (2016). Dewey, Education, and Schooling. In S. Higgins, & F. Coffield (Eds.), John Dewey’s Democracy and Education: A British tribute. IOE Press

The Sutton Trust-Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit (2016)
Report
Higgins, S., Katsipataki, M., Villanueva-Aguilera, A., Coleman, R., Henderson, P., Major, L., …Mason, D. (2016). The Sutton Trust-Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit. [No known commissioning body]

The Sutton Trust-EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit is an accessible summary of educational research. It provides guidance for teachers and schools on how to use their resources to improve the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. The Toolkit currently... Read More about The Sutton Trust-Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit.

Systematic Review of the Studies Examining the Impact of the Interactive Whiteboard on Teaching and Learning: what we do learn and what we do not (2016)
Journal Article
Kyriakou, A., & Higgins, S. (2016). Systematic Review of the Studies Examining the Impact of the Interactive Whiteboard on Teaching and Learning: what we do learn and what we do not. Proscholikī & Scholikī Ekpaideusī Προσχολική & Σχολική Εκπαίδευση (on line) (on line), 4(2), 254-275. https://doi.org/10.12681/ppej.9873

This systematic review focuses on the impact of Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) on teaching and learning. Learning is interpreted through a Vygotskian constructivist lens, emphasizing quality through dialogic interaction. Classroom interactions and ac... Read More about Systematic Review of the Studies Examining the Impact of the Interactive Whiteboard on Teaching and Learning: what we do learn and what we do not.

Obstacles to Technology use When Addressing Saudi Primary Students' Mathematics Difficulties (2016)
Journal Article
Alabdulaziz, M., & Higgins, S. (2016). Obstacles to Technology use When Addressing Saudi Primary Students' Mathematics Difficulties. International journal of engineering research and technology (Ahmedabad), 5(10), 412-417

Despite the potential positive effects of using technology with students who have difficulties in mathematics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the great efforts made by the Saudi Government to improve the education system of the nation, which has i... Read More about Obstacles to Technology use When Addressing Saudi Primary Students' Mathematics Difficulties.

The Assessment of Metacognition in Children Aged 4–16 years: A Systematic Review (2016)
Journal Article
Gascoine, L., Higgins, S., & Wall, K. (2017). The Assessment of Metacognition in Children Aged 4–16 years: A Systematic Review. Review of Education, 5(1), 3-57. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3077

This article presents the results of a systematic review of methods that have been used to measure or assess metacognition in children aged 4–16 years over a 20-year period (1992–2012). It includes an overview of the types of tool and methods used li... Read More about The Assessment of Metacognition in Children Aged 4–16 years: A Systematic Review.

Communicating comparative findings from meta-analysis in educational research: some examples and suggestions (2016)
Journal Article
Higgins, S., & Katsipataki, M. (2016). Communicating comparative findings from meta-analysis in educational research: some examples and suggestions. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 39(3), 237-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727x.2016.1166486

This article reviews some of the strengths and limitations of the comparative use of meta-analysis findings, using examples from the Sutton Trust-Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning ‘Toolkit’ which summarizes a range of educational a... Read More about Communicating comparative findings from meta-analysis in educational research: some examples and suggestions.

Same Difference? Understanding Variation in the Estimation of Effect Sizes from Educational Trials (2016)
Journal Article
Xiao, Z., Higgins, S., & Kasim, A. (2016). Same Difference? Understanding Variation in the Estimation of Effect Sizes from Educational Trials. International Journal of Educational Research, 77, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2016.02.001

By applying four analytic models with comparable outcomes and covariates to a dataset of 20 outcomes from 17 educational trials, we found results closely matching in well-powered studies without serious implementation problems. The interventions and... Read More about Same Difference? Understanding Variation in the Estimation of Effect Sizes from Educational Trials.

What Works or What's Worked? Evidence from Education in the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Katsipataki, M., & Higgins, S. (2016). What Works or What's Worked? Evidence from Education in the United Kingdom. Procedia: social & behavioral sciences, 217, 903-909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.02.030

This paper deliberates the quality of existing evidence on educational school-based interventions aiming to improve pupils’ attainment. An overall picture as well as more specific examples derived from the “Sutton Trust-Education Endowment Foundation... Read More about What Works or What's Worked? Evidence from Education in the United Kingdom.

Meta-synthesis and comparative meta-analysis of education research findings: some risks and benefits (2016)
Journal Article
Higgins, S. (2016). Meta-synthesis and comparative meta-analysis of education research findings: some risks and benefits. Review of Education, 4(1), 31-53. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3067

Meta-analysis, or quantitative synthesis, is the statistical combination of research findings. It can identify whether an intervention or approach, on balance, is effective or not, and can explain variation in findings by identifying patterns associa... Read More about Meta-synthesis and comparative meta-analysis of education research findings: some risks and benefits.

New (and Old) Technologies for Learning: Innovation and Educational Growth (2016)
Book Chapter
Higgins, S. (2016). New (and Old) Technologies for Learning: Innovation and Educational Growth. In J. Castejón Costa (Ed.), Psicología y educación : presente y futuro (45-52). Asociación Científica de Psicología y Educación (ACIPE)

In this chapter I take a retrospective look at the use of technologies for learning, and learning in in schools in particular, through the technological developments of last century into the first two decades of the 21st Century. There are two main s... Read More about New (and Old) Technologies for Learning: Innovation and Educational Growth.

Supporting the attainment of disadvantaged pupils: articulating success and good practice: Research report November 2015 (2015)
Report
Macleod, S., Sharp, C., Bernardinelli, D., Skipp, A., & Higgins, S. (2015). Supporting the attainment of disadvantaged pupils: articulating success and good practice: Research report November 2015. [No known commissioning body]

The performance gap between pupils from more and less advantaged backgrounds in England is one of the largest among OECD countries (OECD, 2014). The pupil premium was introduced by the coalition government in 2011 to increase social mobility and redu... Read More about Supporting the attainment of disadvantaged pupils: articulating success and good practice: Research report November 2015.

Evidence from meta-analysis about parental involvement in education which supports their children’s learning (2015)
Journal Article
Higgins, S., & Katsipataki, M. (2015). Evidence from meta-analysis about parental involvement in education which supports their children’s learning. Journal of Children's Services, 10(3), 280-290. https://doi.org/10.1108/jcs-02-2015-0009

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to understanding of different ways that parents and schools develop and maintain working partnerships to improve outcomes for children by focusing on quantitative evidence about parental involvemen... Read More about Evidence from meta-analysis about parental involvement in education which supports their children’s learning.

Student interactions and the development of ideas in multi-touch and paper-based collaborative mathematical problem solving (2015)
Journal Article
Mercier, E., Vourloumi, G., & Higgins, S. (2017). Student interactions and the development of ideas in multi-touch and paper-based collaborative mathematical problem solving. British Journal of Educational Technology, 48(1), 162-175. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12351

Multi-touch technology is increasingly being used to support collaborative learning activities. However, to know how this technology can be used most effectively, we need to understand if collaborative interactions differ when groups are using multi-... Read More about Student interactions and the development of ideas in multi-touch and paper-based collaborative mathematical problem solving.

Learners’ use of communication strategies in text-based and video-based synchronous computer-mediated communication environments: opportunities for language learning (2015)
Journal Article
Hung, Y., & Higgins, S. (2016). Learners’ use of communication strategies in text-based and video-based synchronous computer-mediated communication environments: opportunities for language learning. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 29(5), 901-924. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588221.2015.1074589

This study investigates the different learning opportunities enabled by text-based and video-based synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) from an interactionist perspective. Six Chinese-speaking learners of English and six English-speakin... Read More about Learners’ use of communication strategies in text-based and video-based synchronous computer-mediated communication environments: opportunities for language learning.

Developing Great Teaching: Lessons from the international reviews into effective professional development (2015)
Report
Cordingley, P., Higgins, S., Greany, T., Buckler, N., Coles-Jordan, D., Crisp, B., …Coe, R. (2015). Developing Great Teaching: Lessons from the international reviews into effective professional development. [No known commissioning body]

The 2014 DfE consultation on A world-class teaching profession stated that “Feedback from the profession has consistently indicated that too many of the development opportunities on offer are of variable quality”.1 “Too often ‘CPD’ is viewed narrowly... Read More about Developing Great Teaching: Lessons from the international reviews into effective professional development.

A Recent History of Teaching Thinking (2015)
Book Chapter
Higgins, S. (2015). A Recent History of Teaching Thinking. In R. Wegerif, L. Li, & J. Kaufman (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of research on teaching thinking (19-28). Routledge

This chapter describes the development of teaching thinking and its uptake in schools over the last sixty years. The influence of key individuals, research and projects, as well as developments in other fields such as neuroscience, can all be identif... Read More about A Recent History of Teaching Thinking.

Obstacles facing Faculty Members in the Effective Implementation of e-learning at Some Universities in Saudi Arabia (2015)
Journal Article
Al-Shammari, M., & Higgins, S. (2015). Obstacles facing Faculty Members in the Effective Implementation of e-learning at Some Universities in Saudi Arabia. International journal of information technology & computer science (Kathmandu), 19(1), 1-12

Higher education institutions in many countries around the world are facing serious challenges from expansion, leading to a number of developments in the process of integrating information and communication technologies into university practices. In... Read More about Obstacles facing Faculty Members in the Effective Implementation of e-learning at Some Universities in Saudi Arabia.

Reading at the Transition (2014)
Report
Higgins, S., Katsipataki, M., & Coleman, R. (2014). Reading at the Transition. [No known commissioning body]

Sources of bias in outcome assessment in randomised controlled trials: a case study (2014)
Journal Article
Ainsworth, H., Hewitt, C., Torgerson, C., Higgins, S., Wiggins, A., & Torgerson, D. (2015). Sources of bias in outcome assessment in randomised controlled trials: a case study. Educational Research and Evaluation, 21(1), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2014.985316

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) can be at risk of bias. Using data from a RCT we considered the impact of post-randomisation bias. We compared the trial primary outcome, which was administered blindly, with the secondary outcome which was not adm... Read More about Sources of bias in outcome assessment in randomised controlled trials: a case study.

Critical thinking for 21st-century education: A cyber-tooth curriculum? (2014)
Journal Article
Higgins, S. (2014). Critical thinking for 21st-century education: A cyber-tooth curriculum?. Prospects, 14(4), 559-574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11125-014-9323-0

It is often assumed that the advent of digital technologies requires fundamental change to the curriculum and to the teaching and learning approaches used in schools around the world to educate this generation of “digital natives” or the “net generat... Read More about Critical thinking for 21st-century education: A cyber-tooth curriculum?.

What makes great teaching? Review of the underpinning research (2014)
Report
Coe, R., Aloisi, C., Higgins, S., & Major, L. (2014). What makes great teaching? Review of the underpinning research. Sutton Trust

This report reviews over 200 pieces of research to identify the elements of teaching with the strongest evidence of improving attainment. It finds some common practices can be harmful to learning and have no grounding in research. Specific practices... Read More about What makes great teaching? Review of the underpinning research.

When English Meets Chinese in Tibetan Schools: Towards an Understanding of Multilingual Education in Tibet (2014)
Book Chapter
Xiao, Z., & Higgins, S. (2015). When English Meets Chinese in Tibetan Schools: Towards an Understanding of Multilingual Education in Tibet. In A. Feng, & B. Adamson (Eds.), Trilingualism in Education in China: Models and Challenges (117-140). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9352-0_6

By tracing the evolution of linguistic models for state education in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of China, this chapter shows that bilingual education policies in the TAR oscillated between Chinese-led and Tibetan-led models since the 1950s. By... Read More about When English Meets Chinese in Tibetan Schools: Towards an Understanding of Multilingual Education in Tibet.

Different leaders: Emergent organizational and intellectual leadership in children’s collaborative learning groups (2014)
Journal Article
Mercier, E., Higgins, S., & Da Costa, L. (2014). Different leaders: Emergent organizational and intellectual leadership in children’s collaborative learning groups. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 9(4), 397-432. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-014-9201-z

This paper presents two studies that examine emergent leadership in children’s collaborative learning groups. Building on research that finds that leadership moves are distributed among group members during learning activities, we examined whether th... Read More about Different leaders: Emergent organizational and intellectual leadership in children’s collaborative learning groups.

A systematic review of methods to assess metacognition in school‐aged children. Paper presented at symposium entitled Metacognition, executive functioning and self‐regulation: measurement tools from infancy to adolescence (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Gascoine, L., Higgins, S., & Wall, K. (2014). A systematic review of methods to assess metacognition in school‐aged children. Paper presented at symposium entitled Metacognition, executive functioning and self‐regulation: measurement tools from infancy to adolescence.

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

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.

Creating Joint Representations of Collaborative Problem Solving with Multi-touch Technology (2014)
Journal Article
Mercier, E., & Higgins, S. (2014). Creating Joint Representations of Collaborative Problem Solving with Multi-touch Technology. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 30(6), 497-510. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12052

Multi-touch surfaces have the potential to change the nature of computer-supported collaborative learning, allowing more equitable access to shared digital content. In this paper, we explore how large multi-touch tables can be used by groups of stude... Read More about Creating Joint Representations of Collaborative Problem Solving with Multi-touch Technology.

The effects of room design on computer-supported collaborative learning in a multi-touch classroom (2014)
Journal Article
Mercier, E. M., Higgins, S. E., & Joyce-Gibbons, A. (2016). The effects of room design on computer-supported collaborative learning in a multi-touch classroom. Interactive Learning Environments, 24(3), 504-522. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2014.881392

While research indicates that technology can be useful for supporting learning and collaboration, there is still relatively little uptake or widespread implementation of these technologies in classrooms. In this paper, we explore one aspect of the de... Read More about The effects of room design on computer-supported collaborative learning in a multi-touch classroom.

What can we Learn from Research? (2013)
Book Chapter
Higgins, S. (2013). What can we Learn from Research?. In D. Waugh, & S. Neaum (Eds.), Beyond Early Reading. St. Albans: Critical Publishing Ltd

Matching Style of Learning. (2013)
Book Chapter
Higgins, S. (2013). Matching Style of Learning. In J. Hattie, & E. Anderman (Eds.), International Guide to Student Achievement (Educational Psychology Handbook) (337-438). Routledge

Self regulation and learning: evidence from meta-analysis and from classrooms (2013)
Book Chapter
Higgins, S. (2013). Self regulation and learning: evidence from meta-analysis and from classrooms. In D. Whitebread, N. Mercer, C. Howe, & A. Tolmie (Eds.), Self-regulation and dialogue in primary classrooms (111-126). The British Psychological Society

Background. Research indicates that supporting self-regulation and metacognition in learners improves their attainment and wider learning capabilities. However, using this knowledge effectively is challenging. Aims. This paper has two main aims. The... Read More about Self regulation and learning: evidence from meta-analysis and from classrooms.

Collaborative learning with multi-touch technology: Developing adaptive expertise (2013)
Journal Article
Mercier, E., & Higgins, S. (2013). Collaborative learning with multi-touch technology: Developing adaptive expertise. Learning and Instruction, 25, 13-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.10.004

Developing fluency and flexibility in mathematics is a key goal of upper primary schooling, however, while fluency can be developed with practice, designing activities that support the development of flexibility is more difficult. Drawing on concepts... Read More about Collaborative learning with multi-touch technology: Developing adaptive expertise.

Effects of traditional, blended and e-learning on students' achievement in higher education (2013)
Journal Article
Al-Qahtani, A., & Higgins, S. (2013). Effects of traditional, blended and e-learning on students' achievement in higher education. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 29(3), 220-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2012.00490.x

The study investigates the effect of e-learning, blended learning and classroom learning on students’ achievement. Two experimental groups together with a control group from Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia were identified randomly. To assess s... Read More about Effects of traditional, blended and e-learning on students' achievement in higher education.

'That's not quite the way we see it': the epistemological challenge of visual data (2013)
Journal Article
Wall, K., Higgins, S., Hall, E., & Woolner, P. (2013). 'That's not quite the way we see it': the epistemological challenge of visual data. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 36(1), 3-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727x.2012.730278

In research textbooks, and much of the research practice, they describe, qualitative processes and interpretivist epistemologies tend to dominate visual methodology. This article challenges the assumptions behind this dominance. Using exemplification... Read More about 'That's not quite the way we see it': the epistemological challenge of visual data.

Comparing Analysis Frames for Visual Data Sets: Using Pupil Views Templates to explore perspectives of learning (2013)
Journal Article
Wall, K., Higgins, S., Remedios, R., Rafferty, V., & Tiplady, L. (2013). Comparing Analysis Frames for Visual Data Sets: Using Pupil Views Templates to explore perspectives of learning. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 7(1), 22-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689812450211

A key challenge of visual methodology is how to combine large-scale qualitative data sets with epistemologically acceptable and rigorous analysis techniques. The authors argue that a pragmatic approach drawing on ideas from mixed methods is helpful t... Read More about Comparing Analysis Frames for Visual Data Sets: Using Pupil Views Templates to explore perspectives of learning.

The Sutton Trust - Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit (2013)
Report
Higgins, S., Katsipataki, M., Kokotsaki, D., Coleman, R., Major, L., & Coe, R. (2013). The Sutton Trust - Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit. [No known commissioning body]

The Sutton Trust-EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit is an accessible summary of educational research which provides guidance for teachers and schools on how to use their resources to improve the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. The Toolkit currentl... Read More about The Sutton Trust - Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit.

Multi-touch tables and collaborative learning (2012)
Journal Article
Higgins, S., Mercier, E., Burd, E., & Joyce-Gibbons, A. (2012). Multi-touch tables and collaborative learning. British Journal of Educational Technology, 43(6), 1041-1054. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2011.01259.x

Steve Higgins is a professor of Education at Durham University. His main research interests are in the pedagogy of educational technology in schools and the use of evidence in education. Dr Emma Mercier is a research associate in the School of Educat... Read More about Multi-touch tables and collaborative learning.

Teaching meta-analysis using MetaLight (2012)
Digital Artefact
Thomas, J., Graziosi, S., Higgins, S., Coe, R., Torgerson, C., & Newman, M. (2012). Teaching meta-analysis using MetaLight. [5]

Background: Meta-analysis is a statistical method for combining the results of primary studies. It is often used in systematic reviews and is increasingly a method and topic that appears in student dissertations. MetaLight is a freely available softw... Read More about Teaching meta-analysis using MetaLight.

Changed learning through changed space: When can a participatory approach to the learning environment challenge preconceptions and alter practice? (2012)
Journal Article
Woolner, P., McCarter, S., Wall, K., & Higgins, S. (2012). Changed learning through changed space: When can a participatory approach to the learning environment challenge preconceptions and alter practice?. Improving Schools, 15(1), 45-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/1365480211434796

School premises make a difference to learning, but it is important to understand the relationship between setting and educational activities. Physical space has been found to entrench practice, making it harder to reflect and make changes. Yet change... Read More about Changed learning through changed space: When can a participatory approach to the learning environment challenge preconceptions and alter practice?.

The impact of interactive whiteboard technology on medical students' achievement in ESL essay writing: an early study in Egypt (2011)
Journal Article
Albaaly, E., & Higgins, S. (2011). The impact of interactive whiteboard technology on medical students' achievement in ESL essay writing: an early study in Egypt. The Language Learning Journal, 40(2), 207-222. https://doi.org/10.1080/09571736.2010.543953

This study investigated the impact of the interactive whiteboard on Egyptian medical students' achievement in essay writing in English as a second language (ESL). First, the writing micro-skills judged essential to help these students improve their e... Read More about The impact of interactive whiteboard technology on medical students' achievement in ESL essay writing: an early study in Egypt.

Learning to Learn with Parents: lessons from two research projects (2010)
Book Chapter
Hall, E., Wall, K., Higgins, S., Stephens, L., Pooley, I., & Welham, J. (2010). Learning to Learn with Parents: lessons from two research projects. In A. Campbell, & S. Groundwater-Smith (Eds.), Action research in education : key examples of action research in schools within international settings (121-135). SAGE Publications

Teaching for understanding/understanding for teaching (2010)
Book Chapter
Barmby, P., Harries, A., & Higgins, S. (2010). Teaching for understanding/understanding for teaching. In I. Thompson (Ed.), Issues in teaching numeracy in primary schools (45-57). McGraw-Hill

The impact of interactive whiteboards on classroom interaction and learning in primary schools in the UK (2010)
Book Chapter
Higgins, S. (2010). The impact of interactive whiteboards on classroom interaction and learning in primary schools in the UK. In M. Thomas, & E. Cutrim-Schmid (Eds.), Interactive whiteboards for education : theory, research and practice (86-101). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-715-2

The UK Government's Primary National Strategy undertook a pilot programme "Embedding ICT in the Literacy and Numeracy Strategies" where interactive whiteboards were installed in the classrooms of teachers of 9-11 year old students in more than 80 sch... Read More about The impact of interactive whiteboards on classroom interaction and learning in primary schools in the UK.

Reasoning in children and adolescents. (2009)
Journal Article
Resing, W., Elliott, J., & Higgins, S. (2009). Reasoning in children and adolescents. Educational and Child Psychology, 26(3),

The array representation and primary children's understanding and reasoning in multiplication (2009)
Journal Article
Barmby, P., Harries, T., Higgins, S., & Suggate, J. (2009). The array representation and primary children's understanding and reasoning in multiplication. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 70(3), 217-241. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-008-9145-1

We examine whether the array representation can support children’s understanding and reasoning in multiplication. To begin, we define what we mean by understanding and reasoning. We adopt a ‘representational-reasoning’ model of understanding, where u... Read More about The array representation and primary children's understanding and reasoning in multiplication.

Reviewing the literature on interactive whiteboards. (2007)
Journal Article
Higgins, S., Beauchamp, G., & Miller, D. (2007). Reviewing the literature on interactive whiteboards. Learning, Media and Technology, 32(3), 213-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439880701511040

The aims of this article are to review the existing literature on the introduction and use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in schools and to summarise the key issues arising from this analysis in order to provide a context for the articles which fo... Read More about Reviewing the literature on interactive whiteboards..

Gender inequality in the primary classroom: will interactive whiteboards help? (2007)
Journal Article
Smith, F., Hardman, F., & Higgins, S. (2007). Gender inequality in the primary classroom: will interactive whiteboards help?. Gender and Education, 19(4), 455-469. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540250701442658

This paper sets out to investigate (i) gender differences in whole class classroom interaction with a sample of teachers who were not using interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in their lessons; and (ii) the short-term and longer term impact of IWB use upo... Read More about Gender inequality in the primary classroom: will interactive whiteboards help?.

A sound foundation? What we know about the impact of environments on learning and the implications for Building Schools for the Future. (2007)
Journal Article
Woolner, P., Hall, E., Higgins, S., McCaughey, C., & Wall, K. (2007). A sound foundation? What we know about the impact of environments on learning and the implications for Building Schools for the Future. Oxford Review of Education, 33(1), 47-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054980601094693

This paper reports on a literature review conducted in the UK for the Design Council and CfBT (Higgins et al, 2005)which looked at the evidence of the impact of environments on learning in schools. We have reviewed the available evidence regarding di... Read More about A sound foundation? What we know about the impact of environments on learning and the implications for Building Schools for the Future..

Facilitating metacognitive talk: a research and learning tool. (2006)
Journal Article
Wall, K., & Higgins, S. (2006). Facilitating metacognitive talk: a research and learning tool. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 29(1), 39-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/01406720500537353

This paper describes a research tool which aims to gather data about pupils' views of learning and teaching, with a particular focus on their thinking about their learning (metacognition). The approach has proved to be an adaptable and effective tech... Read More about Facilitating metacognitive talk: a research and learning tool..

Developing Digital Portfolios: investigating how digital portfolios can facilitate pupil talk about learning. (2006)
Journal Article
Wall, K., Higgins, S., Miller, J., & Packard, N. (2006). Developing Digital Portfolios: investigating how digital portfolios can facilitate pupil talk about learning. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 15(3), 261-273. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759390600923535

The Digital Portfolio Project at Newcastle University aimed over one year (2002/2003) to support teachers in producing, storing and accessing assessment portfolios of learner's work using information and communications technology (ICT). This paper dr... Read More about Developing Digital Portfolios: investigating how digital portfolios can facilitate pupil talk about learning..

Learning to Learn: Teacher Research in the Zone of Proximal Development. (2006)
Journal Article
Hall, E., Leat, D., Wall, K., Higgins, S., & Edwards, G. (2006). Learning to Learn: Teacher Research in the Zone of Proximal Development. Teacher Development, 10(2), 140-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/13664530600773119

This article draws on an action research project in primary and secondary schools which was funded through the Campaign for Learning, and supported by Newcastle University with a focus on 'Learning to Learn'. This is a potentially useful concept for... Read More about Learning to Learn: Teacher Research in the Zone of Proximal Development..

Opening classroom interaction: the importance of feedback. (2006)
Journal Article
Smith, H., & Higgins, S. (2006). Opening classroom interaction: the importance of feedback. Cambridge Journal of Education, 36(4), 485-502. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057640601048357

Efforts to encourage 'interactive practice' in the National Literacy (NLS) and Numeracy (NNS) Strategies in the UK, have led to an emphasis on teacher questions. Recent research into classroom interactions, however, indicate that the pattern of inter... Read More about Opening classroom interaction: the importance of feedback..

The impact of interactive whiteboards on teacher-pupil interaction in the national literacy and numeracy strategies (2006)
Journal Article
Smith, F., Hardman, F., & Higgins, S. (2006). The impact of interactive whiteboards on teacher-pupil interaction in the national literacy and numeracy strategies. British Educational Research Journal, 32(3), 443-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920600635452

The study set out to investigate the impact of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) on teacher–pupil interaction at Key Stage 2 in the teaching of literacy and numeracy. As part of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies, IWBs have been made widely a... Read More about The impact of interactive whiteboards on teacher-pupil interaction in the national literacy and numeracy strategies.

Frameworks for thinking: a handbook for teaching and learning (2005)
Book
Moseley, D., Baumfield, V., Elliott, J., Gregson, M., Higgins, S., Miller, J., & Newton, D. (2005). Frameworks for thinking: a handbook for teaching and learning. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.2277/0521848318

This handbook focuses on the thinking processes necessary for learning. It provides descriptions and evaluations of 42 major frameworks including Bloom¿s taxonomy, de Bono¿s lateral and parallel thinking tools, Gardner¿s theory of multiple intelligen... Read More about Frameworks for thinking: a handbook for teaching and learning.

Learning to Learn with Parents: lessons from two research projects. (2005)
Journal Article
Hall, E., Wall, K., Higgins, S., Stephens, L., Pooley, I., & Welham, J. (2005). Learning to Learn with Parents: lessons from two research projects. Improving Schools, 8(2), 179-191. https://doi.org/10.1177/1365480205057706

This article reports on two action research projects which are part of the Campaign for Learning's Learning to Learn programme. The programme focuses on individual schools' and teachers' research priorities, within an overarching framework which seek... Read More about Learning to Learn with Parents: lessons from two research projects..

Primary school students' perceptions of interactive whiteboards. (2005)
Journal Article
Hall, I., & Higgins, S. (2005). Primary school students' perceptions of interactive whiteboards. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 21(2), 102-117. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2005.00118.x

Students involved in the interactive whiteboard (IWB) evaluation, sponsored by the Centre for British Teachers (CfBT), were interviewed in regard to their perceptions about IWBs. Twelve group interviews (72 students) were conducted between January an... Read More about Primary school students' perceptions of interactive whiteboards..

'The visual helps me understand the complicated things': pupil views of teaching and learning with interactive whiteboards (2005)
Journal Article
Higgins, S., Wall, K., & Smith, H. (2005). 'The visual helps me understand the complicated things': pupil views of teaching and learning with interactive whiteboards. British Journal of Educational Technology, 36(5), 851-867. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00508.x

This study is one element of a government-sponsored evaluation into the introduction of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) to Years 5 and 6 in English primary schools. This element of the research aimed to gather information regarding pupil views of IWBs... Read More about 'The visual helps me understand the complicated things': pupil views of teaching and learning with interactive whiteboards.

Thinking Skills Frameworks for Use in Education and Training (2005)
Journal Article
Moseley, D., Elliott, J., Gregson, M., & Higgins, S. (2005). Thinking Skills Frameworks for Use in Education and Training. British Educational Research Journal, 31(3), 367-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920500082219

This article details findings from a systematic review and evaluation of frameworks and taxonomies for understanding thinking, with particular reference to learning in post-16 contexts. It describes the means used to identify and evaluate 35 framewor... Read More about Thinking Skills Frameworks for Use in Education and Training.

Interactive Whiteboards: boon or bandwagon? A critical review of the literature. (2005)
Journal Article
Smith, H., Higgins, S., Wall, K., & Miller, J. (2005). Interactive Whiteboards: boon or bandwagon? A critical review of the literature. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 21(2), 91-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2729.2005.00117.x

This article reviews the literature concerning the introduction of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in educational settings. It identifies common themes to emerge from a burgeoning and diverse literature, which includes reports and summaries available... Read More about Interactive Whiteboards: boon or bandwagon? A critical review of the literature..

Embedding ICT in The Literacy and Numeracy Strategies: Final Report (2005)
Report
Higgins, S., Falzon, C., Hall, I., Moseley, D., Smith, F., Smith, H., & Wall, K. (2005). Embedding ICT in The Literacy and Numeracy Strategies: Final Report. [No known commissioning body]

The purpose of this document is to present the findings from the evaluation of the ‘Embedding ICT in the Literacy and Numeracy Strategies’ pilot project. In this project interactive whiteboards (IWBs) were installed in Year 5 and Year 6 classes in 12... Read More about Embedding ICT in The Literacy and Numeracy Strategies: Final Report.

Parlez-vous mathematics? (2003)
Book Chapter
Higgins, S. (2003). Parlez-vous mathematics?. In I. Thompson (Ed.), Enhancing Primary Mathematics Teaching and Learning. Open University Press

Raising Achievement in Literacy through ICT. (2002)
Book Chapter
Higgins, S., & Moseley, D. (2002). Raising Achievement in Literacy through ICT. In M. Monteith (Ed.), Teaching Primary Literacy with ICT (30-45). Open University Press

Teachers' thinking about information and communications technology and learning: beliefs and outcomes (2001)
Journal Article
Higgins, S., & Moseley, D. (2001). Teachers' thinking about information and communications technology and learning: beliefs and outcomes. Teacher Development, 5(2), 191-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/13664530100200138

Constructs about teaching and learning were elicited from teachers of Reception (4-5-year-olds), Year 2 (6-7-year-olds) and Year 4 (8-9-year-olds). Self-ratings on 70 constructs relating to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and learning... Read More about Teachers' thinking about information and communications technology and learning: beliefs and outcomes.