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Professor Steven Higgins' Outputs (21)

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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