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Academic research: pedagogy
Part of the Educational research in STEM subjects collection, this is a collection of academic research looking at pedagogy in STEM subjects.
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Programme for international student assessment (PISA) and homework
Published in 2014, an OECD report on data from the PISA survey looked at homework among 15-year-olds and asked whether homework perpetuates inequalities in education. According to the report, in 2012 students in the 38 countries covered by the survey spent an average of an hour less on their weekly homework than...
The deployment of science and maths leaders in primary schools
This report, published in October 2013, highlights the findings of a Welcome Trust study which sought to find a better understanding of how primary schools in England lead, manage and teach science and maths. The study uses three main sources of evidence: an online quantitative survey of 209 schools; a set of...
Neuromyths in education
A study published in 2012 showed that possessing greater general knowledge about the brain does not appear to protect teachers from believing in “neuromyths” – misconceptions about neuroscience research in education. A study in Frontiers in Psychology found that teachers who are interested in the application of...
Do students perform better when schools offer extracurricular activities?
A PISA in Focus study published in 2012 from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), looks at whether students perform better in science if they are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities, such as field trips and science projects. Most countries (22 of 31 OECD countries)...
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| Subject(s) | n.a |
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| Age | 5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19, FE/HE |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx4vzd |
