Educational Research Archive

Last week, I listened to Mr Barton Maths Podcast 2017 interview with Robert and Elizabeth Bjork. For those readers unfamiliar with the names, they are a power couple in …

Psychological safety means there is a shared team belief that it is safe to take interpersonal risks like admitting a mistake without fear of judgement or reprisal.  This is …

Learning is meant to be difficult; if it’s not hard then you are probably not learning. Yet, that does not mean we ignore the unnecessary complexities added to instruction …

Our long term memory is infinite but our working memory can only hold and interpret a finite amount of information. The magic number of items working memory is able …

It is not uncommon to see a sporting coach routinely stop their player to model a skill. This is often at the frustration of the athlete who just wants …

Examination season is about to kick off and with it comes insurmountable levels of stress, a caffeine addiction and late night cramming. Last minute all-nighters may give the impression …

Is it worth it? Is written feedback a waste of time? For years I have had reservations about current marking and feedback practices but I have always been hesitant to challenge it. …