Research Studies Of The Week

I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature.

By the way, you might also be interested in MY BEST POSTS ON NEW RESEARCH STUDIES IN 2021 – PART TWO.

You can see all my “Best” lists related to education research here.

Here are some new useful studies (and related resources):

Angela Duckworth on What the Research Says About Active Learning is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Research Demonstrating That Lectures Are Not The Best Instructional Strategy.

“Yes, I Can!” A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Intervention Studies Promoting Teacher Self-Efficacy https://t.co/lFmF2I2OB9

— Paul Bruno (@Paul__Bruno) January 29, 2024

“charter competition had a negative effect on student achievement in public middle schools, and that this was importantly related to an increase in household influence and a decrease in teacher empowerment within incumbent schools” https://t.co/3qKIIoOpKU

— Paul Bruno (@Paul__Bruno) February 7, 2024

Here’s a synthesis of the latest findings and insights on test-enhanced learning and testing in education including practice tests to promote learning, retrieval practice, successive relearning, test-potentiated learning, pretesting/prequestions, and more.https://t.co/qAIhsQI7MC

— Paul A. Kirschner (@P_A_Kirschner) February 6, 2024

I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources For Learning About The Importance Of Prior Knowledge (& How To Activate It):

This is a monumental piece that every reading teacher should read, led by Reid Smith @Smithre5 and @PamelaSnow2 https://t.co/q6IhLJ4EoR pic.twitter.com/9Tc3LmWSlx

— Zach Groshell (@MrZachG) February 10, 2024

Evidence to support addressing air quality: https://t.co/zTnyGHDSgK

— Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social (@cara__jackson) February 10, 2024