Teaching and learning

April 2008

How can exchanging knowledge between parents and teachers benefit pupils?

November 2007

How might we use ICT in ways that make a real difference to teaching and learning?

October 2007

Helping students to achieve their potential and motivating them to work hard to do so is an aim of central importance for most of us. The study focuses on student motivation and achievement and explores how they relate to beliefs that students hold about themselves and about the nature of ability.

July 2007

How can phonics help literacy learning?

June 2007

Teaching and learning for gifted and talented students: what does the research say?

May 2007

How does John Dewey and Donald Schön's vision of reflective practice affect teaching and learning?

March 2007

How can teachers be supported to use assessment for learning practices effectively?

September 2006

There is plenty of sound evidence about the effectiveness of structured dialogue in small groups for pupil learning. But how effectively does classroom talk in whole class situations promote pupils' learning?

May 2006

How does Bruner’s work contribute to our understanding of children’s learning and effective teaching?

February 2006

What difference does it make and what makes the difference?

June 2005

How can teachers go about finding out their pupils’ perspectives and what are the benefits for schools as well as pupils?

September 2004

Can research findings be put to use by teachers effectively in the classroom?

December 2003

Seventy years on, why is Vygotsky’s work still so important for teaching and learning?

June 2001

This month the GTC's 'Research of the month' team has selected, appraised and summarised a research and development study which has given teachers real insights into raising standards through teaching thinking skills

May 2001

Do you want to know more about the potential of formative assessment to develop and improve pupils’ learning?