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Research report
A knowledge-rich approach to curriculum design: Commissioned report
This commissioned report provides an overview of the evidence underpinning a knowledge-rich curriculum and outlines the key design features and enablers to effectively enact a knowledge-rich curriculum in schools.
Practice guide
Engaging with families to support student learning in secondary school
There is a great deal of evidence that families play a critical role in their child’s learning. So how can secondary school teachers and leaders best work with families to support student learning?
Practice guide
Explain learning objectives
This practice guide will help teachers create, explain and use well-informed learning objectives and success criteria and activate students’ prior knowledge.
Explainer
Explicit instruction optimises learning
This explainer provides an introduction to explicit instruction, with a focus on explaining how it contributes to positive outcomes for students’ learning achievement and dispositions.
Practice guide
Formative assessment practice guide
This guide outlines key practices for using formative assessment in the classroom.
Project
How students learn
Our work on how students learn best (also known as the science of learning) connects cognitive science, neuroscience and education psychology research on the learning process with practical teaching implications.
Research report
How students learn best: An overview of the evidence
This paper highlights the impact aligning teaching practices with how students learn has on educational outcomes. It underscores the importance of evidence-based practices that enhance learning for all students.
Explainer
Introduction to the science of reading
Understanding the cognitive science behind how students learn to read and the research on effective instruction makes it easier for educators to align policy and classroom teaching with evidence.
Explainer
Knowledge is central to learning
This explainer provides an introduction to the role of knowledge in learning, implications for effective teaching, and describes how building background knowledge facilitates higher-order thinking and learning outcomes.
Explainer
Managing cognitive load optimises learning
This explainer gives a brief introduction to cognitive load, focusing on ways to manage it for effective and efficient learning.
Video
Mastery learning at Trinity College
See how Mastery Learning is implemented in different classrooms at Trinity College.
Practice resource
Mastery learning example of practice
This example uses a Year 9 Physical Education lesson to demonstrate effective practice in different education settings.