In the last few years, the importance of research in teaching and learning has taken a much bigger part. The parts played by organisations such as the Sutton Trust and individual academics like Prof. John Hattie cannot be underestimated. Their research uses meta-analyses – the average findings of thousands of academic pilots, experiments and theses from all over the world conducted over the past 15-20 years. These meta-analyses tell us which teaching and learning strategies really work and what impact they have on the students we teach. In the last few years, the importance of research in teaching and learning has taken a much bigger part. The parts played by organisations such as the Sutton Trust and individual academics like Prof. John Hattie cannot be underestimated. Their research uses meta-analyses – the average findings of thousands of academic pilots, experiments and theses from all over the world conducted over the past 15-20 years. These meta-analyses tell us which teaching and learning strategies really work and what impact they have on the students we teach.

The work of Professor John Hattie

High impact teaching: a useful article summarising the work of Professor John Hattie about the proven, most successful strategies to use in teaching success. High impact teaching: a useful article summarising the work of Professor John Hattie about the proven, most successful strategies to use in teaching success.
A summary here too: “What works best in education?” which includes a link to Hattie’s report on Collaborative Expertise. A summary here too: “What works best in education?” which includes a link to Hattie’s report on Collaborative Expertise.