Psychology and Education
Research Interests and Projects
- Children Articulating Thinking (ChAT) Project: Developing a pedagogy for metacognition and self-regulation in English Year 1 classrooms
Dr David Whitebread (PI), Professor Neil Mercer, Penny Coltman, Jane Warwick, Professor Christine Howe, Professor Usha Goswami - Funded by the Faculty's TPRP research fund
- CIndLe: Independent Learning in the Foundation Stage (completed)
Dr David Whitebread, Holly Anderson & Penny Coltman - Funded by Cambs Early Years Partnership
- Dialogic Teaching in Science Classrooms (completed)
Professor Neil Mercer, Professor Philip Scott, Dr Jaume Amettler, Dr Judith Kleine Staarmann - Funded by the ESRC
- Interactive Whiteboards & Collaborative Pupil Learning in Primary Science
Professor Neil Mercer, Dr Judith Kleine Staarman, Ruth Kershner and Paul Warwick - Funded by the ESRC
- Primary Review - The Condition & Future of Primary Education in England (completed)
Professor Robin Alexander - specific areas from the report include:
Children's cognitive development and learning (Usha Goswami & Peter Bryant)
Children's social development, peer interaction & classroom learning (Christine Howe & Neil Mercer)
- Primary school children's tacit and explicit knowledge of object motion
Professor Christine Howe
- Thinking Together - A dialogue-based approach to the development of children's thinking and learning
Professor Neil Mercer, Paul Warwick, et al
