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Completed research and evaluation

Projects completed between 2000 and 2005

These projects are listed chronologically with the most recently completed listed first and include:

  • Externally-funded projects
  • Personal Research Fellowships
  • Projects internally funded through the Transforming Practice Research Programme

Smaller internally funded research projects that have been completed may also be found on the Research Development Fund page.

Inclusion and Student Achievement
Lani Florian and Martyn Rouse
2002-2005
Wallenberg

Keywords in Primary Education
Chris Doddington
2002-2005
Wallenberg

Predictors of Academic Performance: Ethnicity and Achievement at Cambridge University
Joan Whitehead and Jonathan Scales
2004-2005
University of Cambridge

Students as Leaders
Jean Rudduck
2002-2005
Wallenberg

Support, Maintenance and Development of the DATEC Website
John Siraj-Blatchford
2002-2005
IBM

Cambridge INDependent LEarning in the Foundation Stage
David Whitebread, Holly Anderson, Penny Coltman
2002-2004
Extended to July 2005
Cambridge Early Years Partnership

Grouping and Group Work Project (SPRinG)
Maurice Galton, Peter Blatchford (University of London Institute of Education) and Peter Kutnick (University of Brighton)
2001-2004
ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme Phase II

Domestic Literacy in the Eighteenth Century: a study of Jane Johnson's nursery library
Morag Styles
2002-2004
British Academy

Effects of Policy Change on Practice in Secondary Schools
John MacBeath and Maurice Galton
2003-2004
National Union of Teachers
REPORT DOWNLOAD: [pdf]A Life in Secondary Teaching: Finding Time For Learning [aLiSTreport.pdf] (2.3Mb)

Eliciting Situated Expertise in ICT-Integrated Mathematics and Science Teaching (SET-IT)
Kenneth Ruthven and Sara Hennessey
2002-2004
Data analysis and writing up continued through 2005
ESRC

Heymath!
Toni Beardon and Jennifer Piggott
2000-2004
Intellexon, originally known as Marksform

Learning How to Learn in Classrooms, Schools and Networks
Mary James, Colin Conner, Patrick Carmichael, Bob McCormick (Open University) and Dylan William (King's College, London)
2001-2004
ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme

Mathematics Education Traditions of Europe (METE): a five-way comparative study
Paul Andrews
2001-2004
European Commission Socrates Action 6

M-Buttons - Multilingual Mathematics Context Help Development
Jennifer Piggott and Mike Pearson and partners in Hungary, Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Denmark and Latvia
2002-2004
European Commission FW5 Project

Primary Maths Project
Jenny Piggott
1998-2004
The Clothworkers' Guild via the Royal Institution, Millennium Maths Project and University of Cambridge

Pupil Participation in post-16 Learning
Colleen McLaughlin and Elise Alexander
2004
Essex LEA, Learning and Skills Council

Pupils as Researchers' Model for School Self-Evaluation and Improvement
John MacBeath and Gregor Sutherland
2003-2004
HCD Educational and General Charitable Trust

Raising Boys' Achievement at School
Molly Warrington, Mike Younger, John Gray and Jean Rudduck
2000-2004
Department for Education and Skills

Research and Development into Subject-based Professional Development for Teachers
John Gray and Sandra Leaton Gray
2003-2004
Villiers Park Educational Trust via The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
REPORT: An Enquiry into Continuing Professional Development for Teachers

Sustainability and Evolution of ICT-supported Classroom Practice
Sara Hennessy and Rosemary Deaney
2003-2004
BECTA

Xcalibre (EiC Cross-Curricular Network)
Toni Beardon succeeded by Jenny Piggott, David Whitebread, Sue Brindley and David Livesey
2000-2004
Department for Education and Skills

An Examination of the Coping Strategies used by Undergraduate Students with Dyslexia in the University of Cambridge
Martyn Rouse with Judith Jesky and Mary Marshall (Disability Resource Centre)
2003
University of Cambridge Disability Resource Centre

Consulting Pupils about Teaching and Learning
ESRC TLRP Network

Jean Rudduck (Network Co-ordinator)

2000-2003
Economic and Social Research Council
Teaching and Learning Research Programme
Phase I

Constituent projects and their directors:

How teachers respond to pupil ideas on improving teaching and learning in different subjects
Donald McIntyre
Ways of consulting pupils about teaching and learning
John MacBeath
Pupil perspectives and participation: starting and sustaining the process
Michael Fielding (University of Sussex)
The potential of pupils to act as (co-)researchers into the process of teaching and learning
Michael Fielding (University of Sussex)
How the conditions of learning in school and classroom affect the identity and participation of different groups of pupils
Madeleine Arnot, Diane Reay
Breaking new ground: innovative school initiatives involving pupil consultation and participation
Julia Flutter
Issues in pupil voice and pupil learning
Julia Flutter

Consulting Pupils about Teaching and Learning:
Maximising Impact among User Communities
ESRC TLRP Phase 1 Network Extension

Jean Rudduck, Madeleine Arnot and Michael Fielding (University of Sussex)
2002-2003
ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme

Euromaths Enrichment
Libby Jared and partners in Hungary and Denmark
2001-2003
European Commission

European Evaluation of the Kidsmart Initiative
John Siraj-Blatchford
2001-2003
IBM [pdf]http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/downloads/kidsmart_eval_sum_English.pdf

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nurture Groups
Richard Byers
2002-2003
Thetford Education Action Zone

Linguistics Factors, Phonological and Orthographic Processing in Dyslexia
Usha Goswami
2003
ESRC

New Visions Induction to Headship Pilot Programme e-learning Research Study
Sue Brindley
2002-2003
National College for School Leadership

Newham Inclusive Education Review
Lani Florian
2003
Newham Education

Predictors of Academic Performance (Graduate Students)
Donald McIntyre and Joan Whitehead
2002-2003
University of Cambridge

Reinventing the Reception Year: a Success Story
Mary Jane Drummond with Janet Moyles (Anglia Polytechnic University)
2002-2003
Association of Teachers and Lecturers

Teaching Strategies and Approaches for Pupils with Special Educational Needs: A Scoping Study
Lani Florian and Pauline Davis (University of Manchester)
2003
DfES

A Life in Teaching? The Impact of Change on Primary Teachers' Working Lives
Maurice Galton and John MacBeath
2001-2002
National Union of Teachers
REPORT DOWNLOAD:  A Life in Teaching? The Impact of Change on Primary Teachers' Working Lives (NUTreport.pdf)

Curriculum Models below Level 1
Lesley Dee, Lani Florian with Jill Porter and Christopher Robertson (University of Birmingham) and Mark Houlton (freelance consultant)
2002
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Developing Warranted Practice in the Use of ICT in Support of Teaching and Learning in Secondary School Subjects
Kenneth Ruthven
1999-2002 (extended to disseminate)
Wallenberg

Development of an Interactive Poleidoblocs CD-Rom
Julia Anghileri
2001-2002
The Margaret Lowenfeld Trust

Enhancing Quality of Life for People with Profound and Complex Learning Difficulties
Lesley Dee, Richard Byers, Lani Florian and Liz Maudslay (SKILL)
1999-2002
National Lottery Charities' Board

Evaluation of 16-19 Collaboration
David Frost
2000-2002
Hertfordshire County Council

Evaluation of the Enfield Inclusion Project
Martyn Rouse
2000-2002
London Borough of Enfield

Evaluation of Haringey's Early Excellence Centre
Mary Jane Drummond
2001-2002
London Borough of Haringey

Evaluation of Luton's Flying Start Project
Mary Jane Drummond
2001-2002
Luton Borough Council

Impact of Transitions and Transfers on Pupil Progress
Maurice Galton, John Gray and Jean Rudduck
2000-2002
Department for Education and Skills

Local Evaluation of Hertfordshire Progress File
Mary James
1999-2002
Hertfordshire LEA

Pedagogical, Psychological and Organisational Issues Related to the Promotion of Effective Learning using Poleidoblocs: a continuing study
Julia Anghileri
2001-2002
The Margaret Lowenfeld Trust

The Impact of Wartime Evacuation upon Teacher Attitude and Practice
Phil Gardner and Peter Cunningham
1998-2002
Economic and Social Research Council

Boys' Performance in Modern Foreign Languages
Barry Jones and Jean Rudduck
1999-2001
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Dips in Pupil Progress in the Primary School
Chris Doddington and Jean Rudduck
1999-2001
Ofsted

Follow-up to the Oracle Project
Maurice Galton
1999-2001
Leverhulme Trust

Identity and Schooling: a longitudinal ethnography of pupil careers
Andrew Pollard and Ann Filer
1996-2001
Economic and Social Research Council

Implications of Visual Literacy
Morag Styles
1999-2001
Arts and Humanities Research Board

Investigating the Perception of Key Skills among Students and the Influence of Various Institutional Factors on Perception and Delivery
Lesley Dee and Tony Kelly
2000-2001
LSDA, formerly FEDA

Involving Parents in their Children's Education
John MacBeath
2000-2001
Scottish Executive Education Department (via University of Strathclyde)

Land Use-UK
Rex Walford
1997-2001
Dennis Curry Foundation and the School of Education

Learning Without Limits
Susan Hart, Mary Jane Drummond and Donald McIntyre
1999-2001

Nurture Groups Project
Paul Cooper and Donald McIntyre
1998-2001
Department for Education and Employment, Calouste Gulbenkian, the Nuffield Foundation and the former School of Education

Primary Teachers' Use of Interactive Teaching
Linda Hargreaves and Janet Moyles (Anglia Polytechnic University)
1999-2001
Economic and Social Research Council

Pupil Underachievement
David Frost and Michael Wharton
1998-2001
European Commission

Teachers' Views of Educational Research
Maurice Galton
2000-2001
Teacher Training Agency