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Our other research projects
download movies, movie trailers, new movies, mp3 download, download music, cheap marlboro cigarettesWe have a number of other current research project. These are listed below with links to relevant web sites or background material.
The project aims to enhance the learning potential of pupils (at Key Stages 1-3) working in classroom groups by actively involving teachers in a programme designed to improve the effectiveness of and raise levels of collaborative group-work during every day classroom learning activities. The project was part of the ESRC Teaching and Learning Research Programme and was co-directed with Maurice Galton and Peter Kutnick. This web site provides background information and publications for teachers, schools, policy makers and researchers on this ongoing project.
Support Staff Research project
This is the first large scale study of all categories of support staff. It is a five year study from January 2004-December 2008 that will obtain data on the deployment and characteristics of Support Staff, the impact of Support Staff on pupil outcomes and teacher workloads, and how impact is affected by school management and communication in the school. It will involve three biennial, large scale surveys that will analyse change over time, along with more detailed analysis of the deployment and impact of support staff, in a sub sample of schools. The project is funded by the DfES and the Welsh Assembly Government. The project web site provides further background information on the research and project team contact details.
Within Class Pupil Grouping Practices in Primary and Secondary Schools
This research was a survey of the nature and use of grouping practices in primary and secondary school classrooms. This project was funded by the ESRC and co-directed with Peter Kutnick. The research examined the use of different teaching contexts (e.g. whole class teaching, group-work, individual work etc.) relative to grouping sizes, task types, classroom organisation, curriculum area and so on. This project was completed a few years ago and there is no web site but articles are available such as the one below - more details are available from the SPRinG Project website.
Class Size Project
This large scale research project focused on the educational effects of class size differences and pupil adult ratios at Key Stage 1 and 2. This was funded by the DfES. There is no web site associated with this project but there are a number of publications available.
The Role and Effects of Teaching Assistants in English Primary Schools (Years 4 to 6) 2000-2003: Results from the Class Size and Pupil-Adult Ratios (CSPAR) KS2 project - FINAL REPORT - Research Briefing
There is also a book related to this research - Blatchford, P. (2003) The Class Size Debate: Is Small Better? Maidenhead: Open University Press