PIRLS 2021 Results Steady, Blog
- On May, 17, 2023
- Tutoring Primary
Results of PIRLS 2021 show student achievement in reading is holding steady.
Continue Reading...Enquiry Learning Lacks Research, Post
- On Dec, 10, 2022
- Tutoring Primary
Enquiry Learning Lacks Research Emeritus Professor John Sweller of UNSW questions the continuing extension of enquiry-based learning in the face of recent research findings about how humans learn. In https://www.cis.org.au/publication/why-inquiry-based-approaches-harm-students-learning/ Primary knowledge is what we humans learn through personal investigation. Secondary knowledge is what is passed down to us from earlier generations and through aeons […]
Continue Reading...Elite Principals in Schools, Post
- On Jul, 17, 2022
- Tutoring Primary
The positive effect of parents’ socio-economic standing (SES) is less than it used to be and the negative effect of staff turnover in larger primary schools is now greater.
Continue Reading...- On May, 15, 2019
- Mary Keating
Are children as young as 5 really suffering maths anxiety and crying on their way to school?
Continue Reading...“Enquiry Tasks Have Pitfalls”, Science
- On Sep, 21, 2018
- Mary Keating
I agree with Professor John Hattie when he says that Enquiry sounds terrific and that the logic of Enquiry learning is well argued. The evidence, however, indicates that it is introduced too early.
Continue Reading...“TIMSS Report – Maths And Science” Blog
- On Aug, 30, 2018
- Mary Keating
TIMSS Report – Maths And Science TIMSS stands for Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study. The TIMSS Report for 2011 states: “…there are serious concerns with respect to primary school teachers’ level of science and mathematics training, and some teachers’ confidence and capacity to deliver lessons in these areas.” It refers to Australian primary school teachers. […]
Continue Reading...PIRLS 2016 Reading Literacy, Australia
- On Aug, 05, 2018
- Mary Keating
A further 13% of 4th graders in Australia scored at the Low Benchmark. So 20% are reading at or below the Low Benchmark. Influencing these results is the rate of tiredness and hunger on arrival at school.
Continue Reading...PIRLS 2016 Reading Test, Blog
- On Aug, 03, 2018
- Mary Keating
Good readers can skim and scan for general ideas but they must learn to read carefully for detail.
Continue Reading...“Principals’ Effect on Learning” Blog
- On Jan, 06, 2018
- Mary Keating
Research tells us that school principals can make the same level of improvement in results on every student in a school as a high quality teacher does on the students he or she teaches.
Continue Reading...“Homework, Relevant and Short” Blog
- On Nov, 07, 2017
- Mary Keating
Excessive homework is often at the insistence of parents. But his is about taking control. It is about applying good homework tasks that are based on sound research findings.