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Making a Difference in Education: What the evidence says Paperback – 24 Apr 2015

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  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge (24 April 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0415529220
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415529228
  • Product Dimensions: 15.6 x 1.2 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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"It is well-researched, well-written, and well worth buying" - Terry Freedman, Teachwire.net

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Robert Cassen is Visiting Professor at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics, UK and received an OBE for services to education in 2008.

Sandra McNally is Professor of Economics at the University of Surrey, UK, and Director of the Education and Skills Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics, UK.

Anna Vignoles is Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK. She is also a Research Associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, UK, and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education, London, UK.

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5.0 out of 5 starsClear, perceptive and authoritative on what the research really says
By bk_readr on 6 Jan. 2016
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A perceptive, authoritative, and clearly marshalled survey of what the research really says about what is working (and what isn’t working) in UK education 0-16.
I think this will prove to be an indispensable resource for teachers, researchers, and anyone in the education policy community who wants to be clear about what is actually supported by research, and what isn't.
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4.0 out of 5 stars"Making a difference in Education" is one of the better written educational research books available
By Terry Freedman on 26 Feb. 2016
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I'm very much of the opinion that decisions in school generally, and in the classroom specifically, should be based on research evidence. Unfortunately, many academic books and articles border on the unreadable, but "Making a difference in Education: What the evidence says" breaks the mould.
Making a difference in education

Making a difference in education

This volume by Robert Cassen, Sandra McNally and Anna Vignoles covers a broad range of topics: a history of educational policy in the UK, Early Years, parents, school organisation, what makes a good teacher, reading and writing, numeracy, special educational needs, ICT in the classroom and vocational education.

It covers each of these topics from the standpoint of what educational research has to say about them. So, if you read the whole book, you will have a very good overview of what, according to academic research, works and what doesn't over the whole general gamut of education in the UK. By "academic", I mean using randomised control trials and other characteristics generally associated with scientific research.

Of course, control trials are only feasible and useful to a certain extent when it comes to education. Nevertheless, it's nice to read a book that, for the most part, draws its conclusions from research rather than conjecture or anecdote.

Having said that, it's disappointing that unfounded assertions are sometimes made. For instance, in the chapter on ICT, the author states that:

"By 2012 it was openly recognised that teaching of [ICT] in schools was mostly dismal...".Read more ›
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By Teacher on 13 Jun. 2015
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A rather pale imitation of Hattie's work.
Disappointing.
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An excellent account from three prominent figures, intricately involved in the jigsaw puzzle that is education.
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