The Sutton Trust, a foundation set up in 1997 to improve social mobility through education. This report reviews over 200 research papers on developing great teaching practices. "It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it, that's what gets results."

Most -> least effective T&L strategies

Key findings The two factors with the strongest evidence of improving pupil attainment are: Teachers’ content knowledge, including their ability to understand how students think about a subject and identify common misconceptions. Quality of instruction, which includes using strategies like effective questioning and the use of assessment Specific practices which have good evidence of improving attainment include: Challenging students to identify the reason why an activity is taking place in the lesson. Asking a large number of questions and checking the responses of all students spacing-out study or practice on a given topic, with gaps in between for forgetting Making students take tests or generate answers, even before they have been taught the material. Common practices which are not supported by evidence include: Using praise lavishly. Allowing learners to discover key ideas by themselves Grouping students by ability Presenting information to students based on their “preferred learning style”

Other notable points + Classroom climate which includes the quality of interaction between teachers and students as well as teacher expectations +Classroom management which includes efficient use of lesson time and managing behaviour with clear rules that are consistently enforced -Addressing low confidence and aspirations before teaching content doesn’t work. Attempts to enhance motivation prior to teaching content are unlikely to succeed and even if they do the impact on subsequent learning is close to zero. -Being active, rather than listening passively, helps you remember This claim is commonly presented in the form of a ‘learning pyramid’ which shows precise percentages of material that will be retained when different levels of activity are employed. These percentages have no empirical basis and are pure fiction.

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