Research and analysis

Closing the gap: test and learn

School-based research testing teaching practices using experimental methods.

Documents

Closing the gap: test and learn research report

Closing the gap: test and learn executive summary

Closing the gap: test and learn - technical annex A statistical analysis

Closing the gap: test and learn - technical annex B provider perspectives

Closing the gap: test and learn - digital applications case studies

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Closing the gap: test and learn - feedback case studies

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Closing the gap: test and learn - literacy case studies

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Closing the gap: test and learn - numeracy case studies

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Closing the gap: test and learn - organisation case studies

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Closing the gap: test and learn - resilience case studies

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Details

Over 200 teaching schools alliances worked together to carry out 11 large-scale randomised controlled trials, where 1 group of pupils is taught using a new method and another group is taught in the usual way and their performance compared. Some schools went on to design and run their own smaller trials using similar experimental research methods.

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Published 28 January 2016

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