Research Studies Of The Week
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I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature.
You can see all my “Best” lists related to education research here.
Here are some new useful studies (and related resources):
Really important new RCT examining the relationship, attendance, and academic effects of in-person vs. online tutoring.
Like almost all things in education, the effectiveness of the instructor (tutor) appears paramount.
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1176
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— Matthew A Kraft (@matthewakraft.bsky.social) May 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Now an @annenberginstitute.bsky.social working paper: “Remote Learning in 2020-21 and Student Attendance Since the COVID-19 Pandemic.” edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1196
I find “exposure to remote learning may explain a part of the decline in student attendance post-pandemic, but only a small part.”
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— Jeremy Singer (@jeremylsinger.bsky.social) May 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Really excited to see this paper out in the world! We all know teacher turnover is bad, but this paper quantifies two really important facts: 1) teacher turnover is bad for all students; and 2) special education teacher turnover is especially bad for students with disabilities. https://t.co/BOSmF2wx6z
— Roddy Theobald (@RoddyTheobald) May 20, 2025
State data shows K-12 teacher absences surged post-pandemic www.brookings.edu/articles/sta…
At least in some places.
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— Paul Bruno (@paul-bruno.com) May 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The New York Magazine story about college students cheating their way through college using AI was heavy on anecdote, light on comprehensive data. Here’s a terrific overview of what we know right now about such use (hint: it’s a lot).
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— Benjamin Riley (@benjaminjriley.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Tracked data from over 100k English students shows:
• More than 1:4 pupils begin to disengage from school during Year 7
• Less than half ‘happy to go to school’
• Girls feel increasingly less safe at school
www.tes.com/magazine/news/secondary/school-engagement-plummets-year-7-research-finds?amp
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— Nick Covington (@covingtonedu.bsky.social) May 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
