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Research Studies Of The Week

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):

Exercise of any kind boosts brainpower at any age is from Science Daily. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On How Exercise Helps Learning — Please Contribute Other Resources.

Why is family socio-economic status related to children’s reading comprehension? Parents’ education –>books & positive family relationship, which –>better language skills, through reading interest. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10….

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— Dan Willingham (@dtwuva.bsky.social) April 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM

From ‘Pygmalion’ to Practice: Why Teacher Expectations Still Matter is from From Experience To Meaning. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHER EXPECTATIONS.

New journal alert! My union @massteacher.bsky.social just established “Revolutionizing Education,” a journal of education policy and practice that challenges entrenched inequities and amplifies voices often marginalized in mainstream discourse. 🔥 Consider submitting! www.rev-ed.org

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— Christopher Martell (@chrismartell.bsky.social) April 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM

Strengthening Conscientiousness by Means of Interventions: A Systematic Review link.springer.com/article/10.1…

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— Paul Bruno (@paul-bruno.com) April 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM

Doing tutoring well takes a lot of forethought and coordination. This example on on-demand tutoring shows that the intervention often doesn’t reach the right students or have much impact on student achievement.

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— Dan Goldhaber (@cedr.bsky.social) April 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM

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