Education Elf

I will help you keep you up to date with the latest reliable education research. No bias, no misinformation, no spin. Just what you need!

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Please contact @PookyH if you have ideas about implementing research around education. She's coaxing little old me out of hibernation!

[Pooky Knightsmith @PookyH]

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I'm looking for people to blog for @EducationElf

In a nutshell you'll summarise and share your ideas about how to implement research around education...

I will provide support & guidance. Yes you are good enough..

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[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Meta-analysis finds a small but significant positive impact of the whole-school approach on pupils’ social and emotional adjustment, behavioural adjustment, and internalising symptoms.

Read @JuliaRBadger 's summary of this recent review
https://t.co/0ewgdhUGvf

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Evidence supports taking a whole-school approach to enhancing social, emotional and behavioural development, but implementing it in schools is not always straightforward.

Which approach is right for you?

Great new blog today by @JuliaRBadger
https://t.co/0ewgdhD5DH

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Today @JuliaRBadger summarises a review on the effectiveness of interventions adopting a #WholeSchoolApproach to enhancing social and emotional development.
https://t.co/0ewgdhD5DH

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

A whole-school approach to enhance social, emotional and behavioural development https://t.co/0ewgdhD5DH

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"The Let’s Talk intervention is simple to use, has good developmental outcomes & requires minimal training. It can be adapted to resources available & is easy to embed into a pre-school day."

Great blog on children’s language development by @JuliaRBadger
https://t.co/V67S1T8f1A

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Hey primary school teachers!

What do you think of the Let's Talk intervention?

Find out more in this new blog by @JuliaRBadger summarising the research by @gillian_purcell https://t.co/V67S1T8f1A

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

"The Let’s Talk intervention improved children’s receptive and productive vocabulary and narrative ability independent of executive function."

Read more about supporting children’s language development in our new blog today by @JuliaRBadger
https://t.co/V67S1T8f1A

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Today @JuliaRBadger summarises a recent RCT testing the Let’s Talk intervention for improving children’s language development.

"Let’s Talk was designed to find a balance between adult involvement & children’s independent exploration of new material."
https://t.co/V67S1T8f1A

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Improving language development: read, play, discuss https://t.co/V67S1SQDD0

New blog by @JuliaRBadger summarises research by @gillian_purcell

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

"Government use of test based school accountability cannot be supported by the data or research."
New from @RachelSymons1
https://t.co/XwuJ3aWuN2

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

"When adjusting for pupil background, schools from more affluent areas do less well, whilst those from more deprived areas do far better."

New blog from @RachelSymons1 on progress 8, school accountability & importance of adjusting for pupil background
https://t.co/XwuJ3aWuN2

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Today @RachelSymons1 summarises the Progress 8 accountability measure and why it’s important to consider school and pupil background when interpreting exam results https://t.co/XwuJ3be5EA

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Progress 8 measures the progress of students from Key Stage 2 through to GCSE. The government argue it is fairer than publishing raw attainment scores, but critics argue there needs to be adjustment for pupil and school background.
https://t.co/XwuJ3aWuN2

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Measuring pupil progress: are we measuring the wrong things? https://t.co/XwuJ3aWuN2

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"The more often parents gave children inflated praise in the early stages of the research, the lower a child’s self-esteem became by the end of the project."

Read more about the dangers of #InflatedPraise in our blog today by @LeenaAsha & @salmckeown https://t.co/K3dM2umQcb

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

"We should replace overpraising achievements with realistic praise and engagement in a dialogue eliciting the child’s views and ideas."

Great blog today on praise, self-esteem & narcissism, by @LeenaAsha & @salmckeown

https://t.co/K3dM2umQcb

[IncredibleConversation @incredibleconvo]

Interesting review here ⬇️ verbal praise is key in #primary school aged #children ✅ but overinflated (unrealistic) praise is not helpful 👎. The reviewer notes NON-VERBAL communication (facial expression etc ) is not discussed & would be an important addition #InspireIncredible

[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Today @LeenaAsha & @salmckeown on research showing that parents’ inflated praise:
- predicted lower self-esteem in children
- predicted higher narcissism, but only in children with high self-esteem
https://t.co/K3dM2umQcb

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[Education Elf @EducationElf]

Thanks Kirsten @kbarnicot

Morning @LeenaAsha @salmckeown @PookyH

Any thoughts on this? 👇🏽

[Kirsten Barnicot @kbarnicot]

@EducationElf Interesting findings but the study was conducted in 7-11 year olds. I would anticipate/ hope the effects of praise wld be more positive and less complex in preschoolers?