Dr Gareth Bates
@smashEDITT
Senior Lecturer in Education | Editor of http://peerreviewededucationblog.com
🔥 Many study protocols used in retrieval practice experiments are inappropriate for primary aged children and very few studies have been done in authentic primary classroom. So how do primary schools use this in the classroom? My new paper explores this. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Back form the Easter holidays? So are we Schedule is being finalised and we will be sharing it soon. Grab you ticket now!
Who's talking at #cogscisci 2025 I hear you ask? Well check this thread and we will be listing all the speakers we have confirmed so far 👇 See pinned tweet for ticket info
👀 Today’s thought provoking #sundaypoll👀 CLT is complex and difficult, even in a lab and for those who study it full time. Are teachers actually using CLT in their teaching or are they just using the language of CLT? RT, ❤️ and comments all welcome.
🚨 Just 2 weeks to go! The ASE Teacher Developers Conference 2025 is happening on 27 June at the University of Northampton! Join us to connect, share, and shape the future of science education! 👉 ow.ly/7iP250VZUjV
At #CogSciSci I said we are becoming overly focused by activities in the classroom. I'm my latest paper I make a call for research into how things like retrieval practice interact with other things we do in the classroom 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Great day at #CogSciSci. Some great discussions and talks. Thanks @MrARobbins for organising.
Standing room only for @smashEDITT's keynote on Emphasising the Science in the Science of Learning
Standing room only for @smashEDITT's keynote on Emphasising the Science in the Science of Learning
Congratulations to Steve Connolly! His #OpenAccess book Knowledge and Knowing in Media and Film Studies published today. Read & download free at: bit.ly/42DRk90 #MediaEducation #MediaLiteracy #FilmEducation
The #EduWeeklyRoundUp is back with 2 new from us, #BOTW from @Inner_Drive plus: @shaun_allison @AlexJQuigley @EducEndowFoundn @suttontrust @TownEndResearch @smashEDITT @MarkMillerTeach @nmgilbride @DavidDidau @PepsMccrea @EmathsUK classteaching.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/wee…
This survey which we have out is showing some quite alarming trends about how revision is undertaken. I think teachers will be surprised when they see the results.
👀We have an ethically approved survey for Year 11s who are revising for GCSEs doing the rounds.👀 If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering. Retweets 🙏 forms.office.com/e/ZfT7V2hbdW
I've seen teachers panic particularly in observations when during retrieval practice students get the answer wrong. The benefit of retrieval practice is from the testing effect of students accessing the information not from AFL. So don't panic, correct the mistake and move on.
🚨 My new paper has been published looking into retrieval practice in the primary classroom. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Science teachers, we’ve got something brewing! 🧪 Join our FREE webinar this Wednesday for a sneak peek at our shiny new secondary science resources ✨ Curious? You should be 👀
Unveiling our secondary maths and science resources! 🎉 We are delighted to invite you to our exclusive Secondary launch events, where we'll be unveiling V3 of our secondary maths scheme of learning, now fully aligned with our brand-new secondary science resources ⭐️ Gain early…
🚨 My new paper has been published looking into retrieval practice in the primary classroom. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
I wrote this blog on teaching forces a few months ago explaining the approach White Rose Science use. It's such a privilege to have time to sit down, read the research and work out the very best pedagogy. whiteroseeducation.com/latest-news/te…
At the end of the month there is one of the world's best value education conferences. Easily accessible from London it features a raft of educational experts and teachers sharing their ideas. Please share the post below so others know about this great opportunity. 🙏
🚨CogSciSci Surrey 2025 schedule is here!🚨 Featuring: @mrlockyer @MBDscience @PaulCline_psy @Inner_Drive @DrMountstevens @adamboxer1 @smashEDITT @lamb_heart_tea @AdamWteach @OakNational @WRScienceSec @mrarobbins @HughesHaili @C_Hendrick see QR for tickets
I always enjoy talking at researchED. Any requests for topics people want to hear about?
Submission to present at researchED National Conference 2025 now open! researched.org.uk/submissions-to…
👀 Today's Thought Provoking🤔 Sunday Poll 👀 Which literature by educational theorists have you read the most of?* *original work only
👀Boost your Year 11 revision👀 A reminder that if you have Year 11s this week we'd love them to do our simple survey on how they are revising which includes all the ways they could be revising 😉
👀We have an ethically approved survey for Year 11s who are revising for GCSEs doing the rounds.👀 If you have a Year 11 or would like to share with your revision class please pass the link on. The early results are already quite staggering. Retweets 🙏 forms.office.com/e/ZfT7V2hbdW