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Current Issue
NERF Bulletin Issue 6
This is the latest issue of the NERF Bulletin, published May 2006. It contains information on:
• Cognitive Acceleration: What difference does it make to children’s learning?
• Dyslexia and dyscalculia
• Skills for life: Confidence and self-esteem are important elements in adult learning
• Pupil grouping: Does grouping by ability work?
• Diagnosing students’ misconceptions: How have teachers used research evidence to develop children’s ideas about science?
• Co-operative group learning: Supporting students to promote effective learning behaviour
• Early years education: How long do the benefits last?
• The gender gap: Tackling boys’ underachievement
• Specialist music tuition: Which pupils are involved and how do they benefit?
• Managing challenging behaviour: ‘Every Child Matters’ What can schools do to reduce exclusions, truancy and antisocial behaviour?
• What do you know about ‘Every Child Matters’?
Plus:
• Getting physical goes mental
• Playing the numbers game
• Presentation and pedagogy in mathematics teaching
• Hot websites
Download the sixth issue of the NERF Bulletin here
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NERF Bulletin Issue 5
Issue 5 was published in Feb 2006
Contents of issue 5 include:
• Parental involvement
• Modern Foreign Languages
• Developing reasoning: How can we develop students’ investigative skills?
• Pupil voice: What might we learn from our students?
• And more ……
Download the fifth issue of the NERF Bulletin here
NERF Bulletin Issue 4
Issue 4 was published in Sept 2005
Contents of issue 4 include:
• Inclusion and student outcomes: How does it affect all our students?
• Vocational learning programmes: What are the benefits and what strategies help?
• Teaching assistants: How effective are they?
• Citizenship Education: Is there evidence that citizenship education raises student achievement?
• And more ……
Download the fourth issue of the NERF Bulletin here
NERF Bulletin Issue 3
Issue 3 was published in May 2005
Contents of Issue 3 include:
• Teaching mathematics: How good are we at improving students’ confidence and competence?
• Personalised learning: Consulting students
• Thinking Skills: What do we know about the impact on learners of teaching thinking?
• Libraries and learning: Are school libraries redundant in a digital age?
• And more ……..
Download the third issue of the NERF Bulletin here
NERF Bulletin Issue 2
Issue 2 was published in Jan 2005
Contents of Issue 2 include:
• Assessment for learning: counteracting the testing regime.
• Transition and transfer: from early years to post 16
• Tackling technophobia: overcome the barriers to using ICT in the classroom.
• Small group discussions: great for learning if you know how to structure them properly.
• And more ……..
Download the second issue of the NERF Bulletin here
NERF Bulletin Issue 1
Issue 1 was published in June 2004
Contents of Issue 1 include
• Behind the hype: When does ICT really make a difference to learning?
• The numbers game: Is numeracy teaching better than it used to be?
• Why do some children achieve so much less than others? Understanding the SEG achievement gap
• Child-Adult Interaction: What do we know about effective early learning activities?
• And more ………
Download the first issue of the NERF Bulletin here
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