Keeping a journal in the mathematics classroom has clear benefits. In this study a group of students kept journals on their mathematics lessons and were found to become more regular and deeper metacognitive thinkers. Strong links between journals and self-regulation are made in the research literature.
This article draws on the findings of a recent Ministry of Education commissioned evaluation of the CD ROM The Game and other stories. It focuses on possible reasons for the positive impact of classroom use of this resource on students’ attitudes to reading and perceptions of themselves as readers.
Measurement scales allow raw test scores to be converted to locations on an equal-interval scale. This article outlines how these work, how they are numbered and how they relate to national norms.
What are the challenges for schools in creating effective change, and what are the factors that support its success? This is a description of how four secondary schools and a school cluster implemented locally-designed curriculum innovations.
