Robin Holding Kay

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Why do teachers resist getting formative feedback from students in elementary or secondary school?

I am unable to find much research on this topic - Feedback research is common in higher level education, but not at elementary or secondary school levels. It seems simple and intuitive - ask...

04 April 2018 6,555 26 View

Do other countries/states/provinces give K-12 teachers tenure and if so, what is the impact on education?

In Ontario, Canada K-12 teachers essentially have tenure and very little accountability. Unless they commit a "serious" crime, they cannot be fired. Is this the same in other places around the...

10 February 2016 1,066 13 View

How do you motivate K-12 teachers to be consumers of research and evidence?

Evidence-based teaching is now being encouraged by numerous educational factions and Hattie's meta-analyses have really helped. However, it appears that many K-12 teachers focus on teaching (nor...

11 January 2016 1,995 92 View

Do higher education students act (and demand to be) like customers in colleges and universities?

I came across a very interesting article in the Guardian entitled "My students have paid £9,000 and now they think they own me". I'm not sure if their is any research on this "alleged" student...

04 January 2016 3,338 41 View

Can social media be used effectively in the classroom or is it too distracting?

There are a number of possible ways to use social media to benefit learning in the classroom, but do the entertainment and social qualities/values also inhibit learning and focus. It is too...

29 December 2015 8,594 68 View

Are there gender-based differences in the way people use Twitter (e.g., select followers, like posts, retweeting frequency)?

I have recently been made aware of a possible unexpected gender pattern involving Twitter - It may be the case than many females like to see personal information mixed with professional posts...

14 December 2015 8,449 20 View