Direct Instruction

It would be so much better if we taught two ways. Here’s why

By Andrew J. Martin, Paul Ginns, Robin P. Nagy, Rebecca J. Collie and Keiko C.P. Bostwick

From one school year to the next, students experience an escalation in the amount and difficulty of schoolwork.  Researchers have tried to identify instructional approaches which would  reduce the cognitive burden on students, especially when they are in the early stages of learning—such as when they start a new academic year, a new subject, a

Happy new year reading: our most popular posts of all time

By Jenna Price

EduResearch Matters began back in 2014 under the stewardship of the amazing Maralyn Parker. At the end of 2020, Maralyn retired and I tried to fill very big shoes. The unusual thing about EduResearch Matters is that even posts published in the first couple of years of the blog’s existence continue to get readers –

Direct Instruction is not a solution for Australian schools

By Allan Luke

Christopher Pyne is embarking on his own education revolution. He wants our nation’s teachers to use a teaching