Studies in the Library
Every study, review and practice guide the Library cites, with our plain summary and a link to the source.
81 sources so far. Each was checked against the publisher's or clearinghouse's own page or record before we cited it. We summarize in our own words and link out; we don't host papers.
- Wiliam & Leahy (2024): Embedding Formative Assessment: Practical Techniques for K-12 Classrooms
Review · Solution Tree
- Barbieri et al. (2023): A Meta-analysis of the Worked Examples Effect on Mathematics Performance
Meta-analysis · Educational Psychology Review
- Burnette et al. (2023): A systematic review and meta-analysis of growth mindset interventions: For whom, how, and why might such interventions work?
Meta-analysis · Psychological Bulletin
- Krajcik et al. (2023): Assessing the Effect of Project-Based Learning on Science Learning in Elementary Schools
Randomized trial in schools · American Educational Research Journal
- Macnamara & Burgoyne (2023): Do growth mindset interventions impact students’ academic achievement? A systematic review and meta-analysis with recommendations for best practices
Meta-analysis · Psychological Bulletin
- Anders et al. (2022): The Effect of Embedding Formative Assessment on Pupil Attainment
Randomized trial in schools · Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness
- Rehfeld et al. (2022): A Meta-Analysis of Phonemic Awareness Instruction Provided to Children Suspected of Having a Reading Disability
Meta-analysis · Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
- Agarwal et al. (2021): Retrieval Practice Consistently Benefits Student Learning: a Systematic Review of Applied Research in Schools and Classrooms
Systematic review · Educational Psychology Review
- Duke et al. (2021): Putting PjBL to the Test: The Impact of Project-Based Learning on Second Graders’ Social Studies and Literacy Learning and Motivation in Low-SES School Settings
Randomized trial in schools · American Educational Research Journal
- Fuchs et al. (2021): Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades
Practice guide · National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
- Latimier et al. (2021): A Meta-Analytic Review of the Benefit of Spacing out Retrieval Practice Episodes on Retention
Meta-analysis · Educational Psychology Review
- Setren et al. (2021): Effects of Flipped Classroom Instruction: Evidence from a Randomized Trial
Randomized trial in schools · Education Finance and Policy
- Stevens et al. (2021): Current State of the Evidence: Examining the Effects of Orton-Gillingham Reading Interventions for Students With or at Risk for Word-Level Reading Disabilities
Meta-analysis · Exceptional Children
- Lee et al. (2020): The Effectiveness and Features of Formative Assessment in US K-12 Education: A Systematic Review
Meta-analysis · Applied Measurement in Education
- Rohrer et al. (2020): A randomized controlled trial of interleaved mathematics practice
Randomized trial in schools · Journal of Educational Psychology
- Sala & Gobet (2020): Cognitive and academic benefits of music training with children: A multilevel meta-analysis
Meta-analysis · Memory & Cognition
- Wisniewski et al. (2020): The Power of Feedback Revisited: A Meta-Analysis of Educational Feedback Research
Meta-analysis · Frontiers in Psychology
- Brunmair & Richter (2019): Similarity matters: A meta-analysis of interleaved learning and its moderators
Meta-analysis · Psychological Bulletin
- Smale-Jacobse et al. (2019): Differentiated Instruction in Secondary Education: A Systematic Review of Research Evidence
Systematic review · Frontiers in Psychology
- van Alten et al. (2019): Effects of flipping the classroom on learning outcomes and satisfaction: A meta-analysis
Meta-analysis · Educational Research Review
- Yeager et al. (2019): A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement
Randomized trial in schools · Nature
- Castles et al. (2018): Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition From Novice to Expert
Review · Psychological Science in the Public Interest
- Deunk et al. (2018): Effective differentiation practices: A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on the cognitive effects of differentiation practices in primary education
Meta-analysis · Educational Research Review
- Sisk et al. (2018): To What Extent and Under Which Circumstances Are Growth Mind-Sets Important to Academic Achievement? Two Meta-Analyses
Meta-analysis · Psychological Science
- Stockard et al. (2018): The Effectiveness of Direct Instruction Curricula: A Meta-Analysis of a Half Century of Research
Meta-analysis · Review of Educational Research
- Adesope et al. (2017): Rethinking the Use of Tests: A Meta-Analysis of Practice Testing
Meta-analysis · Review of Educational Research
- Klute et al. (2017): Formative Assessment and Elementary School Student Academic Achievement: A Review of the Evidence
Systematic review · Regional Educational Laboratory Central, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
- Knoll et al. (2017): Learning style, judgements of learning, and learning of verbal and visual information
Lab experiment · British Journal of Psychology
- Lee & Yoon (2017): The Effects of Repeated Reading on Reading Fluency for Students With Reading Disabilities
Meta-analysis · Journal of Learning Disabilities
- Lo & Hew (2017): A critical review of flipped classroom challenges in K-12 education: possible solutions and recommendations for future research
Review · Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning
- Foorman et al. (2016): Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade
Practice guide · National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
- Kang (2016): Spaced Repetition Promotes Efficient and Effective Learning
Review · Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Lazonder & Harmsen (2016): Meta-Analysis of Inquiry-Based Learning
Meta-analysis · Review of Educational Research
- Menzies et al. (2016): Project Based Learning: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary
Randomized trial in schools · Education Endowment Foundation
- Steenbergen-Hu et al. (2016): What One Hundred Years of Research Says About the Effects of Ability Grouping and Acceleration on K–12 Students’ Academic Achievement
Meta-analysis · Review of Educational Research
- Wanzek et al. (2016): Meta-Analyses of the Effects of Tier 2 Type Reading Interventions in Grades K-3
Meta-analysis · Educational Psychology Review
- Balu et al. (2015): Evaluation of Response to Intervention Practices for Elementary School Reading
Quasi-experiment · National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
- Cuevas (2015): Is learning styles-based instruction effective? A comprehensive analysis of recent research on learning styles
Review · Theory and Research in Education
- Pai et al. (2015): Effects of Small-Group Learning on Transfer: a Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis · Educational Psychology Review
- Rienzo et al. (2015): Changing Mindsets: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary
Randomized trial in schools · Education Endowment Foundation
- Rogowsky et al. (2015): Matching learning style to instructional method: Effects on comprehension
Lab experiment · Journal of Educational Psychology
- Rohrer et al. (2015): Interleaved practice improves mathematics learning
Small classroom experiment · Journal of Educational Psychology
- Rowland (2014): The effect of testing versus restudy on retention: A meta-analytic review of the testing effect
Meta-analysis · Psychological Bulletin
- Booth et al. (2013): Using example problems to improve student learning in algebra: Differentiating between correct and incorrect examples
Randomized trial in schools · Learning and Instruction
- Dunlosky et al. (2013): Improving Students’ Learning With Effective Learning Techniques
Review · Psychological Science in the Public Interest
- Carpenter et al. (2012): Using Spacing to Enhance Diverse Forms of Learning: Review of Recent Research and Implications for Instruction
Review · Educational Psychology Review
- Dekker et al. (2012): Neuromyths in Education: Prevalence and Predictors of Misconceptions among Teachers
Descriptive study · Frontiers in Psychology
- Furtak et al. (2012): Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Studies of Inquiry-Based Science Teaching
Meta-analysis · Review of Educational Research
- Rosenshine (2012): Principles of Instruction: Research-Based Strategies That All Teachers Should Know
Review · American Educator
- Alfieri et al. (2011): Does discovery-based instruction enhance learning?
Meta-analysis · Journal of Educational Psychology
- Bennett (2011): Formative assessment: a critical review
Review · Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice
- Codding et al. (2011): Meta-Analysis of Mathematic Basic-Fact Fluency Interventions: A Component Analysis
Meta-analysis · Learning Disabilities Research & Practice
- Kingston & Nash (2011): Formative Assessment: A Meta-Analysis and a Call for Research
Meta-analysis · Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice
- Sobel et al. (2011): Spacing effects in real-world classroom vocabulary learning
Small classroom experiment · Applied Cognitive Psychology
- Bradshaw et al. (2010): Examining the Effects of Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on Student Outcomes: Results from a Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial in Elementary Schools
Randomized trial in schools · Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
- Pietschnig et al. (2010): Mozart effect–Shmozart effect: A meta-analysis
Meta-analysis · Intelligence
- What Works Clearinghouse (2010): Orton-Gillingham-Based Strategies (Unbranded)
Systematic review · What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
- Gersten et al. (2009): Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades
Practice guide · National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
- Johnson & Johnson (2009): An Educational Psychology Success Story: Social Interdependence Theory and Cooperative Learning
Review · Educational Researcher
- Slavin et al. (2009): Effective Programs in Middle and High School Mathematics: A Best-Evidence Synthesis
Systematic review · Review of Educational Research
- Pashler et al. (2008): Learning Styles
Review · Psychological Science in the Public Interest
- Roseth et al. (2008): Promoting early adolescents' achievement and peer relationships: The effects of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic goal structures
Meta-analysis · Psychological Bulletin
- Siegler & Ramani (2008): Playing linear numerical board games promotes low-income children's numerical development
Lab experiment · Developmental Science
- Stuebing et al. (2008): A response to recent reanalyses of the National Reading Panel report: Effects of systematic phonics instruction are practically significant
Meta-analysis · Journal of Educational Psychology
- Hattie & Timperley (2007): The Power of Feedback
Review · Review of Educational Research
- Hmelo-Silver et al. (2007): Scaffolding and Achievement in Problem-Based and Inquiry Learning: A Response to Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006)
Review · Educational Psychologist
- Pashler et al. (2007): Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning
Practice guide · National Center for Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
- Cepeda et al. (2006): Distributed practice in verbal recall tasks: A review and quantitative synthesis
Meta-analysis · Psychological Bulletin
- Kirschner et al. (2006): Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching
Review · Educational Psychologist
- Ritchey & Goeke (2006): Orton-Gillingham and Orton-Gillingham—Based Reading Instruction
Review · The Journal of Special Education
- Roediger & Karpicke (2006): Test-Enhanced Learning: Taking Memory Tests Improves Long-Term Retention
Lab experiment · Psychological Science
- Therrien (2004): Fluency and Comprehension Gains as a Result of Repeated Reading
Meta-analysis · Remedial and Special Education
- Ehri et al. (2001): Systematic Phonics Instruction Helps Students Learn to Read: Evidence from the National Reading Panel’s Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis · Review of Educational Research
- Ehri et al. (2001): Phonemic Awareness Instruction Helps Children Learn to Read: Evidence From the National Reading Panel's Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis · Reading Research Quarterly
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2000): Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for Reading Instruction
National panel report · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
- Black & Wiliam (1998): Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment
Review · Phi Delta Kappan
- Kluger & DeNisi (1996): The effects of feedback interventions on performance: A historical review, a meta-analysis, and a preliminary feedback intervention theory
Meta-analysis · Psychological Bulletin
- Wolraich et al. (1995): The Effect of Sugar on Behavior or Cognition in Children
Meta-analysis · JAMA
- Hoover & Milich (1994): Effects of sugar ingestion expectancies on mother-child interactions
Randomized trial in schools · Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
- Wolraich et al. (1994): Effects of Diets High in Sucrose or Aspartame on the Behavior and Cognitive Performance of Children
Randomized trial in schools · New England Journal of Medicine
- Gough & Tunmer (1986): Decoding, Reading, and Reading Disability
Review · Remedial and Special Education