Neurodiversity and cognitive load in online learning: A systematic review with narrative synthesis This systematic review with narrative synthesis aimed to examine the available evidence on the relationship between neurodiversity and cognitive load …

From @sarahesilverman.bsky.social: Another one for "Learning science findings are complicated by neurodiversity" —

"...redundant information increased cognitive load for non-ADHD participants but decreased cognitive load for ADHD participants."

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Too often, I see people talk about a replication as if the first study has established something, and the replication study is a double-check. What people often fail to understand is that we do not do replication studies to *check* a finding, but to *establish* a finding. 1/x

OFSTED: ASSISTING IN ITS OWN DYING? | Adrian Gray OFSTED: ASSISTING IN ITS OWN DYING? Why do we need an inspectorate? Well, the function of the inspectorate should be to protect the interests of children by supporting system improvement through ide...

Adrian Gray, former senior HMI and adviser to the recent Education Select Committee on work of Ofsted, is worth following on Linkedin. His latest analysis of L&M grades makes clear the hole Ofsted has dug for itself. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Has there really been an exodus of pupils from independent schools? - FFT Education Datalab Pupil numbers in independent schools fell between January 2024 and January 2025. But this does not necessarily mean that pupils left.

New: Has there really been an exodus of pupils from independent schools? ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2025/06/has-...

I would like to see open-access publishing requirements that don't force researchers to shovel millions in research funds to publishers for gold open access. We can make our research open-access in ways that are completely free.

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(PDF) Taking a nuanced view of retrieval practice research: Retrieval-induced forgetting as a starting point. PDF | This is an author’s copy of the journal article. Please use the citation provided. | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

Sure. Thankfully not all do. But when it happens it can lead to popular, but lop-sided understandings of what research has reported about particular topics. See the Open Access piece on this link which highlights one example: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

It seems so according to the title of the video Darren. My point is a general one really. Some researchers are keen to dismiss findings that don't fit with popular (and sometimes their own) views.

Its is always wise to respect, and not ignore, outliers; especially when considering research in education!

Domain-specific prior knowledge and learning: A meta-analysis It is often hypothesized that prior knowledge strongly predicts learning performance. It can affect learning positively mediated through some processes and negatively mediated through others. We ex...

Interesting piece on this link too: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Interesting Open Access piece on the link below is worth a read: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Domain-specific prior knowledge and learning: A meta-analysis It is often hypothesized that prior knowledge strongly predicts learning performance. It can affect learning positively mediated through some processes and negatively mediated through others. We ex...

We have known for a while that general statements such as “knowledge is power” are misleading. The study on this link calls for systematic research on the conditions under which prior knowledge has positive, negative, or negligible effects on learning.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I don't think the results of the paper should be seen as out of the ordinary. Ed. res. often produces mixed results. It reinforces the need to be wary of absolute claims of effectiveness and to be willing to embrace nuance. As wise researchers know, sometimes things go to plan sometimes they don't

Attempt to reach expert consensus on teens and phones ends in argument There are a range of competing views on whether smartphones and social media are harmful to adolescents, and an attempt to settle the debate has instead sparked more disagreement

A recent attempt by psychologists to create 'consensus' on smartphones and social media was a huge failure:
www.newscientist.com/article/2480...

The lesson here is that our field needs to learn how other disciplines actually reach consensus (much more slowly and inclusively!).

Teacher Views of Relationships between their Teaching Practices and Beliefs, the School Context, and Student Achievement - New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies Teachers hold many beliefs, shaped by their educational knowledge, experiences, and cultural, social, historical, and political environments. These teacher beliefs, together with teacher characteristi...

Prominent finding that teachers’ self-efficacy for teaching was associated with most other teacher beliefs, characteristics, and school context factors explored in this Open Access study, highlights the importance of increasing teachers’ self-efficacy for teaching. link.springer.com/article/10.1...