Research/Read/Reflect
A weekly round-up of the most interesting research, blogs and podcasts, shared by Mark Roberts, Director of Research at Carrickfergus Grammar School.
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CGS Research/Read/Reflect #33 (opens the original)
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Research: A helpful new study by Australian researchers Rickinson et al. (2026) considers how schools can make effective use of research. Having surveyed and interviewed nearly 500 teachers and leaders across a five-year period they found that quality of use of research had six components: Purposeful - using research well ‘often related to addressing a specific pedagogical challenge or problem’Curiosity-driven - they sought a variety of nuanced research and explored how it might apply to their s
CGS Research/Read/Reflect #32 (opens the original)
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Research: If I told you that using generative AI to help with homework would a) improve your homework scores by 18% and b) cut your homework completion time by 30%, would you be tempted to give it a go? As a school student, I certainly would have viewed it an appealing tool.A recent study by Strömberg et al. (2026), with a sample of around 27,000 post-primary students in China found that using AI to complete homework led to significant short-term gains in terms of reducing time spent on homework
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