Research
Research commissioned by the Western Australian College of Teaching into issues relating to the profession.
Research Digest
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July 2009
 Talking to learn: dialogue in the classroom
Classroom talk: What do we know?
Language and learning: Vygotsky’s work
How language becomes thought
Talk in schools
The Five Nations study
Dialogue and feedback
The hidden life of the learner
What children learn
Using dialogue in English primary school classrooms: a trial
Comment: Adding classroom dialogue to the teaching repertoire
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February 2009
 Successful uses of ICT in schools
What do we know about the ICT literacy of Australian school students?
Is ICT availability and use associated with student performance?
What is the evidence of the impact of ICT on learning?
ICTs in science classrooms
Interactive whiteboards
Exploring impact on learning
Comment: ICTs and learning
Useful websites
References
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October 2008
 Data in schools
Understanding and interpreting data
Purposes for using data
Does performance feedback lead to improvement?
On a large scale
Comment: Using data in classrooms
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March 2008
 Managing classroom behaviour
Behaviour management and effective teaching and learning
Styles of behaviour management
What works and what doesn't
Restorative justice practices
Behaviour management: an issue that affects all teachers
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November 2007
 Writing to learn
Writing as a way of learning
Writing to learn strategies
Writing to learn in the curriculum
Writing to learn in science
Useful websites
References
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