Education and Learning

"Education and Learning offers an accessible introduction to the most recent evidence-based research results into teaching, learning, and our education system. Presents a wide range references for both seminal and contemporary research into learning and teaching Examines the evidence around topical issues such as the impact of Academies and Free Schools on student attainment and the strong international performance of other countries Looks at evidence-based differences in the attainment of students from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, and explores the strong international performance of Finnish and East Asian students Provides accessible explanations of key studies that are supplemented with real-life case examples "-- "The book explores the myriad factors that affect learning -- from ability, creativity, and gender, to culture, metacognition, and lifelong learning -- and presents the most up-to-date theories and research undertaken in each field"--