Tuesday 15^th September 2015
11.30 – 13.00

1.05

Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
Session Type: Individual Papers

Improving performance in Science and Maths
Chair: Singh, Birendra – UCL Institute of Education

0078 – Cooperative And Self Regulated Learning Styles On Students’ Achievement In Biology
Hamilton-Ekeke, Joy-Telu – Niger Delta University

0335 – Is science in state schools (in England) in a cul-de-sac?
Singh, Birendra – UCL Institute of Education

0548 – Uncovering classroom-level factors for the performance gap in mathematics between England and China: A synthesis of results and findings from an international teacher effectiveness study
Miao, Zhenzhen – University of Aberdeen, Reynolds, David – University of Southampton

Tuesday 15^th September 2015
15.45 – 17.15

2.05

Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
Session Type: Individual Papers

Space and communities
Chair: Berryman, Mere – University of Waikato

0205 – An RCT Evaluation of the Mate-Tricks Afterschool Program: Exploring the Programme’s Negative Effects on Child and Parent Outcomes
O’Hare, Liam – Queen’s University Belfast

*0206 – Can housing policy lead to improved school and pupil outcomes in Glasgow?
Robison, Oonagh – University of Glasgow

*0295 – Spatial Cultures, Pedagogy and Schooling: the importance of locating the social and cultural in school architecture
Wood, Adam – Manchester Metropolitan University

0371 – Developing relational and responsive connections between schools and home communities to enhance students’ participation and achievement
Berryman, Mere – University of Waikato; Glynn, Ted – University of Waikato

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

3.05

Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
Session Type: Individual Papers

Narratives of leadership and disadvantage
Chair: Ovenden-Hope, Tanya – The Cornwall College Group, Plymouth University

0065 – Tackling disadvantage: What works in narrowing the achievement gap in schools?
Demie, Feyisa – Lambeth LA

0213 – The Class of 2010: a longitudinal study of the challenge of raising student attainment for a new academy in a socio-economically disadvantaged coastal region in England
Ovenden-Hope, Tanya – The Cornwall College Group, Plymouth University; Passy, Rowena – Plymouth University

0092 – Student Academic Engagement: Narratives of leadership
Gray, Jan – Edith Cowan University

0231 – Developing and implementing an RCT that seeks to assess the effectiveness of :The Letterbox Club: in improving the reading and number skills for primary school children in care
Mooney, Jennifer – Queens University Belfast

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
13.30 – 15.00

4.06

Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
Session Type: Individual Papers

Acceleration, attainment and academies
Chair: Cordingley, Philippa – CUREE Ltd

*0201 – Self-Concept and Locus of Control in relation to Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Nigeria
Ahman, Amina – University of Leicester

0425 – Accelerating progression: What’s involved in gaining and sustaining momentum?
Crisp, Bart – CUREE Ltd; Cordingley, Philippa – CUREE Ltd; Coles-Jordan, Deanna – CUREE Ltd

0417 – Knowledge into action in education – Bridging the gap between research and practice in education
McKinney, Stephen – University of Glasgow; Hall, Stuart – University of Glasgow; Lowden, Kevin – University of Glasgow; Edgar, Stephen – Education Scotland; Gilchrist, Joanna – Education Scotland

Wednesday 16^th September 2015
15.45 – 17.15

5.07

Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
Session Type: Symposia

Chair: Wall, Eugene – Mary Immaculate College
Discussant: McCaffrey, Fiona – Middletown Centre for Autism

0150 – Educational Provision for Children with Autism in Irish Primary Schools: A National Evaluation
Ring, Emer – Mary Immaculate College; O’Byrne, Anne – Mary Immaculate College; O’Brien, Trevor – Mary Immaculate College; Ryan, Marie – Mary Immaculate College

0151 – Educational Provision for Children with Autism in Post-Primary Irish Schools: A National Evaluation
Daly, Patricia – Mary Immaculate College; Fitzgerald, Johanna – Mary Immaculate College; O’Sullivan, Siobhan – Mary Immaculate College; Griffin, Claire – Mary Immaculate College

0152 – Educational Provision for Children with Autism in Post-Primary Irish Schools: A National Evaluation
Egan, Margaret – Mary Immaculate College; Long, Stella – Mary Immaculate College; McCarthy, Eucharia – Mary Immaculate College; Moloney, Mary – Mary Immaculate College

Thursday 17^th September 2015
09.00 – 10.30

6.06

Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
Session Type: Individual Papers

Evidence-based improvement
Chair: Biggart, Andy – Queen’s University Belfast

0352 – Raising the achievement of indigenous students through an iterative research and development project in one case study school
Berryman, Mere – University of Waikato; Wearmouth, Janice – University of Bedfordshire

0451 – Randomised Control Trials in Education: A new ‘gold standard’ for educational research or an unethical and outdated methodology in the 21st Century?
Biggart, Andy – Queen’s University Belfast

0362 – Developing Primary Teacher Classroom Practice through Partnership
Irwin, Michael – Massey University

Thursday 17^th September 2015
12.15 – 13.15

7.04

Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
Session Type: Individual Papers

Building careers, skills and aspirations
Chair: Berger, Nathan – University of Newcastle, Australia

*0244 – Circumscription and compromise: An accelerated longitudinal analysis of primary and secondary school pupils’ career aspirations
Berger, Nathan – University of Newcastle, Australia; Holmes, Kathryn – University of Newcastle, Australia; Archer, Jennifer – University of Newcastle, Australia; Gore, Jennifer – University of Newcastle, Australia

0250 – The School to Work Transition: School leaver perceptions of skills for employment
Stockford, Antony – University of Bedfordshire