At Paradigm Trust we have developed an assessment programme based on comparative judgement combined with multiple choice questions. The reasoning … More

The formula ΔQ=mcΔθ tells a story. It describes the relationship between temperature and thermal energy in an elegant, succinct and … More

This is the stuff of every teacher training course: “The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner … More

I wanted to give an example of how visualisations can be used to help learners get a deeper understanding of … More

I have written a fair amount on visual representations of abstract physical quantities such as energy, power, current and momentum. … More

In my previous post (here), I linked the Learning Scientists strategies to choosing science texts for class. In this post … More

Choosing a text to use in science lessons can be tricky. If it is too hard, your students won’t learn … More

Quick blog. Physics quantities are horribly (wonderfully) abstract: energy, forces, momentum…. If you could visualise them, they’d be easier to … More

Being a good reader correlates with good performance in science. Well, it would wouldn’t it? Reading scores correlate well with … More

One of my joys at the ASE conference is meeting up with Japanese science teachers. I admire their work tremendously … More