Teaching and Learning Toolkit

Our Teaching and Learning Toolkit is an accessible summary of education research. The Toolkit is designed to support teachers and school leaders who are making decisions about how to improve learning outcomes. It is based on real-life data about what has happened when particular approaches have been used in schools before.

The contextualization of the toolkit for the Arab world was supported by Education Endowment Foundation Fellow Dr. Sandra Baroudi, with support from her Dr. Hanada Taha Thomure, Endowed Professor of Arabic language at College of Education, Zayed University and in collaboration with Professor Steve Higgins, Durham University.

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Introducing the Toolkit

Toolkit Strand	Cost	Evidence strength	Impact (months)
Setting or streaming Negative impact for very low cost, based on limited evidence.			-1
Arts participation Low impact for low cost, based on moderate evidence.			+2
Block scheduling Very low or no impact for very low cost, based on limited evidence.			0
Early years interventions Moderate impact for very high cost, based on extensive evidence.			+5
Feedback High Impact for very low cost, based on moderate evidence.			+8
Homework (Primary) Low impact for very low cost, based on limited evidence.			+2
Individualised instruction Moderate impact for very low cost, based on moderate evidence.			+3
Digital technology Moderate impact for moderate cost, based on extensive evidence.			+4
One to one tuition Moderate impact for high cost, based on extensive evidence.			+5
Learning styles Low impact for very low cost, based on limited evidence.			+2
Mentoring Very low or no impact for moderate cost, based on extensive evidence.			0
Metacognition and self-regulation High Impact for very low cost, based on extensive evidence.			+7
Parental engagement Moderate impact for moderate cost, based on moderate evidence.			+3
Peer tutoring Moderate impact for very low cost, based on extensive evidence.			+5
Performance pay Low impact for low cost, based on limited evidence.			+1
Phonics Moderate impact for very low cost, based on very extensive evidence.			+4
Built environment Very low or no impact for low cost, based on very limited evidence.			0
Reducing class size Moderate impact for high cost, based on moderate evidence.			+3
School uniform Very low or no impact for very low cost, based on very limited evidence.			0
Social and emotional learning Moderate impact for moderate cost, based on extensive evidence.			+4
Sports participation Low impact for moderate cost, based on limited evidence.			+2
Summer schools Low impact for moderate cost, based on extensive evidence.			+2
Teaching assistants Low impact for high cost, based on limited evidence.			+1
Aspiration interventions Very low or no impact for moderate cost, based on very limited evidence.			0
Behaviour interventions Moderate impact for moderate cost, based on extensive evidence.			+3
Collaborative learning Moderate impact for very low cost, based on extensive evidence.			+5
Extending school time Low impact for moderate cost, based on moderate evidence.			+2
Small group tuition Moderate impact for moderate cost, based on limited evidence.			+4
Homework (Secondary) Moderate impact for very low cost, based on limited evidence.			+5
Mastery learning Moderate impact for very low cost, based on moderate evidence.			+5
Outdoor adventure learning Moderate impact for moderate cost, based on moderate evidence.			+4
Repeating a year Negative impact for very high cost, based on moderate evidence.			-4
Oral language interventions Moderate impact for very low cost, based on extensive evidence.			+5
Reading comprehension strategies High Impact for very low cost, based on extensive evidence.			+6
Within-class attainment grouping Moderate impact for very low cost, based on limited evidence.			+3

Teaching and Learning Toolkit

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