BCTF Information Services—Research & Reports

21st Century Learning

• Abbott, J., et al. (2015). Technology-enabled personalized learning: Findings and recommendations to accelerate implementation. Based upon the National Summit, hosted by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University, February 2014. In collaboration with Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools, Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators (MAISA), and Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA).

Assessment for Learning

• DeLuca, C., Volante, L., & Earl, L. (2015). Assessment for learning across Canada: Where we've been and where we're going. Education Canada, 55(2).

Child & Adolescent Health/Development

• Corder, K., et al. (2015). Revising on the run or studying on the sofa: Prospective associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and exam results in British adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12(106).

• Kelley, P., Lockley, S.W., Foster, R.G., & Kelley, J. (2015). Synchronizing education to adolescent biology: 'Let teens sleep, start school later.' Learning, Media and Technology, 40(2): 210-226.

• Representative for Children and Youth & the Office of the Provincial Health Officer. (2015). Growing up in B.C. - 2015.

Cyberbullying

• Hamm, M.P., et al. (2015, June 22). Prevalence and effect of cyberbullying on children and young people. JAMA Pediatrics, online first. [abstract only]

  • Ubelacker, S. (2015, June 23). Cyberbullying linked to risk of depression in kids,teens: research review. The Vancouver Sun.

Dropout/Graduation Rates

• Sefa Dei, G.J. (2015). Reflections on 'dropping out' of school: Meeting the challenge of youth engagement. Education Canada, 55(2).

Early Childhood Education

• Buote, D. (2015). Increasing vulnerability in the early years: A closer look at five North Shore neighbourhoods. Arbor Educational & Clinical Consulting, United Way of the Lower Mainland.

Educational Technology

• Project Tomorrow. (2015). Digital learning 24/7: Understanding technology-enhanced learning in the lives of today's students. Speak Up 2014 national findings from K-12 students.

Educational Technology - Impact on Teaching & Learning

• Beland-L.-P., & Murphy, R. (2015). Ill communication: Technology, distraction & student performance. CEP Discussion Paper No. 1350. London: Centre for Economic Performance.

• Riel, R. (2015, June 29). CTF and MediaSmarts survey on networked technologies in the classroom. Perspectives, 17.

Effective Schools

• Hattie, J. (2015). What doesn't work in education: The politics of distraction. London: Pearson.

• Hattie, J. (2015). What works best in education: The politics of collaborative expertise. London: Pearson.

Homework

• Fernández-Alonso, R., Suárez-Álvarez, J., & Muñiz, J. (2015, March 16). Adolescents' homework performance in mathematics and science: Personal factors and teaching practices. Journal of Education Psychology. Advance online publication.

• Suárez-Álvarez, J. (2015, March 23). How much math, science homework is too much? [American Psychological Association press release.]

Poverty and Children

• Suor, J.H., et al. (2015, June 17). Tracing different pathways of risk: Associations among family adversity, cortisol, and cognitive functioning in childhood. Child Development [abstract].

• Society for Research in Child Development press release, 17 June 2015: Early life stress affects cognitive functioning in low-income children.

Private/Independent Schools

• Frenette, M., & Chan, P.C.W. (2015). Academic outcomes of public and private high schools: What lies behind the differences? Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, Statistics Canada.

School Meals

• Frisvold, D.E. (2013). Nutrition and cognitive achievement: An evaluation of the School Breakfast Program. Emory University.

• • Snee, T. (2015). Better breakfast, better grades: Study shows low-income students in schools that offer free breakfasts perform better than those in schools that don't. Iowa Now, The University of Iowa.

Student Records/Information

• Molnar, A., & Boninger, F. (2015). On the block: Student data and privacy in the digital age. The seventeenth annual report on schoolhouse commercializing trends - 2013-2014. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center.

Teacher Collaboration

• Ronfeldt, M., Farmer, S.O., McQueen, K., & Grissom, J.A. (2015). Teacher collaboration in instructional teams and student achievement. American Educational Research Journal, 52(3): 475-514.

Testing - International

• Hutchings, M. (2015). Exam factories? The impact of accountability measures on children and young people. National Union of Teachers.

Testing - U.S.

• (2015). Testing doesn't measure up for Americans. The 4th annual PDK/Gallup poll of the public's attitudes toward the public schools. PDK International.

• Dianis, J.B., Jackson, J.H., & Noguera, P. (2015). High stakes testing hasn't brought education gains. Phi Delta Kappan, 97(1): 35-37.

• Morial, M.H. (2015). Testing provides crucial information. Phi Delta Kappan, 97(1): 34-36.