2026’s Best Posts On New Education-Related Research Studies – So Far

 

Another day, another mid-year “Best” list.

Now, it’s time for research studies.

You can see all previous editions of this list, as well as all my ed research related “best” lists, here.

Here are my choices for the past six months:

Study Identified A Long Overlooked Aspect Of Student Achievement – The Impact Of Student Mobility

No Sh_T Sherlock, Another Study Finds That Just Because Your Students Do Well At Advantaged School Doesn’t Mean You’ll Have The Same Success At A Low-Income One

Yet Another Study Finds Reasons To Be Very Cautious When Using Value Added Measurements To Evaluate Teachers

More Research Shows What Most Educators Know: Teachers Get Better As They Gain More Experience

Here’s A List Of “Interactive Teaching Methods” A New Study Has Found Effective In Social Studies Classes

This Is Pretty Interesting: Meta-Analyses Ranking Instructional Math Strategies

Every ELL Teacher In The U.S. Will Want To Read These Results From An Ed Week Survey On Teaching English Learners

Yet Another Study Finds This Program Is Successful For Ninth-Graders – I’m Not Really Sure Why Most Schools Don’t Implement It

New Study Finds That Peer & Self Assessment Helps Create The Conditions For Student Motivation

Big New Analysis Of What Works In Reading Instruction For Older Readers – Here’s What It Says

“The Claim Auditor” Uses AI To Verify…Claims That People Say Are Research-Based

New Study Confirms What Most Teachers Know – Having A Sense Of Humor Helps Big-Time In The Classroom

Even MORE Research Finding That Reclassifying ELLs Isn’t The Preferred Goal That It’s Cracked Up To Be

This Is A VERY Interesting & Useful Study On The Use Of Collaborative Writing In An ELL Classroom AND I Think It’s Findings Can Be Applicable With English-Proficient Students, Too

Are State English Tests For ELLs Like WIDA & ELPAC Actually Valid? For What It’s Worth, Here’s What Google Gemini & ChatGPT Say

This Research About Teacher/Student Misalignment Is From Ghana, But I Think It Also Holds True In The U.S.

Who’d Have Thought? Students Who Prompt AI To Create Texts They’re Interested In Are More Likely To Want To Read Them

Study Finds That Speaking An Additional Language Can Keep You Healthier Physically

Online Game Leaderboards & Zero Sum Thinking

Shocking (NOT) Research Result – SEL Can’t Mitigate The Affects Of Poverty On Academic Achievement

New Study Suggests The Main Reason Students May Find Math – Or Any Other Subject – Challenging Is Because They Don’t Know How To Handle Mistakes

New Study Finds Learning Another Language Slows Down Ageing Of Your Brain

Recommendations For Teachers From A Study On How To Enhance Student Motivation

Survey Finds Parents/Guardians More Likely To Respond To Messages About Absences Early In AM Or Later Afternoon

Some Studies Say That AI Tutors Are Supposedly Effective, But For Whom?

New Study Reinforces Key Strategy For Identifying Leaders

How Many Teachers Leave The Profession Within Their First Five Years?

Excellent Summary Of Research On AI & Learning, But Recommendations Are Pretty Weak

Study Finds, To No One’s Surprise, That Well-Designed Peer Assessment Can Be Effective

Small Slights Matter – This Workplace Research Has SO Much Relevance To The Classroom

Genes Are Not THE Predeterminant To How Smart You Are

No Shocker To Teachers, But New Study Finds SEL Helps Students’ Academic Achievement

Research Finds That Employers Are Looking For People With Social Skills – I’d Show Students This Article If I Was Still In Classroom

Study Basically Reinforces Idea That Students Will Learn More With Active Learning

Statistic Of The Day: Fewer People Want To Be Teachers

New Study Finds ICE Raids Are Hurting Lots Of Students, ‘Regardless Of … Immigration Status’