Daniel Muijs
@danielmuijs.bsky.social
Professor of Education, Queen’s University Belfast
New Open Access article by Burak Aydin, Marjolein Fokkema, Nurullah Eryilmaz, Ronny Scherer, Marcus Pietsch and me on the relationship between school leadership, teaching and achievement using the PISA-TALIS 2018 link dataset. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How school leadership and innovation shape instructional pathways to student achievement across nations: Evidence from multilevel structural equation modeling and decision tree analysis
Educational leadership, innovation and teaching play essential roles in shaping student achievement. However, extant literature primarily has relied o…
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October 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
New Open Access article by Burak Aydin, Marjolein Fokkema, Nurullah Eryilmaz, Ronny Scherer, Marcus Pietsch and me on the relationship between school leadership, teaching and achievement using the PISA-TALIS 2018 link dataset. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This description of the Irish Curriculum spec for the English LC by @finn_mcredmond is a perfect example of the vacuousness of many curricula. Typical of what we often see when curriculum developers are afraid to specify actual content and scared of setting high expectations.
October 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This description of the Irish Curriculum spec for the English LC by @finn_mcredmond is a perfect example of the vacuousness of many curricula. Typical of what we often see when curriculum developers are afraid to specify actual content and scared of setting high expectations.
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What is a knowledge-rich curriculum? In any event not just facts, not just math and reading, and not elitist. It is the strongest lever for equity. And thus ultimately a matter of social justice. #EduSky
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September 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
What is a knowledge-rich curriculum? In any event not just facts, not just math and reading, and not elitist. It is the strongest lever for equity. And thus ultimately a matter of social justice. #EduSky
@timsurma.bsky.social, @danielmuijs.bsky.social
@timsurma.bsky.social, @danielmuijs.bsky.social
Five Common Misconceptions About the Knowledge-Rich Curriculum
Tim Surma, Paul A. Kirschner, Michiel Wils, Daniel Muijs*, Claudio Vanhees, Jasper NijlunsingCentre of Expertise Education and Learning, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium; *Queen’s University Belfast, School…
Tim Surma, Paul A. Kirschner, Michiel Wils, Daniel Muijs*, Claudio Vanhees, Jasper NijlunsingCentre of Expertise Education and Learning, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium; *Queen’s University Belfast, School…
Five Common Misconceptions About the Knowledge-Rich Curriculum
Tim Surma, Paul A. Kirschner, Michiel Wils, Daniel Muijs*, Claudio Vanhees, Jasper NijlunsingCentre of Expertise Education and Learning, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium; *Queen’s University Belfast, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work Educational reform always sparks debate. That is healthy and necessary. And what we see today is no exception, as many countries embark on the development of what is known as…
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September 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Five Common Misconceptions About the Knowledge-Rich Curriculum
Tim Surma, Paul A. Kirschner, Michiel Wils, Daniel Muijs*, Claudio Vanhees, Jasper NijlunsingCentre of Expertise Education and Learning, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium; *Queen’s University Belfast, School…
Tim Surma, Paul A. Kirschner, Michiel Wils, Daniel Muijs*, Claudio Vanhees, Jasper NijlunsingCentre of Expertise Education and Learning, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium; *Queen’s University Belfast, School…
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Initial reviews for @ensermark.bsky.social and @greeborunner.bsky.social’s new book, #HowDoTheyDoIt? have been glowing! ⭐ Thank you to @danielmuijs.bsky.social for these comments.
Have you ordered a copy yet? We would love to hear your comments if you do read it: buff.ly/3K6qYvp
Have you ordered a copy yet? We would love to hear your comments if you do read it: buff.ly/3K6qYvp
September 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Initial reviews for @ensermark.bsky.social and @greeborunner.bsky.social’s new book, #HowDoTheyDoIt? have been glowing! ⭐ Thank you to @danielmuijs.bsky.social for these comments.
Have you ordered a copy yet? We would love to hear your comments if you do read it: buff.ly/3K6qYvp
Have you ordered a copy yet? We would love to hear your comments if you do read it: buff.ly/3K6qYvp
New evidence from France: RCT's showed that students taught using explicit instruction performed better than those who were taught with socio-constructivist teaching.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Learning basic mathematic skills in primary school: testing the effectiveness of socio-constructivist and explicit instruction
In France, the proportion of low-achieving students in mathematics has increased, and the difference in results between the socially advantaged and disadvantaged students marks a significant achiev...
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August 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
New evidence from France: RCT's showed that students taught using explicit instruction performed better than those who were taught with socio-constructivist teaching.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The number of PhD’s being awarded is increasingly outpacing the supply of academic jobs. This requires a rethink by universities of (over)recruitment, training and expectation management. Interesting blog by Huw Morris blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
Have we reached PhD saturation point? - LSE Higher Education
With doctoral student demand outstripping supply of academic jobs, it’s time for governments, universities, and prospective PhD students themselves to take action to avoid regret, says LSE HE Blog Fel...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The number of PhD’s being awarded is increasingly outpacing the supply of academic jobs. This requires a rethink by universities of (over)recruitment, training and expectation management. Interesting blog by Huw Morris blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducat...
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It’s here 👏🏻 the 5th edition of the social science student journal @danielmuijs.bsky.social
Hot off the press – Edition 5 is here!
We’re excited to launch the 5th edition of the Undergraduate Social Science Student Journal! Packed with critical thinking, and the incredible talent of our undergraduate students. 🧠💬
🌍📖 @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
#SSSJ5 #SocialScience#LaunchDay #SSESW
We’re excited to launch the 5th edition of the Undergraduate Social Science Student Journal! Packed with critical thinking, and the incredible talent of our undergraduate students. 🧠💬
🌍📖 @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
#SSSJ5 #SocialScience#LaunchDay #SSESW
August 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
It’s here 👏🏻 the 5th edition of the social science student journal @danielmuijs.bsky.social
This paper by Pietro Sarcassani is a nice illustration of the importance of subject knowledge to teacher effectiveness. In this study of Science teaching he finds that holding a subject degree in the relevant taught science (e.g. Biology, Physics...). sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The effect of teacher subject-specific qualifications on student science achievement
I investigate the effect of teacher subject-specific qualifications on student science achievement using data from TIMSS 2015, a large-scale assessmen…
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July 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This paper by Pietro Sarcassani is a nice illustration of the importance of subject knowledge to teacher effectiveness. In this study of Science teaching he finds that holding a subject degree in the relevant taught science (e.g. Biology, Physics...). sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Dit is een goede zet. Taalachterstand moet aangepakt worden. Jong beginnen is daarbij belangrijk, dus goed dat men al bij de kleuters gaat screenen en ondersteunen. Extra taalklassen op latere leeftijd zijn ook zeer wenselijk.
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Van extra taaluren tot aparte taalklassen: zo wil Vlaamse regering kennis van Nederlands op school bijspijkeren | VRT NWS: nieuws
Instapklasjes voor peuters, extra taaluren voor kleuters, aparte taalklassen in de lagere school en het middelbaar: met een hele rist ingrepen probeert de Vlaamse regering de kennis van het Nederlands...
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July 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Dit is een goede zet. Taalachterstand moet aangepakt worden. Jong beginnen is daarbij belangrijk, dus goed dat men al bij de kleuters gaat screenen en ondersteunen. Extra taalklassen op latere leeftijd zijn ook zeer wenselijk.
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Verjaardagsboeken/birthday books
June 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Verjaardagsboeken/birthday books
Lining up is a sensible thing to do. Sets up the day and expectations and allows for an orderly move into classrooms.
Spoke to a secondary head who swapped to doing this two years ago and he says it’s really helped with behaviour and monitoring absence.
If you do this, do you like it?
If you do this, do you like it?
June 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Lining up is a sensible thing to do. Sets up the day and expectations and allows for an orderly move into classrooms.
Lucy Crehan presenting her strategic review of the NI curriculum. Need for reform made clear: we need to move to a new curriculum framework that is specific, focussed, knowledge-rich, purposeful, and flexible and inclusive. A clear and evidence-based direction. #Curriculum #NI
June 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Lucy Crehan presenting her strategic review of the NI curriculum. Need for reform made clear: we need to move to a new curriculum framework that is specific, focussed, knowledge-rich, purposeful, and flexible and inclusive. A clear and evidence-based direction. #Curriculum #NI
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As ever, the loudest voices calling for the collapse of universities, presumably in the post-92 sector, benefitted from privileged educations.
May 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
As ever, the loudest voices calling for the collapse of universities, presumably in the post-92 sector, benefitted from privileged educations.
In educational research we are often unclear on on our definitions and concepts, which makes it harder to develop a coherent knowledge base. New article on why teacher effectiveness research often shows small effect sizes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Conceptualizing teaching quality: problems, prospects, and a proposal for moving forward
Empirical studies in teaching effectiveness research (TER) have largely yielded small and inconsistent effects. To better understand and explain these effects, we argue that it is core to consider ...
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May 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
In educational research we are often unclear on on our definitions and concepts, which makes it harder to develop a coherent knowledge base. New article on why teacher effectiveness research often shows small effect sizes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Our article 'The role of knowledge-rich curricula in promoting deep thinking and complex skill acquisition' is online and free. #EduSky
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May 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Our article 'The role of knowledge-rich curricula in promoting deep thinking and complex skill acquisition' is online and free. #EduSky
@danielmuijs.bsky.social @timsurma.bsky.social @dylanwiliam.bsky.social
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@danielmuijs.bsky.social @timsurma.bsky.social @dylanwiliam.bsky.social
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Increasing the importance of coursework in high-stakes assessment just as the AI revolution hits must be one of the worst decisions in education. #LeavingCert #Ireland www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
‘It’s impossible’: Will teachers be able to stop cheating for new Leaving Cert coursework?
Rise of AI tools is fueling concern among educators over potential for student cheating in projects worth 40%
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April 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Increasing the importance of coursework in high-stakes assessment just as the AI revolution hits must be one of the worst decisions in education. #LeavingCert #Ireland www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Very interesting study on the impact of AI as a tool in research and development. Study in materials lab showed that using AI significantly improved research productivity, but that this depended on how knowledgeable the researcher was. arxiv.org/abs/2412.17866 #knowledgematters
Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation
This paper studies the impact of artificial intelligence on innovation, exploiting the randomized introduction of a new materials discovery technology to 1,018 scientists in the R&D lab of a large U.S...
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April 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Very interesting study on the impact of AI as a tool in research and development. Study in materials lab showed that using AI significantly improved research productivity, but that this depended on how knowledgeable the researcher was. arxiv.org/abs/2412.17866 #knowledgematters
Twee dagen in Brussel, werkend aan de nieuwe Vlaamse minimumdoelen met onze commissie. Die moeten kennisrijk, ambitieus en haalbaar worden. Met dank aan al onze expertengroepen zien ze er al goed uit, nu de schouders eronder op weg naar de eindmeet!
April 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Twee dagen in Brussel, werkend aan de nieuwe Vlaamse minimumdoelen met onze commissie. Die moeten kennisrijk, ambitieus en haalbaar worden. Met dank aan al onze expertengroepen zien ze er al goed uit, nu de schouders eronder op weg naar de eindmeet!
Hear from @paulkirschner.bsky.social, Carlo van Hees and me on The ThoughtStretchers Podcast on our co-authored book: The Knowledge Revival, Curriculum For Deep Thinking youtu.be/lz2OtbLJWxI?...
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: The Knowledge Revival, Curriculum For Deep Thinking
YouTube video by ThoughtStretchers Education
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March 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Hear from @paulkirschner.bsky.social, Carlo van Hees and me on The ThoughtStretchers Podcast on our co-authored book: The Knowledge Revival, Curriculum For Deep Thinking youtu.be/lz2OtbLJWxI?...
Brilliant two days visiting West London Free School & Michaela as part of my role as Chair of the Commission rewriting Flanders' curriculum minimum goals with Minister Zuhal Demir, education providers, journalists and @timsurma.bsky.social. Much to be learnt about a knowledge-rich approach.
March 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Brilliant two days visiting West London Free School & Michaela as part of my role as Chair of the Commission rewriting Flanders' curriculum minimum goals with Minister Zuhal Demir, education providers, journalists and @timsurma.bsky.social. Much to be learnt about a knowledge-rich approach.
I'm off to Flanders to visit primary schools and discuss their work on curriculum, so a reminder of this paper which reports some very promising findings on the value of a knowledge-rich curriculum in primary: edworkingpapers.com/ai23-755
A Kindergarten Lottery Evaluation of Core Knowledge Charter Schools: Should Building General Knowledge Have a Central Role in Educational and Social Science Research and Policy?
The Core Knowledge curriculum is a K-8 curriculum focused on building students General Knowledge about the world they live in that is hypothesized to increase reading comprehension and Reading/English...
edworkingpapers.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm off to Flanders to visit primary schools and discuss their work on curriculum, so a reminder of this paper which reports some very promising findings on the value of a knowledge-rich curriculum in primary: edworkingpapers.com/ai23-755
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In a school where the behaviour culture is strong and behaviour leadership is everywhere, a good teacher can be an excellent teacher. In a school where it's absent, a good teacher will have to fight just to remain good, and it will probably burn them out in the process.
February 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In a school where the behaviour culture is strong and behaviour leadership is everywhere, a good teacher can be an excellent teacher. In a school where it's absent, a good teacher will have to fight just to remain good, and it will probably burn them out in the process.
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A lot of AI guys seem to think "knowing how to ask the right questions" is some kind of magical new skill brought about by AI and not the bedrock of every academic discipline ever
February 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A lot of AI guys seem to think "knowing how to ask the right questions" is some kind of magical new skill brought about by AI and not the bedrock of every academic discipline ever
Day of annual leave on Rathlin Island. Cold and wet, but still enjoying it.
February 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Day of annual leave on Rathlin Island. Cold and wet, but still enjoying it.