Richard Watkins
@drrwatkins.bsky.social
Interested in helping schools make use of evidence & research with Wrexham University, Bangor University & University of Warwick
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Richard Watkins
@drrwatkins.bsky.social
· Nov 21
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Diolch BERA for judging our work the winner of the Educational Research and Educational Policy-Making SIG award
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@manchester.ac.uk Well done Bethan - we are so proud of your achievement.🍾🥂🇪🇸 And, following on from your grandma at the same university 72 years later!
July 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
@manchester.ac.uk Well done Bethan - we are so proud of your achievement.🍾🥂🇪🇸 And, following on from your grandma at the same university 72 years later!
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So proud of, and excited about, this! Connect PSHE is changing children’s lives for the better!
Great study by @AtiyyaNisar with schools in North Wales👍: ‘Adding implementation support to a universal Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based school well-being intervention: A cluster-randomised controlled trial’ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adding implementation support to a universal Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based school well-being intervention: A cluster-randomised controlled trial
Implementation support is a key factor in the success of school-based well-being programmes. To assess the impact on children's well-being of providin…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
So proud of, and excited about, this! Connect PSHE is changing children’s lives for the better!
Great study by @AtiyyaNisar with schools in North Wales👍: ‘Adding implementation support to a universal Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based school well-being intervention: A cluster-randomised controlled trial’ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adding implementation support to a universal Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based school well-being intervention: A cluster-randomised controlled trial
Implementation support is a key factor in the success of school-based well-being programmes. To assess the impact on children's well-being of providin…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Great study by @AtiyyaNisar with schools in North Wales👍: ‘Adding implementation support to a universal Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based school well-being intervention: A cluster-randomised controlled trial’ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Steaua v Dinamo, the ‘eternal derby’ ⚽️ 🥶 (Never been so cold in my life before😳)
February 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Steaua v Dinamo, the ‘eternal derby’ ⚽️ 🥶 (Never been so cold in my life before😳)
Bucuresti - Brasov through the southern Carpathians🥶🏔️ 🇷🇴
February 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Bucuresti - Brasov through the southern Carpathians🥶🏔️ 🇷🇴
Anybody fancy a drink outside in -12C tonight? No, nor did we🫣🥶 #Bucuresti
February 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Anybody fancy a drink outside in -12C tonight? No, nor did we🫣🥶 #Bucuresti
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Well this is depressing. New study shows that many learning strategies used by students are not effective and what's worse is that in some cases, they are being recommended by their teachers. Important work by @drrwatkins.bsky.social and colleagues ⬇️ mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
February 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Well this is depressing. New study shows that many learning strategies used by students are not effective and what's worse is that in some cases, they are being recommended by their teachers. Important work by @drrwatkins.bsky.social and colleagues ⬇️ mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
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We may feel like we’ve done ‘effective revision strategies’ to death… but the kids still aren’t doing them folks
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An Evaluation of Secondary School Students’ Use and Understanding of Learning Strategies to Study and Revise for Science Examinations
There is currently no population-based data evaluating secondary school-aged students’ use, or understanding of, learning strategies to study/revise independently for science. There is also no researc...
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January 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
We may feel like we’ve done ‘effective revision strategies’ to death… but the kids still aren’t doing them folks
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
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Really interesting! "Our findings also suggest many students do not have a complete understanding of the strategies that are known to have higher utility (i.e., retrieval and spaced practice)."
We may feel like we’ve done ‘effective revision strategies’ to death… but the kids still aren’t doing them folks
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
An Evaluation of Secondary School Students’ Use and Understanding of Learning Strategies to Study and Revise for Science Examinations
There is currently no population-based data evaluating secondary school-aged students’ use, or understanding of, learning strategies to study/revise independently for science. There is also no researc...
www.mdpi.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Really interesting! "Our findings also suggest many students do not have a complete understanding of the strategies that are known to have higher utility (i.e., retrieval and spaced practice)."
Do secondary students know which are the most effective learning strategies to help them study/revise? Great study by Dr Fatema Sultana using a probability sampling method with schools in North Wales
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
An Evaluation of Secondary School Students’ Use and Understanding of Learning Strategies to Study and Revise for Science Examinations
There is currently no population-based data evaluating secondary school-aged students’ use, or understanding of, learning strategies to study/revise independently for science. There is also no researc...
www.mdpi.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Do secondary students know which are the most effective learning strategies to help them study/revise? Great study by Dr Fatema Sultana using a probability sampling method with schools in North Wales
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...
Great to see the positive impact of our NIHR funded KiVa anti bullying trial in schools in North Wales.
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January 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Great to see the positive impact of our NIHR funded KiVa anti bullying trial in schools in North Wales.
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👇How we used cost-consequence analysis in schools in north Wales to identify a low cost, promising professional learning programme (and how it can improve the quality of other programme evaluations)
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14...
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Where Are the Costs? Using an Economic Analysis of Educational Interventions Approach to Improve the Evaluation of a Regional School Improvement Programme
Education systems are moving to a more evidence-informed paradigm to improve outcomes for learners. To help this journey to evidence, robust qualitative and quantitative research can help decisionmake...
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November 30, 2024 at 7:10 AM
👇How we used cost-consequence analysis in schools in north Wales to identify a low cost, promising professional learning programme (and how it can improve the quality of other programme evaluations)
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14...
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14...
Great to see schools in north Wales contributing to this important new research. theconversation.com/making-bully...
Making bullying everyone’s concern reduces rates in English and Welsh primary schools – new research
The programme aims to change bystander behaviour, making onlookers more likely to help victims.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Great to see schools in north Wales contributing to this important new research. theconversation.com/making-bully...
Diolch BERA for judging our work the winner of the Educational Research and Educational Policy-Making SIG award
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November 21, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Diolch BERA for judging our work the winner of the Educational Research and Educational Policy-Making SIG award
www.bera.ac.uk/bera-annual-...
www.bera.ac.uk/bera-annual-...