Dr Gareth Bates
@drgarethbates.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Education. Former science teacher. Research into cogsci in the classroom.
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‘What’s in a name?’ Retrieval practice in the primary classroom: a case study
Retrieval practice has become a well-established teaching strategy in English schools due to the influence of recent government policy changes. This case study used teacher questionnaires, lesson o...
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🔥 Many study protocols used in retrieval practice experiments are inappropriate for primary aged children and very few studies have been done in authentic primary classroom. So how do primary schools use this in the classroom? My new paper explores this. #UKEd www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In my #CogSciSci keynote I explained how memory is problematic in generating general principles. Something I didn't have time for was to discuss how explanations of phenomenon emerge from the specific experiments carried out. A good example of this is the concept of working memory 1/2
June 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
In my #CogSciSci keynote I explained how memory is problematic in generating general principles. Something I didn't have time for was to discuss how explanations of phenomenon emerge from the specific experiments carried out. A good example of this is the concept of working memory 1/2
At #CogSciSci I said we are becoming overly focused by activities in the classroom. I'm my latest paper I make a call for research into how things like retrieval practice interact with other things we do in the classroom 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
June 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
At #CogSciSci I said we are becoming overly focused by activities in the classroom. I'm my latest paper I make a call for research into how things like retrieval practice interact with other things we do in the classroom 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A great day at #CogSciSci. Thanks to all the feedback from both my talks and glad it sparked discussion and questions.
A fascinating keynote to start the day at #cogscisci from @drgarethbates.bsky.social
He argues that now is the right time to push back a bit and dig underneath (and dissect) the science of learning
Looking in detail at Ebbinghaus and that famous curve (which actually wasn't a curve)
He argues that now is the right time to push back a bit and dig underneath (and dissect) the science of learning
Looking in detail at Ebbinghaus and that famous curve (which actually wasn't a curve)
May 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A great day at #CogSciSci. Thanks to all the feedback from both my talks and glad it sparked discussion and questions.
🔥 Many study protocols used in retrieval practice experiments are inappropriate for primary aged children and very few studies have been done in authentic primary classroom. So how do primary schools use this in the classroom? My new paper explores this. #UKEd www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘What’s in a name?’ Retrieval practice in the primary classroom: a case study
Retrieval practice has become a well-established teaching strategy in English schools due to the influence of recent government policy changes. This case study used teacher questionnaires, lesson o...
www.tandfonline.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM
🔥 Many study protocols used in retrieval practice experiments are inappropriate for primary aged children and very few studies have been done in authentic primary classroom. So how do primary schools use this in the classroom? My new paper explores this. #UKEd www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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What's actually happening with retrieval practice in primary schools in the UK?
Some research ↓
#UKEd #EduSky
Some research ↓
#UKEd #EduSky
🚨 My new paper has been published looking into retrieval practice in the primary classroom. #UKEd www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘What’s in a name?’ Retrieval practice in the primary classroom: a case study
Retrieval practice has become a well-established teaching strategy in English schools due to the influence of recent government policy changes. This case study used teacher questionnaires, lesson o...
www.tandfonline.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🚨 My new paper has been published looking into retrieval practice in the primary classroom. #UKEd www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘What’s in a name?’ Retrieval practice in the primary classroom: a case study
Retrieval practice has become a well-established teaching strategy in English schools due to the influence of recent government policy changes. This case study used teacher questionnaires, lesson o...
www.tandfonline.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
🚨 My new paper has been published looking into retrieval practice in the primary classroom. #UKEd www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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SCHEDULE RELEASED #edusky
Cogscisci Surrey is a month away! Here are the amazing talks we have to offer featuring:
@adamboxereducation.bsky.social @drgarethbates.bsky.social @carlhendrick.substack.com @lambhearttea.bsky.social @hugheshaili.bsky.social @mrlockyer.bsky.social @mbdscience.bsky.social
Cogscisci Surrey is a month away! Here are the amazing talks we have to offer featuring:
@adamboxereducation.bsky.social @drgarethbates.bsky.social @carlhendrick.substack.com @lambhearttea.bsky.social @hugheshaili.bsky.social @mrlockyer.bsky.social @mbdscience.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
SCHEDULE RELEASED #edusky
Cogscisci Surrey is a month away! Here are the amazing talks we have to offer featuring:
@adamboxereducation.bsky.social @drgarethbates.bsky.social @carlhendrick.substack.com @lambhearttea.bsky.social @hugheshaili.bsky.social @mrlockyer.bsky.social @mbdscience.bsky.social
Cogscisci Surrey is a month away! Here are the amazing talks we have to offer featuring:
@adamboxereducation.bsky.social @drgarethbates.bsky.social @carlhendrick.substack.com @lambhearttea.bsky.social @hugheshaili.bsky.social @mrlockyer.bsky.social @mbdscience.bsky.social
Looking forward to this #UKEd #SciTeachUK.
Next up on our list of speakers is @drgarethbates.bsky.social . Dr Gareth Bates will be delivering TWO talks.
A keynote on the challenges teachers face being evidence informed and a second talk about the perils of retrieval practice research. Get your ticket now!
A keynote on the challenges teachers face being evidence informed and a second talk about the perils of retrieval practice research. Get your ticket now!
March 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Looking forward to this #UKEd #SciTeachUK.
Is revision learning? If you use learning strategies for revision it may not help attainment 🤔 #UKEd
Interestingly, where students had been taught about effective revision strategies, they were more likely to use things like distributed practice. However, their average grades were lower.
March 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Is revision learning? If you use learning strategies for revision it may not help attainment 🤔 #UKEd
🔥🔥 Hot take: are we wrong about revision? This time of year we see the focus shift for Y11 towards revision and there is lots out there talking about effective strategies based on cognitive psychology. However, things may not be as they seem..... 🧵 #UKEd
March 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🔥🔥 Hot take: are we wrong about revision? This time of year we see the focus shift for Y11 towards revision and there is lots out there talking about effective strategies based on cognitive psychology. However, things may not be as they seem..... 🧵 #UKEd
I really enjoyed doing this podcast talking about my research on retrieval practice in schools. I outline some top tips but also my concerns. When it comes to retrieval practice, we need to remember it is ultimately an outcome of a highly controlled experiment, which has implications 🧵 #UKEd
If you're interested in *retrieval* and *retrieval practice*, this podcast with the brilliant Gareth Bates by the @edupulseco.bsky.social crew is a must listen.
Gareth studies and researches this stuff and has practical guidance too.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/edu...
Gareth studies and researches this stuff and has practical guidance too.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/edu...
S2: E5 - The Reality of Retrieval Practice: In Conversation with Gareth Bates by EduPulse
Welcome back to the EduPulse podcast and our second season.In this episode we are joined by Dr Gareth Bates an experienced lecturer and teacher who worked in several secondary schools before moving in...
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February 23, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I really enjoyed doing this podcast talking about my research on retrieval practice in schools. I outline some top tips but also my concerns. When it comes to retrieval practice, we need to remember it is ultimately an outcome of a highly controlled experiment, which has implications 🧵 #UKEd
Reposted by Dr Gareth Bates
If you're interested in *retrieval* and *retrieval practice*, this podcast with the brilliant Gareth Bates by the @edupulseco.bsky.social crew is a must listen.
Gareth studies and researches this stuff and has practical guidance too.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/edu...
Gareth studies and researches this stuff and has practical guidance too.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/edu...
S2: E5 - The Reality of Retrieval Practice: In Conversation with Gareth Bates by EduPulse
Welcome back to the EduPulse podcast and our second season.In this episode we are joined by Dr Gareth Bates an experienced lecturer and teacher who worked in several secondary schools before moving in...
creators.spotify.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
If you're interested in *retrieval* and *retrieval practice*, this podcast with the brilliant Gareth Bates by the @edupulseco.bsky.social crew is a must listen.
Gareth studies and researches this stuff and has practical guidance too.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/edu...
Gareth studies and researches this stuff and has practical guidance too.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/edu...
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I was really excited when @drgarethbates.bsky.social proposed this as an article for @associationscied.bsky.social 11-19 SciEd journal SSR. Well worth a read!
Check Out Our Open Access Article in SSR Depth!
In this insightful piece, Gareth Bates explores how retrieval practice can be an effective method for supporting learning.
Read the full article here 👉 ow.ly/hZJ750UTSlY
In this insightful piece, Gareth Bates explores how retrieval practice can be an effective method for supporting learning.
Read the full article here 👉 ow.ly/hZJ750UTSlY
February 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I was really excited when @drgarethbates.bsky.social proposed this as an article for @associationscied.bsky.social 11-19 SciEd journal SSR. Well worth a read!
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Revising revision with @drgarethbates.bsky.social and Sibel Kaya #ASEConf2025
January 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Revising revision with @drgarethbates.bsky.social and Sibel Kaya #ASEConf2025
Has the graph become the new triangle in teacher CPD? I keep seeing Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve in various forms. Many of the graphs are just wrong. If we want to claim to be evidence-based, then we need to understand what we are showing. Otherwise just go back to triangles! #UKEd
December 3, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Has the graph become the new triangle in teacher CPD? I keep seeing Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve in various forms. Many of the graphs are just wrong. If we want to claim to be evidence-based, then we need to understand what we are showing. Otherwise just go back to triangles! #UKEd
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A highly relevant article on retrieval practice from @drgarethbates.bsky.social . Open access so if you are not a member (yet!) of @associationscied.bsky.social you can see an example of an article from our SSR journal. Thank you Gareth for all your work on this.
Thanks to the ASE for accepting my paper 👇. I would recommend wrting for them, really supportive review process. They even put mine open access. #UKEd
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
www.ase.org.uk
November 21, 2024 at 6:42 PM
A highly relevant article on retrieval practice from @drgarethbates.bsky.social . Open access so if you are not a member (yet!) of @associationscied.bsky.social you can see an example of an article from our SSR journal. Thank you Gareth for all your work on this.
Reposted by Dr Gareth Bates
If you are interested in writing for @associationscied.bsky.social SSR journal please do submit an article idea via docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... I can then get back to you with initial feedback and suggestions to help get your idea published. Must be relevant to 11-19 science education.
November 21, 2024 at 6:46 PM
If you are interested in writing for @associationscied.bsky.social SSR journal please do submit an article idea via docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... I can then get back to you with initial feedback and suggestions to help get your idea published. Must be relevant to 11-19 science education.
🚨🚨 Are we expecting too much from retrieval practice? I combine data from my research with @englishspecial and Ofsted's science subject report to explore this. #UKEd #SciTeachUK
Thanks to the ASE for accepting my paper 👇. I would recommend wrting for them, really supportive review process. They even put mine open access. #UKEd
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
www.ase.org.uk
November 21, 2024 at 6:21 PM
🚨🚨 Are we expecting too much from retrieval practice? I combine data from my research with @englishspecial and Ofsted's science subject report to explore this. #UKEd #SciTeachUK
Reposted by Dr Gareth Bates
"Are we expecting too much from retrieval practice?"
Open access paper:
Open access paper:
Thanks to the ASE for accepting my paper 👇. I would recommend wrting for them, really supportive review process. They even put mine open access. #UKEd
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
www.ase.org.uk
November 20, 2024 at 7:23 PM
"Are we expecting too much from retrieval practice?"
Open access paper:
Open access paper:
Thanks to the ASE for accepting my paper 👇. I would recommend wrting for them, really supportive review process. They even put mine open access. #UKEd
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
www.ase.org.uk
November 20, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Thanks to the ASE for accepting my paper 👇. I would recommend wrting for them, really supportive review process. They even put mine open access. #UKEd
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc...
Rosenshine writes about teacher functions, which later becomes his principles of instruction. Here is what he says about the reference👇
September 15, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Rosenshine writes about teacher functions, which later becomes his principles of instruction. Here is what he says about the reference👇
Here is some more fun. Where is the following from? Who cites this as part of their research?
September 14, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Here is some more fun. Where is the following from? Who cites this as part of their research?
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Listening to @drgarethbates.bsky.social at researched
Importantnt9 know the difference between recognition and recall tasks
Importantnt9 know the difference between recognition and recall tasks
September 7, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Listening to @drgarethbates.bsky.social at researched
Importantnt9 know the difference between recognition and recall tasks
Importantnt9 know the difference between recognition and recall tasks
Thanks to everyone who came to my talks at #rED24. I'll get the slides available. If anyone needs support in talking about what I discussed in their school, just give me a message.
Session 2 and 4 in K11. Come see my talks #rED24 #UKEd:
1. Most teachers are getting retrieval practice wrong! Are you?
2. Curve your enthusiasm. The truth about the forgetting curve and how it relates to teaching
1. Most teachers are getting retrieval practice wrong! Are you?
2. Curve your enthusiasm. The truth about the forgetting curve and how it relates to teaching
Been getting lots of follows today. Many thanks for those that have. I'll be talking at researchED #rED24 next week. 2 sessions, tiles are:
1. Most teachers are getting retrieval practice wrong! Are you?
2. Curve your enthusiasm. The truth about the forgetting curve and how it relates to teaching
1. Most teachers are getting retrieval practice wrong! Are you?
2. Curve your enthusiasm. The truth about the forgetting curve and how it relates to teaching
September 7, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to my talks at #rED24. I'll get the slides available. If anyone needs support in talking about what I discussed in their school, just give me a message.
Reposted by Dr Gareth Bates
If you are seeing Gareth at ResearchEd today, or even if you can't, please do fill in our survey on CLT to help us with our follow up paper to our 🔥 paper on Retrieval Practice.
Link here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/beds/usage...
Link here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/beds/usage...
September 7, 2024 at 6:20 AM
If you are seeing Gareth at ResearchEd today, or even if you can't, please do fill in our survey on CLT to help us with our follow up paper to our 🔥 paper on Retrieval Practice.
Link here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/beds/usage...
Link here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/beds/usage...