Mary James - Making sense of TLRP presentation (pdf)

Teaching and Learning Research ProgrammeP4 Questions• This principle draws heavily on Vygotsky, Bruner etc,who are frequently quoted by schools’ projects. Is thispedagogical focus too narrow? Have we the evidence tobroaden and deepen it?• Do we need to give more attention to mobilisation anduse of resources?• Should we emphasise the centrality of relationships atthe core of the curriculum, pedagogy, assessmenttriangle?• Can we use or develop theory to account for informal,tacit and vicarious learning?• Is the theory confounded by reality e.g. the capability ofteachers to scaffold the learning of others?