Welcome to PGCE Research Bites 11, and our final bonus Saturday episode. Today, Dr. Rhodri Lewis from PGCE Secondary Biology with Science is in conversation with Dr. James Snook, senior lecturer in PGCE Secondary Science.

Rhodri has reviewed the literature about target setting for pupil development with the aim of helping GCSE pupils come to an understanding about where they are and what they need to do earlier than that awkward Year 11 parents' evening that many of them seem to experience!

Rhodri has read literature from education but also further afield including healthcare to come up with recommendations for his lead partnership school. You can hear all about his research process and his findings, and Rhodri has kindly made his summary infographic available to download here.

If you'd like to watch this discussion in video form, you can head over to the Professional Learning with the Cardiff Partnership channel on YouTube, where there are plenty more goodies for you to enjoy!

Rhodri's six main sources for his work are:

Grant, H. and Dweck, C.S. (2003) ‘Clarifying Achievement Goals and Their Impact’, Journal of personality and social psychology, 85(3), pp. 541–553. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.85.3.541.

Nordengren, C. (2019) ‘Goal-setting practices that support a learning culture’, Phi Delta Kappan, 101(1), pp. 18–23. doi:10.1177/0031721719871558.

Ogbeiwi, Osahon. (2017). Why written objectives need to be really SMART. British Journal of Healthcare Management. 23. 324-336. 10.12968/bjhc.2017.23.7.324. 

Perry, T., Davies, P. and Qiu, T. (2018) ‘Great grade expectations? The role of pupil expectations in target setting’, International journal of educational research, 89, pp. 139–152. doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2017.10.010.

Iversen, A.-M. et al. (2015) ‘Learning, Leading, and Letting Go of Control: Learner-Led Approaches in Education’, SAGE open, 5(4), p. 215824401560842–. doi:10.1177/2158244015608423.

Day, T. and Tosey, P. (2011) ‘Beyond SMART? A new framework for goal setting’, Curriculum journal (London, England), 22(4), pp. 515–534. doi:10.1080/09585176.2011.627213.