Research

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The Research
Five aims will be used to guide our research into Personalised Learning:
 * 1) What is Personalised Learning? (A combination of all research methods)
 * 2) How do students like to learn? (Surveys, rich tasks, vox pops)
 * 3) To what extent is Personalised Learning being used today? (Focus groups, observations, interviews)
 * 4) Is Personalised Learning widely supported? What are the alternatives? (Focus groups, questionnaires, vox pops)
 * 5) Is Personalised Learning always the best way forward? (Rich tasks, focus groups, interviews, observations)

Methods
Due to the diversity of the topic, a number of research methods will be applied across schools. These are expanded on below:

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 * Questionnaires- these will be distributed amongst staff and pupils throughout the school
 * Focus groups- small structured discussions will be carried out with pupils or staff to explore the topic of Personalised Learning
 * Observations- with consent from teachers the Learning School team hope to observe individual lessons
 * Vox pops- these are short video interviews which will be used to compliment our research
 * Interviews- we hope to carry out individual interviews with selected members of staff
 * Rich Tasks- (What is a Rich Task?)

The Six Core Components of Personalised Learning
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