+5 Months, Just 1 Padlock: The Weakest Evidence We've Quoted

Plus five months, from 212 studies — a solid-looking number, rated the lowest security this show has ever quoted: one padlock out of five. A class teacher and a CPD lead run the autopsy on "get into groups of four," and find the honest split between structured collaborative learning and the everyday version most classrooms actually run.

Source: EEF Teaching & Learning Toolkit — Collaborative learning approaches — https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit/collaborative-learning-approaches

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