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Understand the purpose of undertaking Longitudinal Studies

Use the two documents below to research SPEEL and REPEY which are other significant longitudinal research studies relevant to the early years to age 7.

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Laser Learning reading text: The purpose of longitudinal studies
‘Methods of studying children: the background’ webpage on the Open University website
‘Study of Early Education and Development: Experiences of the Early Years Pupil Premium' from the Department for Education
‘What are longitudinal studies and how do they work?’ on the UCL Institute of Education website
'The value of longitudinal studies during the early years' from the Centre for Early Childhood.

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Click on the icon to the left to read ‘The Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) Project: Findings from Pre-school to end of Key Stage 1’.
Use the two documents below to research SPEEL and REPEY which are other significant longitudinal research studies relevant to the early years to age 7.
Click on the icon to the left to read SPEEL (Study of Pedagogical Effectiveness in Early Learning).
Click on the icon to the left to read REPEY (Research into Effective Pedagogy in the Early Years).
Read about another example of an interesting longitudinal study: ‘Longitudinal study of Early Years Professional Status’ (EYPS) by the Education Observatory.

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