Inquiry and Explicit Instruction
Richard E. Clark, Paul A. Kirschner, and John Sweller (2012). Putting Students on the Path to Learning: The Case for Fully Guided Instruction.
Sweller, Kirschner, and Clark (2006). Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not
Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, Inquiry-based Teaching.
Tracking
Links to all of the sources I cited in the panel discussion, including David Card and Laura Giuliano’s work, are provided in a recent blogpost I wrote for Brookings, Does Detracking Promote Educational Equity?
IES Practice Guides
The practice guides are written to offer evidence-based recommendations for educators to improve student outcomes. The research summaries focus on studies designed to support causal inferences. Here are three of my favorites.
Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/26
Teaching Strategies for Improving Algebra Knowledge in Middle and High School Students
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/20
Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade