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Prof Joe Elliott

Contact Prof Joe Elliott (email at joe.elliott@durham.ac.uk)

Biography

Julian (Joe) Elliott joined Durham University in 2004 from the University of Sunderland where he was Acting Dean of the School of Education and Lifelong Learning. Prof. Elliott taught in mainstream and special schools prior to practising as an LEA educational psychologist.
A Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, he is registered to engage in clinical practice as an educational psychologist by the Health Professions Council. He is an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences and a member of the REF 2014 Education Panel.
His research and teaching interests include dyslexia, achievement motivation, working memory difficulties, SEN, behaviour management, cognitive education, and psychological assessment. His research involves ongoing collaborations with partners in Europe, the United States, Asia and Australia.

He is Associate Editor of the British Journal of Educational Psychology and a member of Editorial Boards of several journals including the British Educational Research Journal, Learning and Individual, Differences and Comparative Education.

During 2011, he gave keynote presentations at:
a) the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, SEN Special Interest Group Annual Conference (Frankfurt, Germany on the topic of "Does dyslexia exist?"
http://www.earli.sig15.uni-frankfurt.de/?page=inv_speak

b) the 2011 Conference of the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology (Boston, USA) on the topic of: "Lessons From Abroad: Understandings and Misunderstandings About Effective Educational Practices"
http://www.iacep-coged.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=9

 c) the 31st Vernon Wall Lecture, British Psychological Society. Education Section Conference, Preston.
http://www.bps.org.uk/events/psychology-education-section-annual-conference-2011

He has a chapter in the recently published book 'Bad Education: Debunking Myths in Education' edited by Philip Adey and Justin Dillon:
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Joe is a member of the Physical Wellbeing in Schools project.  For further information, please see http://www.move-project.org.uk/

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Completed Supervisions (since 2008)

Developing Children's Cognitive Functions and Increasing Learning Effectiveness: An Intervention Using the Bright Start Cognitive Curriculum for Young Children

An application of the Triarchic Theory of Intelligence to students of English in a Taiwanese university: Reflections of an action researcher

Learning Patterns of Engineering Students in a Singapore Tertiary Education Context and the Implications for Continuing Education in the Field of Engineering

Research Groups

• Assessment, Evaluation and Effectiveness
• Individuals and Contexts in Education

Research Projects

• Aurora Project - University of Yale
• Physical Activity and Well-being in Schools
• Working Memory And Learning In School

Research Interests

• Reading Disability/ Dyslexia
• Behaviour Problems in Children
• Cross-cultural influences in Learning and Behaviour

Publications

Journal papers: academic

• Kornilov, S., Tan, M., Elliott, J.G., Sternberg, R.J. & Grigorenko, E.L. (2013). Gifted Identification with Aurora: Widening the Spotlight. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
• Stemler, S.E., Elliott, J.G., McNeish, D., Grigorenko, E.L. & Sternberg, R.J. (2012). Examining the construct and cross-cultural validity of the Teaching Excellence rating Scale (TERS). The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment 9(2): 121-138.
• Lauchlan, F., Resing, W. & Elliott, J. (2011). Computerised assessment and its contribution to educational psychology. Educational and Child Psychology 28(3).
• Resing, W.C., Steijn, W.M.P., Xenidou-Dervou, I., Stevenson, C.E. & Elliott, J. (2011). Computerized dynamic testing: A study of the potential of an approach using sensor technology. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology 10(2): 178-194.
• Resing, W. & Elliott, J.G. (2011). Dynamic testing with tangible electronics: Measuring children's change in strategy use with a series completion task. British Journal of Educational Psychology 81(4): 579-605.
• Elliott, J., Stemler, S.E., Grigorenko, E.L., Sternberg, R.J. & Hoffman, N. (2011). The socially skilled teacher and the development of tacit knowledge. British Educational Research Journal 37(1): 83-103.
• Elliott, J., Gathercole, S.E., Alloway, T.P., Holmes, J. & Kirkwood, H. (2010). An evaluation of a classroom-based intervention to help overcome working memory difficulties and improve long-term academic achievement. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology 9(3): 227-250.
• Alloway, T., Gathercole, S. & Elliott, J.G. (2010). Examining the link between working memory behaviour and academic attainment in students with ADHD. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 52(7): 632-636.
• Alloway, T.P., Elliott, J.G., Holmes, J. & Place, M. (2010). Exploring the link between attention and working memory in clinical and community samples. Child Neuropsychology 16: 242-254.
• Urwick, J. & Elliott, J.G. (2010). International orthodoxy versus national realities: Inclusive schooling and the education of children with disabilities in Lesotho. Comparative Education 47(2): 137-150.
• Hall, B., Place, M.P. & Elliott, J.G. (2010). Self harm through cutting - Evidence from a sample of schools in the North of England. Pastoral Care in Education 28(1): 33-43.
• Holmes, J., Gathercole, S.E., Place, M., Alloway, T.P., Elliott, J. & Hilton, K. A. (2010). The diagnostic utility of executive function assessments in the identification of ADHD in children. Child and Adolescent Mental Health 15(1): 37-43.
• Elliott, J. & Tudge, J. (2010). The impact of the West on post-Soviet Russian education: change and resistance to change. Bulletin of I.A. Bunin Elets State University Pedagogics Series.
• Alloway, T.P., Elliott, J.G. & Holmes, J. (2010). The prevalance of ADHD-like symptoms in a community sample. Journal of Attention Disorders 14(1): 52-56.
• Holmes, J., Gathercole, S.E., Place, M., Dunning, D.L., Hilton, K.L. & Elliott, J.G. (2010). Working memory deficits can be overcome: Impacts of training and medication on working memory in children with ADHD. Applied Cognitive Psychology 24(6): 827-836.
• Nguyen, P.M., Terlouw, C., Pilot, A. & Elliott, J. (2009). Cooperative learning that features a culturally appropriate pedagogy. British Educational Research Journal 35(6): 857-873.
• Nguyen, M., Elliott, J., Terlouw, C. & Pilot, A. (2009). Neocolonialism in education: Cooperative learning, Western pedagogy in an Asian Context. Comparative Education 45(1): 109-130.
• Resing, W., Elliott, J.G. & Higgins, S.E. (2009). Reasoning in children and adolescents. Educational and Child Psychology 26(3).
• Elliott, J. (2009). Social factors in student achievement motivation: comparison across three cultural contexts. Revue internationale d'education de Sevres
• Alloway, T., Gathercole, S., Kirkwood, H. & Elliott, J. (2009). The cognitive and behavioural characteristics of children with low working memory. Child Development 80(2): 606-621.
• Alloway, T., Gathercole, S., Holmes, J., Place, M., Elliott, J. & Hilton, K. (2009). The diagnostic utility of behavioral checklists in identifying children with ADHD and children with working memory deficits. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 40(3): 353-366.
• Elliott, J.G. (2009). The nature of teacher authority and teacher expertise. Support for Learning 24(4): 197-203.
• Alloway, T., Gathercole, S., Kirkwood, H. & Elliott, J. (2009). The Working Memory Rating Scale: A classroom-based behavioural assessment of working memory. Learning and Individual Differences 19(2): 242-245.
• Elliott, J.G. & Gibbs, S. (2008). Does dyslexia exist? Journal of Philosophy of Education 42(3-4): 475-491.

Books: authored

• Elliott, J.G. & Place, M. (2012). Children in Difficulty. Routledge: London.
• Moseley, D., Baumfield, V., Elliott, J., Gregson, M., Higgins, S., Miller, J. & Newton, D.P. (2005). Frameworks for thinking: a handbook for teaching and learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Elliott, J., Hufton, N., Illushin, L. & Willis, W. (2005). Motivation, Engagement and Educational Performance. Palgrave Press.
• J. Elliott & M. Place (2004). Children in difficulty: a guide to understanding and helping. London: RoutledgeFalmer Press.

Books: edited

• Elliott, J. & Grigorenko, E. (2008). Western Educational Theory and Practice in Diverse Contexts. London: Routledge.
• J. Bempechat & J. Elliott (2002). Learning in culture and context: Approaching the complexities of achievement motivation in student learning. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, No. 96. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

Books: sections

• Elliott, J.G. & Tudge, J. (2013). Education and educational standards in Russia. In The International Handbook of Student Achievement. Hattie, J. & Anderman, E. Routledge.
• Elliott, J.G. & Tymms, P.B. (2013). What is the pedagogical value of homework? In Contemporary debates on child development and education. Suggate, S. & Reese, E. Routledge.
• Elliott, J.G. & Resing, W. (2012). Cross-cultural factors in learning and motivation. In Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Seel, N. Springer: New York.
• Resing, W., Elliott, J.G. & Grigorenko, E.L. (2012). Dynamic teting and assessment. In Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Seel, N. Springer: New York.
• Elliott, J.G. & Girgorenko, E.L. (2012). Reading disabilities. In The Routledge International Handbook on Learning. Jarvis, P. Routledge: London.
• Elliott, J. & Tymms, P. (2012). What the evidence says and what we need to investigate. In Contemporary Debates in Childhood Education and Development. Suggate, S. & Reese, E. Routledge. 275-284.
• Smith, P. & Elliott, J.G. (2011). Social Problems in Schools. In Introduction to Developmental Psychology. Slater, A.M. & Bremner, J.G. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
• Elliott, J.G. & Tymms, P.B. (2011). What is the pedagogical value of homework? In Contemporary debates on child development and education. Suggate, S. & Reese, E. Routledge.
• Elliott, J.G., Grigorenko, E.L. & Resing, W. (2010). Dynamic assessment. In International Encyclopedia of Education. New York: Elsevier. 3.
• Gibbs, S.J. & Elliott, J.G. (2010). Dyslexia: a categorical falsehood without validity or utility. In Advances in learning and behavioral disabilities: Vol. 2 Literacy and Learning. Scruggs, T.E. & Mastropieri, M.A. Bingley: Emerald. Vol. 2.
• Tan, M., Aljughaiman, A., Elliott, J.G., Kornilov, S.A., Ferrando Prieto, M., Bolden, D.S., Adams-Shearer, K., Chart, H.E., Newman, T., Jarvin, L., Sternberg, R.J. & Girgorenko, E.L. (2009). Considering Language and Culture: The international translation and adaptation of the Aurora Assessment Battery. In Assessment of Abilities and Competencies in the Era of Globalization. Grigorenko, E. New York: Springer.
• Tan, M., Aljughaiman, A.M., Elliott, J.G., Kornilov, S.A., Prieto, M., Bolden, D., Adams-Shearer, K., Chart, H., Newman, T., Jarvin, L., Sternberg, R.J. & Grigorenko, E.L. (2009). Considering language, culture and cognitive abilities: The international translation and adaptation of the Aurora Assessment Battery. In Multicultural Psychoeducational Assessment. Grigorenko, E.L. (ed) New York: Springer. 443-468.
• Elliott, J.G. & Gibbs, S. (2009). Does dyslexia exist? In New Philosophies of Learning. Cigman, R., Davis, R. & Davis, A. Oxford: Blackwell. 115-130.
• Elliott, J. (2009). Motivation and behaviour in Russian schools the impact of globalisation upon the Soviet educational legacy. In The World Yearbook of Education 2009: Childhood Studies and the Impact of Globalization: Policies and Practices at Global and Local Levels. Fleer, M., Hedegaard, E. & Tudge, J. (eds) New York: Routledge. 233-253.

Other publications: research

• Higgins, S., Baumfield, V., Newton, D. & Elliott, J. (2009). Developing effective multimedia instruction for expert learners. American Journal of Psychology 567-569.

Media Contacts

Available for media contact about:

• Education: Many issues to do with children's development, behaviour and learning, both in relation to UK and internationally
• General policy: Many issues to do with children's development, behaviour and learning, both in relation to UK and internationally
• Psychology: Many issues to do with children's development, behaviour and learning, both in relation to UK and internationally
• Aggression: Many issues to do with children's development, behaviour and learning, both in relation to UK and internationally
• Child health: Many issues to do with children's development, behaviour and learning, both in relation to UK and internationally
• Relationships: Many issues to do with children's development, behaviour and learning, both in relation to UK and internationally
• Education: Childen with special educational needs, e.g. ADHD, dyslexia and conduct disorders
• General policy: Childen with special educational needs, e.g. ADHD, dyslexia and conduct disorders
• Psychology: Childen with special educational needs, e.g. ADHD, dyslexia and conduct disorders
• Aggression: Childen with special educational needs, e.g. ADHD, dyslexia and conduct disorders
• Child health: Childen with special educational needs, e.g. ADHD, dyslexia and conduct disorders
• Education: Education practices in different countries
• General policy: Education practices in different countries
• Education: Teacher and parent skills in relation to behaviour management
• General policy: Teacher and parent skills in relation to behaviour management
• Psychology: Teacher and parent skills in relation to behaviour management
• Aggression: Teacher and parent skills in relation to behaviour management
• Child health: Teacher and parent skills in relation to behaviour management

Supervises

• Miss Laura da Costa
• Mr Philip Gill
• Mr Andrew Joyce-gibbons
• Miss Maria Katsipataki
• Miss Hsien Chiu
• Mrs Tai Tsao