Staff profile

• 2000: Awards and prizes: Janet Duffin Award 2013

  British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BSRLM) 

  Torgerson, C.J., Wiggins, A., Torgerson, D.J., Ainsworth, H., Hewitt, C.(2013) Every Child Counts: Testing policy effectiveness using a RCT, Journal of Research in Mathematics Education, 15 (2) 141-153

  The Janet Duffin Award is made annually by the Society to the author (or authors) of what is judged to be the most outstanding contribution - either research paper or essay review - published in the Society’s journal, Research in Mathematics Education [RME], during the preceding calendar year.

• 2000: Peer review: Journals 

  American Educational Research Journal; Annals of Medicine; Biological Psychiatry; British Educational Research Journal; British Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology; British Journal of Educational Psychology; British Journal of Educational Studies; British Journal of Psychology; Child and Adolescent Mental Health; Controlled Clinical Trials; Developmental Science; Educational Research and Evaluation; Educational Review; Effective Education; European Journal of Psychology of Education; Evidence and Policy; International Journal of Educational Research; International Journal of Research and Method in Education; Journal of Early Childhood Research; Journal of Mathematics Education; Journal of Public Policy Research; Journal of Research in Reading; Learning and Instruction; Learning, Media and Technology; Oxford Review of Education; Pediatrics; Psychological Methods; Research Synthesis Methods; Review of Education; Scientific Studies of Reading; Systematic Reviews

  Other peer review

   (UK) ESRC grants board; (US) Institutes for Educational Sciences: reports (reading and writing); (US) Institutes for Educational Sciences: grants board (science and maths; reading and writing); (UK) MRC grants board; SAGE; Education Endowment Foundation peer review

   

• 2000: Keynotes: Keynote presentation: The history and future of randomised controlled trials in education: 100 years of experimental trials in education conference, jointly organised by RSS and NFER, Royal Statistical Society, September 23rd, 2019

  Keynote Lecture: Janet Duffin Lecture, BSRLM conference, University of Southampton, June 14^th 2014

  Keynote speaker: meeting hosted by President of the French Academy of Sciences (closed meeting), (Paris) on the theme ‘Vers une éducation fondée sur la preuve scientifique?’ (Towards an evidence-based education?), May, 2009.

  Keynote presentation: ESRC Research Methods Programme 2007 Conference: ‘Challenges for the 21^st Century’: ‘The feasibility of conducting randomised trials in education research’, Nov. 2007.

  Keynote lecture: 2006 Cathie Marsh Memorial Lecture, organised jointly by the Social Research Association (SRA) and the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), 'The suitability of randomised controlled trials in social research', Nov 9, 2006.

   

• 2000: Member of Editorial Boards: Effective Education, Routledge Journals (Taylor Francis), 2007- present; Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012-; Campbell Collaboration Education Co-ordinating Group, 2012-; Journal of Research in Reading, 2013-

  Editor, Review of Education, 2017-

  Guest Editor, Special Issue, Educational Research Journal (2018) Randomised controlled trials in educational research: Methodological debates, questions, challenges, Vol 60(3) 2018

  Editorial:

  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00131881.2018.1500194

• 2000: Invited presentations: Undertaking randomised controlled trials in education settings: Challenges and solutions Randomised controlled trials in education workshop, Universitat Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italia, 15th October, 2018

  A critique of pure teaching methods and the case for synthetic phonics Research seminar, UCL/IOE, 22/11/'17

  Systematic Reviews: Challenges in communicating the results to policy-makers VIVE/SFI Danish National Research Centre, Copenhagen, September, 2017

  RCTs: State of the Art SFI Danish National Research Centre, Copenhagen, March, 2017

  Owning the future scholarly lecture series (Hatfield College, Durham University) Evaluating Public Policy, January 25th 2017

  Scholars' Supper (John Snow College, Durham University)Challenges in researching the effectiveness of interventions to improve educaiton and wider outcomes for disadvantaged children, Nov. 27th, 2015

  The Rise of RCTs in Education: Statistical and Practical Challenges: Royal Statistical Society Social Statistics Section, November 4th, 2015

  Building Evidence into Education, Ben Goldacre report launch, DfE, London, March 14th 2013, meeting hosted by Michael Gove

  John Snow legacy conference: Opportunities and challenges of undertaking trials in education, April 11th and 12th, 2013

  Experimental evaluation in education for the Ivalua international workshop Social Experiments and Innovation: a new paradigm for public intervention? Barcelona, September 26^th 2013 http://www.ivalua.cat/generic/static.aspx?id=2580

  A brief history of randomised experiments in education (over the last 100 years) for the Century of Social Enquiry seminar series, Department of Social Policy and Innovation, University of Oxford, November 7^th 2013 http://www.spi.ox.ac.uk/events.html

• 2000: Cabinet Office: Academic Advisory Panel, 2014
• 2000: Co-Chair and Editor, international Campbell Collaboration Education Co-ordinating Group: and member of C2 Steering Group, 2006–09
• 2000: International: Member (only non-US) Expert Methodology Group, United States, Institutes of Education Sciences (IES), 2010
• 2000: International: Member Advisory Board: edited volume: Lipsey, M. and Cordray, M. (Eds.) Field Experimentation: Methods for Evaluating What Works, for Whom, Under What Circumstances, How and Why, Sage, 2009
• 2000: UKLA/Wiley-Blackwell Research in Literacy Education Award: Member of 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 panels
• 2000: National: Member of Academic Group, Dept. of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to support the Government's review of adult literacy and numeracy provision, 2011-12

  Consultant methodologist and methods trainer, BIS, 2013-14

• 2000: International Peer Review Panel: Member, Trygfonden Foundation grants peer review panel, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2014.
• 2000: International: Principal member (only non-US) Reading and Writing Scientific Review Panel, United States, Institutes of Education Sciences (IES), 2008-11
• 2000: International: Principal member Mathematics and Science Scientific Review Panel, United States, Institutes of Education Sciences (IES), 2007-8 and 2011-13
• 2000: Joint organiser: Annual international conference: Randomised controlled trials in the social sciences 2006-20
• 2000: International Advisory Group: Supporting Informed Healthcare Choices in Low Income Countries research project (based in Norway)

  Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring, Durham University

  Family StAR project, Università Cattolica di Milano (based in Italy)

  Campbell Collaboration UK and Ireland

Authored book

• Torgerson, D., & Torgerson, C. (2008). Designing and running randomised trials in health, education and the social sciences. Palgrave Macmillan
• Torgerson, C. (2003). Systematic Reviews. Continuum

Chapter in book

• Torgerson, C., & Torgerson, D. (2017). True experimental designs. In D. Wyse, N. Selwyn, E. Smith, & L. Suter (Eds.), The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research. SAGE Publications
• Torgerson, C., Torgerson, D., & Brown, C. (2015). Randomized controlled trials. In K. Newcomer, H. Hatry, & J. Wholey (Eds.), Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation (fourth edition). (Fourth). Jossey-Bass Wiley
• Torgerson, C., Hall, J., & Light, K. (2012). Systematic reviews. In J. Arthur, M. Waring, R. Coe, & L. Hedges (Eds.), Research Methods and Methodologies in Education (217-230). SAGE Publications
• Torgerson, C., Torgerson, D., & Brown, C. (2010). Randomized controlled trials and non-randomized designs. In J. Wholey (Ed.), Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation. (3rd ed.). Wiley
• Andrews, R., Torgerson, C., & See, B. (2009). Discipline-specific skills in argumentation. In R. Andrews (Ed.), Argumentation in Higher Education: Improving Practice through Research. RoutledgeFalmer
• Torgerson, C., & Torgerson, D. (2009). Randomized controlled trials in education research. In R. St. Clair (Ed.), Education Science: A Critical Reader. Open University Press: Milton Keynes
• Torgerson, C., & Freeman, A. (2005). The evidence base for effective ICT practice in literacy learning - what systematic reviews reveal. In N. Pachler, & M. Leask (Eds.), Learning to Teach using ICT in the Secondary School. (2nd Ed). RoutledgeFalmer
• Andrews, R., Robinson, A., & Torgerson, C. (2004). Introduction. In R. Andrews (Ed.), The Impact of ICT on Literacy Education, 5-16. RoutledgeFalmer
• Torgerson, C., & Zhu, D. (2004). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of ICT on literacy learning in English. In R. Andrews (Ed.), The Impact of ICT on Literacy Education, 5-16. RoutledgeFalmer
• Andrews, R., burn, A., Leach, J., Locke, T., Low, G., & Torgerson, C. (2004). The impact of networked ICT on literacy learning. In R. Andrews (Ed.), The Impact of ICT on Literacy Education, 5-16. RoutledgeFalmer

Journal Article

• Dobson Waters, S., & Torgerson, C. J. (2021). Dyslexia in higher education: a systematic review of interventions used to promote learning. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 45(2), 226-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2020.1744545
• Conner, M., Grogan, S., Simms-Ellis, R., Flett, K., Sykes-Muskett1, B., Cowap, L., …Siddiqi, K. (2020). Evidence that an intervention weakens the relationship between adolescent electronic cigarette use and tobacco smoking: a 24-month prospective study. Tobacco Control, 29(4), 425-431. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054905
• Filges, T., Torgerson, C., Gascoine, L., & Dietrichson, J. (2019). Effectiveness of continuing professional development training of welfare professionals on outcomes for children and young people: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 15(4), Article e1060. https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1060
• Conner, M., Grogan, S., Simms-Ellis, R., Scholtens, K., Sykes-Muskett, B., Cowap, L., …Siddiqi, K. (2019). Patterns and predictors of e-cigarette, cigarette and dual use uptake in UK adolescents: Evidence from a 24-month Prospective Study. Addiction, 114(11), 2048-2055. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14723
• Conner, M., Grogan, S., West, R., Simms-Ellis, R., Scholtens, K., Sykes-Muskett, B., …Siddiqi, K. (2019). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of repeated implementation intention formation on adolescent smoking initiation: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87(5), 422-432. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000387
• Younger, K., Gascoine, L., Menzies, V., & Torgerson, C. (2019). A systematic review of evidence on the effectiveness of interventions and strategies for widening participation in higher education. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 43(6), 742-773. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2017.1404558
• Torgerson, C., Brooks, G., Gascoine, L., & Higgins, S. (2019). Phonics: reading policy and the evidence of effectiveness from a systematic ‘tertiary’ review. Research Papers in Education, 34(2), 208-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671522.2017.1420816
• Styles, B., & Torgerson, C. (2018). Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in education research –methodological debates, questions, challenges. Educational Research, 60(3), 255-264. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2018.1500194
• Conner, M., Grogan, S., Simms-Ellis, R., Flett, K., Sykes-Muskett, B., Cowap, L., …Siddiqi, K. (2018). Do Electronic Cigarettes Increase Cigarette Smoking in UK Adolescents? Evidence from a 12-month Prospective Study. Tobacco Control, 27(4), 365-372. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053539
• Wyse, D., & Torgerson, C. (2017). Experimental trials and ‘what works?’ in education: The case of grammar for writing. British Educational Research Journal, 43(6), 1019-1047. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3315
• Mawn, L., Oliver, E., Akhtar, N., Bambra, C., Torgerson, C., Bridle, C., & Stain, H. (2017). Are we failing young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs)? A systematic review and meta-analysis of re-engagement interventions. Systematic Reviews, 6, Article 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0394-2
• Chisholm, K., Patterson, P., Torgerson, C., Turner, E., Jenkinson, D., & Birchwood, M. (2016). Impact of contact on adolescents’ mental health literacy and stigma: the SchoolSpace cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 6(2), Article e009435. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009435
• Ainsworth, H., Hewitt, C., Torgerson, C., Higgins, S., Wiggins, A., & Torgerson, D. (2015). Sources of bias in outcome assessment in randomised controlled trials: a case study. Educational Research and Evaluation, 21(1), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2014.985316
• Torgerson, D., Torgerson, C., Jefferson, L., Buckley, H., Ainsworth, H., Heaps, C., & Mitchell, N. (2015). Evaluation of Discover Summer School
• Torgerson, D., Torgerson, C., Mitchell, N., Buckley, H., Ainsworth, H., Heaps, C., & Jefferson, L. (2015). Evaluation of Grammar for Writing
• Oliver, E., Mawn, L., Stain, H., Bambra, C., Torgerson, C., Oliver, A., & Bridle, C. (2014). Should we ‘hug a hoodie’? Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions with young people not in employment, education or training (so-called NEETs). Systematic Reviews, 3, https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-73
• Hewett, R., Torgerson, C., & Douglas, G. (2014). Accessibility of Apple iPad for partially sighted users: pilot study. Journal of assistive technologies, 8(1), 2-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/jat-09-2013-0029
• Torgerson, C., Wiggins, A., Torgerson, D., Ainsworth, H., & Hewitt, C. (2013). Every Child Counts: testing policy effectiveness using a randomised controlled trial, designed, conducted and reported to CONSORT standards. Research in Mathematics Education, 15(2), 141-153. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2013.797746
• Fine, P., Victora, C., Rothman, K., Moore, P., Chang, Y., Curtis, V., …Deaton, A. (2013). John Snow's legacy: epidemiology without borders. The Lancet, 381(9874), 1302-1311. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2813%2960771-0
• Firmstone, V., Elley, K., Skrybant, M., Fry-Smith, A., Bayliss, S., & Torgerson, C. (2013). Systematic review of the effectiveness of continuing dental professional development on learning, behavior or patient outcomes. Journal of Dental Education, 77(3), 300-315
• Conner, M., Grogan, S., Lawton, R., Armitage, C., West, R., Siddiqi, K., …Simms-Ellis, R. (2013). Study protocol : a cluster randomised controlled trial of implementation intentions to reduce smoking initiation in adolescents. BMC Public Health, 13, Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-54
• See, B., Gorard, S., & Torgerson, C. (2012). Promoting post-16 participation of ethnic minority students from disadvantaged backgrounds: a systematic review of the most promising interventions. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 17(4), 409-422. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2012.738968
• Buckley, S., Coleman, J., Davison, I., Morley, D., & Torgerson, C. (2012). An e-learning package to support interprofessional education: a pilot feasibility and efficacy randomized controlled trial in a medical education setting. Effective education, 4(2), 111-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415532.2013.778592
• Chisholm, K., Patterson, P., Torgerson, C., Turner, E., & Birchwood, M. (2012). A randomised controlled feasibility trial for an educational school-based mental health intervention: study protocol. BMC Psychiatry, 12, Article 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244x-12-23
• Torgerson, C., Wiggins, A., Torgerson, D., Ainsworth, H., Hewitt, C., & team, O. B. O. T. E. C. C. I. E. (2012). The effectiveness of an intensive individual tutoring programme (Numbers Count) delivered individually or to small groups of children: a randomised controlled trial. Effective education, 4(1), 73-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415532.2013.778591
• Ainsworth, H., Torgerson, D., Torgerson, C., & et al. (2012). Computer-based instruction for improving student nurses' general numeracy: Is it effective? Two RCTs. Educational Studies,
• Marsden, E., & Torgerson, C. (2012). Single group pre- and post-test designs: Some methodological concerns. Oxford Review of Education, 38(5), 583-616
• Green, K., Taylor, C., & Torgerson, C. (2012). An overview of systematic reviews in medical education and a focused review in prescribing. Effective education, 4(2), 147-167. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415532.2013.836779
• See, B., Torgerson, C., Gorard, S., Ainsworth, H., Low, G., & Wright, K. (2011). Factors that promote high post-16 participation of some minority ethnic groups in England: A systematic review of the UK-based literature. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 16(1), 85-99
• Strong, G., Torgerson, C., Torgerson, D., & Hulme, D. (2011). A systematic meta-analytic review of evidence for the effectiveness of the 'Fast ForWord' language intervention program. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 52(3), 224-235. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02329.x
• Ainsworth, H., Torgerson, D., Torgerson, C., Bene, J., Grant, C., Ford, S., & Watt, I. (2010). The effect of hypnotherapy on exam anxiety and exam performance: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Effective education, 2(2), 143-154
• Clarkson, J., Ramsay, C., Torgerson, C., & Vale, L. (2010). The translation research in a dental setting (TRiaDS) programme protocol. Implementation Science, 54(57),
• Oxman, A., Bjorndal, A., & Torgerson, C. (2010). A framework for mandatory impact evaluation to ensue well informed public policy decisions. The Lancet, 375,
• Torgerson, C. (2009). Randomised controlled trials in education research: a case study of an individually randomised pragmatic trial. Education 3-13, 37(4), 313-321
• Andrews, R., Torgerson, C., Low, G., & McGuinn, N. (2009). Teaching argument writing to 7 - 14-year-olds: an international review of the evidence of successful practice. Cambridge Journal of Education, 39(3), 291-310. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057640903103751
• Baker, J., Ainsworth, H., Torgerson, C., & Torgerson, D. (2009). A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials evaluating the effect of hypnosis on exam anxiety. Effective education, 1(1), 27-41
• Torgerson, C. (2008). Randomized experiments evaluating policy interventions are feasible. Psychology of Education Review, 32(2),
• Brooks, G., Burton, M., Cole, P., Miles, J., Torgerson, C., & Torgerson, D. (2008). Randomised controlled trial of incentives to improve attendance at adult literacy classes. Oxford Review of Education, 34(5), 493-504. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054980701768741
• Torgerson, C. (2007). The quality of systematic reviews of effectiveness in literacy learning in English: a tertiary review. Journal of Research in Reading, 30(3), 287-315
• Torgerson, C., & Torgerson, D. (2007). The need for Pragmatic Experimentation in Educational Research. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 16(5), 323-330
• Torgerson, C. (2007). The use of minimization to form comparison groups in educational research. Educational Studies, 33(3), 333-337
• Andrews, R., Torgerson, C., Beverton, S., Freeman, A., Locke, T., Low, G., …Zhu, D. (2006). The effect of grammar teaching on writing development. British Educational Research Journal, 32(1), 39-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920500401997
• Torgerson, C. (2006). Publication Bias: The Achilles' Heel of Systematic Reviews?. British Journal of Educational Studies, 54(1), 89-102
• Torgerson, C. (2006). Need for randomisation. British Medical Journal,
• Brooks, G., Miles, J., Torgerson, C., & Torgerson, D. (2006). Is an intervention using computer software effective in literacy learning? A randomised controlled trial. Educational Studies, 32(2), 133-143
• Wellington, J., & Torgerson, C. (2005). Writing for publication: what counts as a 'high status, eminent academic journal'?. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 29(1), 35-48
• Torgerson, C., Torgerson, D., Birks, Y., & Porthouse, J. (2005). A comparison of randomised controlled trials in health and education. British Educational Research Journal, 31(6), 761-785
• Torgerson, C., Porthouse, J., & Brooks, G. (2003). A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials evaluating interventions in adult literacy and numeracy. Journal of Research in Reading, 26(3), 234-255
• Torgerson, D., & Torgerson, C. (2003). Avoiding bias in randomised controlled trials in educational research. British Journal of Educational Studies, 51(1),
• Torgerson, C., & Torgerson, D. (2003). The Design and Conduct of Randomised Controlled Trials in Education: lessons from health care. Oxford Review of Education, 29(1), 67-80
• Torgerson, C. (2002). Educational research and randomised trials, Medical Education. Medical Education, 36,
• Torgerson, C., & Elbourne, D. (2002). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of information and communication technology (ICT) on the teaching of spelling. Journal of Research in Reading, 25(2), 129-143
• Torgerson, C., King, S., & Sowden, A. (2002). Do volunteers in schools help children to learn to read? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Educational Studies, 28(4), 433-444
• Torgerson, C., & Torgerson, D. (2001). The Need for Randomised Controlled Trials in Educational Research. British Journal of Educational Studies, 49(3), 316-328
• Torgerson, C. (2001). The evidence for misleading statistics in local authority league tables

Other (Digital/Visual Media)

• Thomas, J., Graziosi, S., Higgins, S., Coe, R., Torgerson, C., & Newman, M. (2012). Teaching meta-analysis using MetaLight. [5]

Report

• Gascoine, L., Tracey, L., Fairhurst, C., Robinson-Smith, L., Torgerson, D., Torgerson, C., & Bell, K. (2022). ReflectED Evaluation Report. Education Endowment Foundation
• Bell, K., Ainsworth, H., Elliott, L., Fairhurst, C., Gascoine, L., Hanley, P., …Whiteside, K. (2022). ABRACADABRA (ABRA) and Reading and Understanding in Key Stage 1 (RUKS). [No known commissioning body]
• Evaluation Protocol. [No known commissioning body]
• Robinson-Smith, L., Menzies, V., Cramman, H., Wang, Y. (., Fairhurst, C., Hallett, S., …Siddiqui, N. (2019). EasyPeasy: Learning through play. Evaluation Report. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., Bell, K., Coleman, E., Elliott, L., Fairhurst, C., Gascoine, L., …Torgerson, D. (2018). Tutor Trust: Affordable primary tuition. Evaluation report and executive summary. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., Torgerson, D., Ainsworth, H., Hewitt, C., Kasim, A., Kokotsaki, D., …Gascoine, L. (2018). Calderdale Excellence Partnership: IPEELL. Evaluation and Executive Summary. [No known commissioning body]
• Robinson-Smith, L., Fairhurst, C., Stone, G., Bell, K., Elliott, L., Gascoine, L., …Ainsworth, H. (2018). Maths Champions: Evaluation Report and Executive Summary. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., Nielsen, C., Gascoine, L., Filges, T., Moore, I., Nielsen, B., & Jørgensen, F. (2017). A systematic review of the effective continuing professional development training of welfare professionals. [No known commissioning body]
• Menzies, V., Kasim, A., Kokotsaki, D., Hewitt, C., Akhter, N., Collyer, C., …Torgerson, C. (2016). Hallé SHINE on Manchester: Evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation
• Torgerson, C., Ainsworth, H., Buckley, H., Hampden-Thompson, G., Hewitt, C., Humphry, D., …Torgerson, D. (2016). Affordable online maths tuition: evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation
• Menzies, V., Collyer, C., Kokotsaki, D., Hewitt, C., Younger, K., Wiggins, A., & Torgerson, C. (2015). SHINE in Secondaries: Evaluation report and Executive summary. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., Gascoine, L., Heaps, C., Menzies, V., & Younger, K. (2014). Higher Education access: Evidence of effectiveness of university access strategies and approaches. [No known commissioning body]
• Nag, S., Chiat, S., Torgerson, C., & Snowling, M. (2014). Literacy, Foundation Learning and Assessment in Developing Countries: Final Report. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, D., Torgerson, C., Mitchell, N., Buckley, H., Ainsworth, H., Heaps, C., & Jefferson, L. (2014). Grammar for Writing. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, D., Torgerson, C., Ainsworth, H., Buckley, H., Heaps, C., Hewitt, C., & Mitchell, N. (2014). Improving Writing Quality. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, D., Torgerson, C., Jefferson, L., Buckley, H., Ainsworth, H., Heaps, C., & Mitchell, N. (2014). Discover Summer School. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, D. J., Torgerson, C., Hampden-Thompson, G., Mitchell, N., Buckley, H. L., Heaps, C., …Ainsworth, H. R. (2014). Online maths tuition: trial protocol. Education Endowment Foundation
• Torgerson, C., & Torgerson, D. (2013). Randomised Controlled Trials in Education: An Introductory Handbook. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., Wiggins, A., Torgerson, D., Ainsworth, H., Barmby, P., Hewitt, C., …Tymms, P. (2011). Every Child Counts: The Independent evaluation Executive Summary. Department for Education (DfE)
• Torgerson, C., Wiggins, A., Torgerson, D., Ainsworth, H., Barmby, P., Hewitt, C., …Tymms, P. (2011). The Every Child Counts Independent Evaluation Report to DfE. [No known commissioning body]
• Hendry, V., Ainsworth, H., & Torgerson, C. (2009). Evaluating three models of school-university partnerships at the University of York: Learning lessons and planning for the future. [No known commissioning body]
• Wiggins, A., & Torgerson, C. (2009). City GATES evaluation Phase 2: recommendations. [No known commissioning body]
• Wiggins, A., Barmby, P., Kokotsaki, D., Lyth, A., & Torgerson, C. (2009). City GATES evaluation Phase 1: Existing data analysis. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., See, B., Low, G., & Gorard, S. (2008). What are the factors that drive high post-16 participation of many minority ethnic groups, and what strategies are effective in encouraging participation? A focused review of the aspirations literature. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., See, B., Low, G., & Gorard, S. (2007). What are the factors that drive high post-16 participation of many minority ethnic groups, and what strategies are effective in encouraging participation? A systematic map, and a focused review of the internatinal intervention studies. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., Andrews, R., Robinson, A., & See, B. (2006). A systematic review of effective methods and strategies for improving argumentation skills in undergraduate students in Higher Education. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., Brooks, G., & Hall, J. (2006). A systematic review of the research literature on the use of phonics in the teaching of reading and spelling. [No known commissioning body]
• Andrews, R., Bilbro, R., Mitchell, S., Peake, K., Prior, P., Robinson, A., …Torgerson, C. (2006). Argumentative skills in first year undergraduates: a pilot study. [No known commissioning body]
• Andrews, R., Torgerson, C., Low, G., McGuinn, N., & Robinson, A. (2006). Teaching argumentative non-fiction writing to 7-14 year olds: a systematic review of the evidence of successful practice. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., Brooks, G., & Hall, J. (2005). Literature review of phonics use. [No known commissioning body]
• Andrews, R., Torgerson, C., Beverton, S., Freeman, A., Locke, T., Low, G., …Zhu, D. (2004). The effect of grammar teaching (sentence combining) in English on 5 to 16 year olds' accuracy and quality in written composition. [No known commissioning body]
• Andrews, R., Torgerson, C., Beverton, S., Locke, T., Low, G., Robinson, A., & Zhu, D. (2004). The effect of grammar teaching (Syntax) in English on 5 to 16 year olds' accuracy and quality in written composition. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., Brooks, G., Porthouse, J., Burton, M., Robinson, A., Watt, I., & Wright, K. (2003). Adult literacy and numeracy interventions and quantified outcomes: Scoping and systematic reviews. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., & Zhu, D. (2003). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of ICT on literacy learning in English. [No known commissioning body]
• Torgerson, C., Brooks, G., Porthouse, J., Burton, M., Robinson, A., Watt, I., & Wright, K. (2002). A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials evaluating interventions in adult literacy and numeracy. [No known commissioning body]
• King, S., Bridle, C., Wright, K., Sowden, A., & Torgerson, C. (2002). Volunteering interventions and outcomes in the education, health and criminal justice literature: a scoping review. [No known commissioning body]
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