Overview
Research and Evaluation Lead for the North Wales Regional School Improvement Service (GwE) and co-director of the Collaborative Institute for Education Research, Evidence and Impact (CIEREI), Bangor University.
Additional Contact Information
r.watkins@bangor.ac.uk
richardwatkins@gwegogledd.cymru
@DrRWatkins
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I am willing to supervise a PhD
Publications
2022
- PublishedAssessing the range and evidence-base of interventions in a cluster of schools
Pegram, J., Watkins, R. C., Hoerger, M. & Hughes, C., Apr 2022, In: Review of Education. 10, 1, e3336.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedFactors From Middle Childhood That Predict Academic Attainment at 15–17 Years in the UK: A Systematic Review
Williams, M., Clarkson, S., Hastings, R. P., Watkins, R., McTague, P. & Hughes, C., 11 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Education. 7, 849765.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review - PublishedFrom evidence-informed to evidence-based: An evidence building framework for education
Owen, K., Watkins, R. & Hughes, C., Apr 2022, In: Review of Education. 10, 1, 25 p., e3342.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe UK stand together trial: protocol for a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of KiVa to reduce bullying in primary schools
Stand Together Team, Clarkson, S., Bowes, L., Coulman, E., Broome, M. R., Cannings-John, R., Charles, J. M., Edwards, R. T., Ford, T., Hastings, R. P., Hayes, R., Patterson, P., Segrott, J., Townson, J., Watkins, R., Badger, J. & Hutchings, J., 29 Mar 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, p. 608
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
- PublishedAssessing the Social Validity of the SAFMEDS Strategy From the Perspective of Teachers and Children
Owen, K., Hughes, C., Beverley, M. & Watkins, R., 7 Jul 2021, In: Frontiers in Education. 6, 15 p., 681952.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedImplementation Support Improves Outcomes of a Fluency-Based Mathematics Strategy: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Owen, K., Hunter, S., Watkins, R., Payne, J., Bailey, T., Gray, C., Hastings, R. & Hughes, C., 3 Jul 2021, In: Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. 14, 3, p. 523-542
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTeaching early numeracy to students with autism using a school staff delivery model
Apanasionok, M. M., Alallawi, B., Grindle, C. F., Hastings, R. P., Watkins, R. C., Nicholls, G., Maguire, L. & Staunton, D., Mar 2021, In: British Journal of Special Education. 48, 1, p. 90-111 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2020
- PublishedTeaching Science to Students with Developmental Disabilities Using the Early Science Curriculum
Apanasionok, M. M., Neil, J., Watkins, R., Grindle, C. & Hastings, R. P., Nov 2020, In: Support for Learning. 35, 4, p. 493-505
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTeaching science to pupils with SEND: using an evidence-based approach.
Watkins, R., Apanasionok, M. M. & Neil, J., Nov 2020, In: Primary Science. 165, p. 24-27
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article - PublishedUsing an Instructional Fluency Approach to Teach Addition Skills in a Pupil Referral Unit: A Pilot Study
Owen, K., Watkins, R., Beverley, M. & Hughes, C., 1 Sep 2020, In: Wales Journal of Education. 22, 2, p. 67-97
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2019
- PublishedImplementation Support Improves Outcomes of a SAFMEDS Numeracy Strategy: A Cluster- Randomized Controlled Trial
Owen, K., Hunter, S., Watkins, R., Payne, J. & Hughes, J., 2019.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract - PublishedTeaching science skills and knowledge to students with developmental disabilities: A systematic review
Apanasionok, M. M., Hastings, R. P., Grindle, C., Watkins, R. & Paris, A., Sep 2019, In: Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 56, 7, p. 847-880
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2018
- PublishedEffective or efficacious? Randomization of Precision Teaching support across 63 schools in the context of a SAFMEDS numeracy intervention
Owen, K., Hunter, S., Payne, J., Watkins, R. & Hughes, J., Sep 2018.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
2017
- PublishedRe-thinking Educational Attainment and Poverty (REAP) - in Rural Wales
ap Gruffudd, G., Spencer, L., Payne, J., Wilde, A., Watkins, R., Jones, S., Thomas, E. M., Hughes, C. & O'Connor, B., 1 Nov 2017, Bangor University. 130 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Activities
2022
- Evidence-based practice in schools: What’s really going on?
BERA Blog
2022
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Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)