Dr Richard Watkins
Brif Ddarlithydd Ymchwil ac Ymholiad mewn Ysgolion ym
Mae Dr Richard Watkins yn Brif Ddarlithydd Ymchwil ac Ymholiad mewn Ysgolion ym Mhrifysgol Wrecsam. Mae gwaith a diddordebau ymchwil Richard yn canolbwyntio ar gymhwyso strategaethau addysgu seiliedig ar dystiolaeth mewn ysgolion a defnydd athrawon o ymchwil ac ymholi i wella canlyniadau i ddysgwyr. Mae Richard yn rheoli amrywiaeth o brosiectau ymchwil a phrosiectau ysgol ar hyn o bryd, gan gynnwys prosiect ymchwil ysgol genedlaethol ar gyfer Llywodraeth Cymru.
Bu Richard yn gweithio fel Arweinydd Ymchwil a Gwerthuso ar gyfer Gwasanaeth Gwella Ysgolion Rhanbarthol Gogledd Cymru (GwE) ac yn Uwch-gynghorydd Dysgu gyda Chyngor Sir y Fflint.
Ar hyn o bryd, mae’n Athro Cyswllt er Anrhydedd yn Ysgol Addysg, Cyfathrebu a Gwyddorau Dysgu Prifysgol Warwig ac yn Uwch Gymrawd Ymchwil er Anrhydedd ym Mhrifysgol Bangor.
Cyhoeddiadau
| Blwyddyn | Cyhoeddiad | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | An Evaluation of Secondary School Students’ Use and Understanding of Learning Strategies to Study and Revise for Science Examinations, EDUCATION SCIENCES. [DOI] Fatema Sultana;Richard C. Watkins;Tarek Al Baghal;John Carl Hughes |
Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2025 | Investigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller learners in Wales, Welsh Government . Richard Watkins;Fatema Sultana;Adina Grigorie;Emma Tiesteel;J Carl Hughes |
Cyhoeddiad Arall |
| 2025 | Adding implementation support to a universal Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based school well-being intervention: A cluster-randomised controlled trial, Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. [DOI] Atiyya Nisar;Richard C. Watkins;Duncan Gillard;Corinna F. Grindle;Paul A. Thompson;Jane Pegram;Richard P. Hastings |
Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2024 | The effects and costs of an anti-bullying program (KiVa) in UK primary schools: a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial, Psychological medicine. [DOI] Lucy Bowes;Malavika Babu;Julia R. Badger;Matthew R. Broome;Rebecca Cannings-John;Suzy Clarkson;Elinor Coulman;Rhiannon Tudor Edwards;Tamsin Ford;Richard P. Hastings;Rachel Hayes;Fiona Lugg-Widger;Eleri Owen-Jones;Paul Patterson;Jeremy Segrott;Mia Sydenham;Julia Townson;Richard C. Watkins;Holly Whiteley;Margiad E. Williams;the Stand Together Team;Judy Hutchings |
Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2024 | Where Are the Costs? Using an Economic Analysis of Educational Interventions Approach to Improve the Evaluation of a Regional School Improvement Programme, EDUCATION SCIENCES. [DOI] Emma Tiesteel;Richard C. Watkins;Carys Stringer;Adina Grigorie;Fatema Sultana;J. Carl Hughes |
Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2024 | The factors that inform school leaders’ decisions when adopting programmes to use in schools, Cylchgrawn Addysg Cymru / Wales Journal of Education. [DOI] Jane Pegram;Carl Hughes;Marguerite Hoerger;Richard C. Watkins |
Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2024 | The influence of Covid-19 on the independent study habits of learners. Welsh Government. Retrieved from, Welsh Government . Richard Watkins;Fatema Sultana;J Carl Hughes |
Cyhoeddiad Arall |
| 2023 | Effects of implementation support on children's reading outcomes following an online early reading programme: A cluster‐randomised controlled trial, British Journal of Educational Technology. [DOI] Emily J. Roberts‐Tyler;Sarah E. Roberts;Richard Watkins;J. Carl Hughes;Richard P. Hastings;David Gillespie |
Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2023 | Collaborative school improvement: Developing research-informed support for social justice, Child poverty in Wales: Exploring the challenges for schooling future generations . Richard Watkins |
Pennod Lyfr |
| 2023 | Mainstream and special schools’ use of well‐being programmes: A regional survey, British Educational Research Journal. [DOI] Atiyya Nisar;Richard P. Hastings;Richard C. Watkins;Sharon Williams |
Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2023 | An evaluation of the roles and responsibilities of executive headteachers in Wales, National Academy for Educational Leadership Wales. Richard Watkins;Fatema Sultana;Adina Grigorie;Emma Tiesteel;Luke Sibieta;J Carl Hughes |
Cyhoeddiad Arall |
| 2022 | Assessing the range and evidence‐base of interventions in a cluster of schools, Review of Education. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2022 | The 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, BMC Public Health. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2022 | From evidence‐informed to evidence‐based: An evidence building framework for education, Review of Education. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2022 | Factors From Middle Childhood That Predict Academic Attainment at 15–17 Years in the UK: A Systematic Review, Frontiers in Education. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2022 | Evidence-based practice in schools: What’s really going on?, British Educational Research Association (BERA). Richard Watkins |
Cyhoeddiad Arall |
| 2021 | Implementation Support Improves Outcomes of a Fluency-Based Mathematics Strategy: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial, JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, 14. [DOI] Owen, Kaydee L.;Hunter, Stacey H.;Watkins, Richard C.;Payne, Joshua S.;Bailey, Tom;Gray, Cameron;Hastings, Richard P.;Hughes, J. Carl |
Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2021 | Assessing the Social Validity of the SAFMEDS Strategy From the Perspective of Teachers and Children, Frontiers in Education. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2021 | Implementation Support Improves Outcomes of a Fluency-Based Mathematics Strategy: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial, JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2021 | Teaching early numeracy to students with autism using a school staff delivery model, British Journal of Special Education. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2020 | Using an Instructional Fluency Approach to Teach Addition Skills in a Pupil Referral Unit: A Pilot Study, Wales Journal of Education. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2020 | Teaching Science to Students with Developmental Disabilities Using the Early Science Curriculum, SUPPORT FOR LEARNING. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2020 | Teaching science to pupils with SEND: using an evidence-based approach, Primary Science 165. | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2019 | Teaching science skills and knowledge to students with developmental disabilities: A systematic review, Journal of Research in Science Teaching. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2019 | The Collaborative Institute for Education Research, Evidence and Impact: A Case Study in developing regional research capacity in Wales, Wales Journal of Education. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2018 | The Collaborative Institute for Education Research, Evidence and Impact (CIEREI, Wales Journal of Education. [DOI] | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2017 | Welsh Government (2017) Exemplification materials at Key Stages 2 and 3 in science: Additional guidance for Level 5. Cardiff: Welsh Government, Welsh Government. | Cyhoeddiad Arall |
| 2017 | Welsh Government (2017) Exemplification materials at Key Stages 2 and 3 in science: Additional guidance for Level 4. Cardiff: Welsh Government, Welsh Government. | Cyhoeddiad Arall |
| 2017 | Re-thinking Educational Attainment and Poverty (REAP) - in Rural Wales, Bangor University. | Cyhoeddiad Arall |
| 2016 | Evaluation of an online reading programme to improve pupils’ reading skills in primary schools: Outcomes from two implementation studies, Wales Journal of Education . | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2016 | Watkins, R. C. (2016) Key Stage 2 Science - Years 3 and 4: an exemplar scheme of work for learners in years 3 and 4. Hwb, Cardiff., | Cyhoeddiad Arall |
| 2016 | Watkins, R. C. (2016) Key Stage 2 Science - Years 5 and 6: an exemplar scheme of work for learners in years 5 and 6. Hwb, Cardiff., | Cyhoeddiad Arall |
| 2015 | Linking science to the wider curriculum, Primary Science: A guide to teaching practice. | Pennod Lyfr |
| 2014 | Curriculum change and raising standards: the Welsh perspective, Primary Science 133. | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2012 | Linking science to the wider curriculum, Primary Science: A guide to teaching practice. . | Pennod Lyfr |
| 2010 | Primary-secondary transfer: a science perspective, Primary Science Review 111. | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2007 | Primary Project Box, Primary Project Box. | Book Chapter |
| 2007 | Get Out of the Classroom to Study Climate Change – The Spring Bulbs for Schools Investigation, Primary Science Review 97. | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2006 | Are you listening? Primary science and the human ear, Primary Science Review 93. | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
| 2005 | Scientific Reasoning – The pterodactyl and the crow, Primary Science Review 89. | Cyfnodolyn a Adolygir gan Gymheiriaid |
Cyflogaeth
| Cyflogwr | Swydd | Hyd/O |
|---|---|---|
| Gwasanaeth Gwella Ysgolion Rhanbarthol Gogledd Cymru (GwE) | Arweinydd Ymchwil a Gwerthuso | 2013 - 2025 |
| Prifysgol Wrecsam | Brif Ddarlithydd Ymchwil ac Ymholiad mewn Ysgolion ym | 2025 |
| Awdurdod lleol Sir y Fflint | Uwch gynghorydd dysgu | 2007 - 2013 |
Addysg
| Sefydliad | Cymhwyster |
|---|---|
| Prifysgol Lerpwl | PhD |
| Prifysgol Bangor | Tystysgrif Addysg i Raddedigion |
| Prifysgol Lerpwl | BSc |
Gweithgareddau Eraill
| Sefydliad | Teitl |
|---|---|
| Prifysgol Warwick | Athro Cyswllt Anrhydedd |
| Prifysgol Bangor | Uwch Gymrawd Ymchwil Anrhydeddus |