Education, Educational Research

Perceptions & Purpose: Pupils’ perceptions of learning and using Welsh

Posted on 12 May 2020 by Kevin Smith

In a previous post, Dr Mirain Rhys presented findings from research inspired by results from the WISERDEducation multicohort study, a project involving nearly 1,500 pupils in 29 schools across Wales. The data for that study were collected through self-completion surveys provided to pupils (and in later sweeps, teachers and parents), and covered a range of
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Education, Educational Research

Sut ddylem ni addysgu Cymraeg mewn ysgolion?

Posted on 1 May 2020 by Kevin Smith

Mae hwn yn “gofnod gwestai” arbennig gan fy ffrind da a chydweithiwr, Dr Mirain Rhys, darlithydd mewn Seicoleg ym Mhrifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd. Yn y cofnod hwn, mae’n trafod ymchwil y mae hi a minnau wedi’i wneud i ddeall profiadau disgyblion yn dysgu Cymraeg fel ail iaith. Cyn fy swydd bresennol, gweithiais ar ‘Astudiaeth Aml-gohort WISERDEducation’
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Education, Educational Research

How Should We Teach Welsh in School?

Posted on 1 May 2020 by Kevin Smith

This is a special “guest post” from my good friend and colleague Dr Mirain Rhys, a lecturer in Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University. In this post, she discusses research she and I have undertaken in understanding pupils’ experiences learning Welsh as a second language.  Prior to my current position at Cardiff Met, I worked as a
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