Publications
Single Authored Books
1998 The Limits of Educational Assessment, Blackwell, Oxford.
1999 Educational Assessment: A critique of current policy. Impact Series No. 1 Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.
2008 Educational Assessment and Accountability: Impact Series No 16 Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain Wiley
2013 To Read or not to Read: Decoding Synthetic Phonics. Impact Series No. 20 Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain Wiley
2017 A Critique of Pure Teaching Methods and the Case of Synthetic Phonics (Bloomsbury, London)
Jointly Authored books
Suggate, J., Davis, A. and Goulding, M. (1998) Mathematical Knowledge for Primary Teachers David Fulton, London. 228 pages
2001 Second Edition: Revised and enlarged.
2006 Third edition Substantially revised and now includes a CD with software to support understanding of approaches to calculation
2010 Fourth Edition new material on language in mathematics
2017 Fifth Edition A. Davis and M. Goulding. New material on understanding and algorithms
2015 Educational Assessment on Trial (with Chris Winch and Gerard Lum) Bloomsbury London
2015 Religious Education: Educating for Diversity (with Philip Barnes and Mark Halsted)
2016 Dyslexia: Developing the Debate (with Julian Elliott and Rod Nicholson) 2016
Edited Books
Davis, A. & Pettitt, D. (Eds) (1994) Developing Understanding in Primary Mathematics, Falmer 170 pages (I wrote approximately a third of this.)
2008 New Philosophies of Learning Edited by Ruth Cigman and Andrew Davis Journal of Philosophy of Education 42.3 (Substantial editorial commentary on an international range of contributions)
2009 New Philosophies of Learning published in book version by Wiley-Blackwell
Chapters in Books
2003 Epistemology and Curriculum (with Kevin Williams) in Blake, N., Smeyers, P.Smith, R., Standish, P.,(Eds) The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Education, Blackwell, Oxford
2003 The measurement of learning in The Companion to Philosophy of Education, Edited Randall Curren Blackwell Oxford
2010 Learning, in Richard Bailey, Robin Barrow, David Carr and Christine McCarthy (eds) Sage Handbook of Philosophy of Education pp. 323-336
2014 Homework on Trial, in Philosophical Perspectives on Compulsory Education Springer
Articles in Refereed Journals or Publications - sole authorship
1986. Learning and Belief: Journal of Philosophy of Education. Vol 20 No. 1 pp 7-20
1988 'Ability and Learning': Journal of Philosophy of Education. Vol 22 No. 1 pp 45-55
1988 Review Article: 'Becoming Critical.' W. Carr and S. Kemmis. Journal of Philosophy of Education. Vol 22 No. 1 pp 129-132
1990 'Logical Defects of the TGAT Report'. British Journal of Educational Studies XXXVIII No. 3. August pp 237-50.
1992 'The Philosophy of Mathematics Education' Journal of Philosophy of Education Vol 26 No 2. pp 121-126
1993 Matching and Assessment. Journal of Curriculum Studies Vol 25 No 3. p 267-279
1995 Criterion-referenced Assessment and the development of knowledge and understanding. Journal of Philosophy of Education Vol 29 No. 1 pp 3-21
1996 Who's Afraid of Assessment?; remarks on Winch and Gingell's reply. Journal of Philosophy of Education Vol 30 No 3 pp 389 - 400
1997 Understanding Mathematics. Review Article Journal of Philosophy of Education Vol 31 2 pp 355 -364
1999 Prescribing Teaching Methods. Journal of Philosophy of Education Vol 33 3
2001 Do Children have Privacy Rights in the Classroom? Studies in Philosophy and Education 20 pp 245-254
2001 Teaching for Understanding in Primary Mathematics Evaluation and Research in Education 15 3 pp 136-142
2001 (with John White) Accountability and School Inspection: In Defence of Audited Self-Review Journal of Philosophy of Education 35 4 pp 667-681
2004 The Credentials of Brain-Based Learning Journal of Philosophy of Education 38 1 pp 21-35
2005 Review article on David Carr’s ‘Making Sense of Education’. British Journal of Educational Studies 53 1 pp 105-9
2005 Social Externalism and the Ontology of Competence Philosophical Explorations Vol 8 No 3 pp 297-308
2005 Learning and the Social Nature of Mental Powers Educational Philosophy and Theory, Vol. 37, No. 5 pp 635-647
2006 High Stakes Testing and the Structure of the Mind: A Reply to Randall Curren Journal of Philosophy of Education Vol 40 No 1 pp 1-16
2006 Consistency, Understanding and Truth in Educational Research Journal of Philosophy of Education Vol 40 No 4
2007 Lookism’, Common Schools, Respect and Democracy Journal of Philosophy of Education 41, 4, pp. 811-827
2008 Ian Hacking, learner categories and human taxonomies Journal of Philosophy of Education 42.3
2009 Examples as Method? My Attempts to Understand Assessment and Fairness (in the Spirit of the Later Wittgenstein) Journal of Philosophy of Education 43.3, pp. 371 – 389
2009 Philosophy, History and Social Science: Educational Research and the Leuven Project Journal of Philosophy of Education 43. 4, pp. 649 – 656
2010 Defending Religious Pluralism for Religious Education Ethics and Education 5, 3, pp. 189-202
2010 Flawed objections to religious pluralism: the implications for religious education PES Yearbook
2011 Interpreting Student Responses in High Stakes Standardized Quantitative Learning Assessment PES Yearbook
2012 A Monstrous Regimen of Synthetic Phonics: Fantasies of Research-Based Teaching ‘Methods’ Versus Real Teaching Journal of Philosophy of Education 46, 4 pp. 560–573
2013 Neuroscience and Education: At Best a Civil Partnership: A Response to Schrag Journal of Philosophy of Education 47, 1 pp. 31-16
2014 How far can we aspire to consistency when assessing learning? Ethics and Education 8:3, 217-228
2015 Is it really possible to test all educationally significant achievements with high levels of reliability? Ethics and Education 10:3, 372-378
2017 It worked there. Will it work here? Researching teaching methods, Ethics and Education 12, 3: 289-303
2018 Neuroscience and Education: A Philosophical Approach Educational Theory 68:2, 235-242
2018 Evidence-based approaches to education: Direct instruction, anyone? Management in Education 32, 3: 135-138
2020 Making Teaching more Research-informed: some challenges. Impact 10 Chartered College of Teaching London
Selected articles in Non-Refereed Journals or Publications - sole authorship
1990 'Mathematics in the National Curriculum: Attainment Target 14' Mathematics Teaching December pp 34-6
1993 'Eternal Squares' In Mathematics Extra: Times Educational Supplement June 4th, p V
1994 'Not So Level Headed' In Mathematics Extra: Times Educational Supplement. June 3rd p VI
1996 'To Add Value, first Confuse the Parents' Times Educational Supplement September 20th.
1997 'A level of Unfairness' Times Educational Supplement June 13th TES 2 p 2
1999 What is wrong with current assessment policy? Prospero 5. 1
1999 Why our testing system should go. The Independent October 14th
1999 Friend or foe to flexibility? The Times Educational Supplement October 15th.
2001 Effective Teaching: some contemporary mythologies Forum March (reissued in Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal 23 (2008)
2001 Can we pick out good teachers by discovering what they have taught their pupils? Education 3-13 29, 3 pp 33-38
2002 Walk the Tight Rope The Times Educational Supplement First Appointments pp 26-7 January 11th
2009 What’s really wrong with ‘teaching to the test’ Primary First 6 pp. 16-17
2010 An apple for the Inspector Questa 1
2010 Can Education Survive Assessment Criteria? Primary First 8
2018 CAN NEUROSCIENCE CONTRIBUTE TO THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING? Impact - Journal of the Chartered College https://impact.chartered.college/article/davis-neuroscience-contribute-science-learning/
1997 (with Maria Goulding). Areas of Insecurity. In Mathematics Extra: Times Educational Supplement March 21st p IV
Other publications, media contributions and reports
(1984) TUADD Computer software for teaching early number (Data Base Publications )
(1984) TUSUB Computer software for teaching early number (Data Base Publications )
(1984) TUMULT Computer software for teaching early number (Data Base Publications )
(1984) WHATNUM Computer software for teaching early number (Data Base Publications )
(1985) 'Junior Database': computer software for primary children (Data Base Publications )
(1987) 'FIRST FILER' A Database software package, documentation and teaching materials for primary children. (Chalksoft)
1987 Using databases Junior Education Vol 11 No. 1 pp vi- vii
1987 Shaping up Junior Education Vol 11 No 7 p vi
1987 Micros Junior Projects No. 37 p 5
1987- 8 Thirteen satirical articles about primary schools written from the point of view of an over-educated school caretaker. (Junior Education September 1987 -September 1988 )
1988 What makes a home? Infant Projects No. 57 p 7
1988 The Backwards Clock Infant Projects No 62 pp. ii - iii
1989 Project Outline – headgear Infant Projects No 63 pp 2-3
1989 What Yellow and Blue Made Infant Projects No 64 pp. ii -iii
1989 Filling in the Outline Infant Projects No. 67 pp. 2-3
1989 Eyes, ears and maths Junior Projects No. 47 p 7
1991 In my view Child Education April p 23
1995 Review of 'Threads of Thinking' by C. Nutbrown British Journal of Educational Studies XXXXIII 1 p 98-99
2002 Review of Robin Alexander's Culture and Pedagogy for the Cambridge Journal of Education
2007 Review of John White’s Intelligence, Destiny and Education for the Cambridge Journal of Education
2008 Review of John Gardner (Ed) Assessment and Learning: Theory, Policy and Practice London: SAGE, 2005 for Educational Management Administration & Leadership 36 pp. 151-2
2010 Review of Michael Hand and Carrie Winstanley (eds) Philosophy in Schools for Theory and Research in Education
2011 Review of Explaining Inequalities in School Achievement Roy Nash edited by Hugh Lauder, for Cambridge Journal of Education.
2014 A Plague on the Fundamentalism of synthetic phonics http://news.tes.co.uk/b/opinion/2014/01/28/39-a-plague-on-the-fundamentalism-of-synthetic-phonics-39.aspx
2014 Interview with Nursery World http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/nursery-world/other/1142017/interview-andrew-davis-research-fellow-durhamuniversitys-school-education
2014 Don’t let reading wars hold back more able children The Conversation February 3rd https://theconversation.com/dont-let-reading-wars-hold-back-more-able-children-22468
2014 Reading lessons: why synthetic phonics doesn't work http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2014/mar/04/reading-lessons-phonics-world-book-day
2014 High Stakes Testing, in D. C. Philips (Ed) Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy Sage
2014 Able Readers Damaged by Phonics.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-25917646 plus interview on Radio 4s pm and various local radio stations
2014 Radio 5 Live http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/education-25928432/phonics-lessons-are-almost-abuse-says-academic
2014 Report in The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/government-policy-to-force-strong-readers-in-schools-to-learn-phonics-is-a-form-of-abuse-claims-9088804.html
2014 ITV news http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-01-28/teaching-children-to-read-with-phonics-is-almost-abuse/
2015 Contribution to Westminster Education Forum Keynote Seminar: Encouraging and supporting reading ‐ next steps, policy options and school library provision in England February
2015 Report in Medical Daily includes summary of my views http://www.medicaldaily.com/getting-hooked-phonics-activates-parts-brain-used-skilled-readers-336034
2016 BBC Northern Ireland ‘Evening Extra’ contributed to phonics discussion
2017 Reported in Schools Week interview http://schoolsweek.co.uk/phonics-boosts-reading-accuracy-study-finds/
2017 Reported in Nursery World interview Study re-ignites debate about use of phonics http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/nursery-world/news/1160984/study-re-ignites-debate-about-use-of-phonics
2017 The Evidence for Popular Teaching Methods is shaky TES https://www.tes.com/news/tes-magazine/tes-magazine/evidence-popular-teaching-methods-shaky
2017 Hallelujah! Reading standards are up. It shows what can be achieved when liberal dogma is defeated, Stephen Glover Mail Online (hostile reference to my views) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-5154109/Hallelujah-Reading-standards-up.html