[senco-forum] On Newsnight this evening

I think the key sentence in the Abstract is.... "Additional work is needed
to investigate whether our inability to detect any improvement in motor
skills reflects the measures used and to assess the durability of treatment
effects on behaviour and academic progress".

I have heard Alex Richardson speak several times, she is always cautious as
to the effects of Omega-3 and Omega-6. This research is interesting, but it
doesn't say what else was happening to this group of children. 

What teaching/support were they receiving? 
Were the improvements across the age range tested or not?
Did some of the pupils in some schools perform better than others?

I was going to read the summary of the main findings of the Oxford/Durham
study but clicking on the link at the bottom tells me it's "forbidden".

Colin

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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Mary Kelly
Sent: 04 April 2008 16:22
To: 'Trow, Stephen'; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senco-forum] On Newsnight this evening

Think that's an earlier study. The later one was with 2000 GCSE students.
Mary

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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Trow, Stephen
Sent: 04 April 2008 14:48
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Subject: Re: [senco-forum] On Newsnight this evening

Seems the Durham trial DID have a placebo afterall!

http://www.fabresearch.org/view_item.aspx?item_id=805

Steve

Educational Psychologist

Monmouthshire EPS

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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of SEN
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Sent: 03 April 2008 20:33
To: 'John Bergin'; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: Re: [senco-forum] On Newsnight this evening

Also included on the Badscience site is the recent "explanation" that
the

Durham Trial of Equazan (fish oil) was in fact, err not a trial,
apparently

it did not contain a placebo group.... 

http://www.badscience.net/?p=649#more-649

Ben Goldacre of the Guardian has been busy investigating the claims of

nutritionists, in particular, one Patrick Holford...

http://www.badscience.net/?cat=70

Colin

SEN M

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