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1 online resource (215 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Preface; PART I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction: the state of evidence in education; What kind of evidence is this book about?; Surely academic/professional research just needs to be used more?; Outline of the rest of this book; Chapter 2: The changing incentives and infrastructure for robust evaluations; A new era for evidence-based education?; How has it worked out?; What new kind of work is needed?; PART II: Issues in conducting trials |
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Chapter 3: Problems, abuses and limitations in the conduct of trialsWhat do we need evidence on?; What can go wrong with trials that have been commissioned?; How are evaluation results mistreated?; What difference do evaluations make?; Chapter 4: Assessing the trustworthiness of a research finding; Clear presentation of research findings; Presenting results as 'effect' sizes; Judging the trustworthiness of findings; Sensitivity analysis; Summary: aids to judging trustworthiness; Chapter 5: In-depth evidence and process evaluations |
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What are the different forms of 'evidence' in evidence-based education?PART III: What do trials show?; Chapter 6: A short sharp shock? The transition to secondary school; Policy and context; How effective are 'catch-up' interventions?; The prior evidence on Switch-on Reading; The prior evidence on Accelerated Reader; The prior evidence on Fresh Start; The prior evidence on our literacy software evaluation; The prior evidence on Response to Intervention (RTI); The prior evidence on summer schools; Discussion; Chapter 7: What works for catch-up literacy and numeracy? |
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Designs and methods used in the six catch-up trialsResults of the six catch-up trials; Conclusions from the six catch-up trials; Chapter 8: More of the same or radical changes to the way we teach?; What does the existing literature say?; Generic methods for the three trials; Specific methods for each trial; Findings from the three evaluations; Conclusions; Chapter 9: Educating the whole person or just a cheap way to improve results?; Wider outcomes of schooling; Why concern with wider outcomes?; The role of the school; Development of young people's citizenship |
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What is the prior evidence on the approaches we tried?Generic methods; The three interventions and specific methods used to evaluate them; Findings from the three wider outcomes trials; Conclusions from the three wider outcomes trials; PART IV: Conclusions; Chapter 10: What are the lessons for those concerned with robust evaluations?; Substantive implications; Further lessons for practitioners and teacher trainers; Lessons for researchers; Conclusion; References; Index |
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Print version record |
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Education -- Research -- Great Britain
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Education -- Research -- Methodology
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Teaching -- Evaluation
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Education -- Great Britain -- Evaluation
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Education
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Education -- Research
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Teaching -- Evaluation
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Evidenz
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Bildungsforschung
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Schulversuch
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Schulentwicklung
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
See, Beng Huat
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Siddiqui, Nadia
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| ISBN |
9781315456874 |
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1315456877 |
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