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Direct linkHaarhuis, Carolien Maria Klein; Smit, Monika – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2017
Ex ante research can contribute to evidence-informed policies. In this article, we explore numbers and types of ex ante studies as well as their use. First, we took stock of a potentially wide range of ex ante studies published by the Dutch government between 2005 and 2011, applying a systematic approach. Though unevenly distributed across…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence Based Practice, Public Policy, Research
Gouëdard, Pierre – OECD Publishing, 2021
Across OECD countries, the increasing demand for evidence-based policy making has further led governments to design policies jointly with clear measurable objectives, and to define relevant indicators to monitor their achievement. This paper discusses the importance of such indicators in supporting the implementation of education policies.…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Program Implementation, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Gulikers, Judith – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
This paper studies, using quantitative and qualitative data, the effectivity of a professional development approach in which a national summative assessment is used formatively to stimulate 19 teacher teams in Dutch secondary education to improve their data use for instruction and learning. The approach is based on conceptual similarities between…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Faculty Development, Summative Evaluation
Download full textKeuning, Trynke; van Geel, Marieke; Visscher, Adrie; Fox, Jean-Paul – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Around the world during the last decade, policymakers increasingly emphasize the use of data in education to enhance student achievement. As a result, the number of reform initiatives to promote "data-based decision making" (DBDM) or "data-driven decision making" (DDDM) has increased rapidly. At the University of Twente in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Intervention
Schildkamp, Kim; Poortman, Cindy; Luyten, Hans; Ebbeler, Johanna – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2017
Although data-based decision making can lead to improved student achievement, data are often not used effectively in schools. This paper therefore focuses on conditions for effective data use. We studied the extent to which school organizational characteristics, data characteristics, user characteristics, and collaboration influenced data use for…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Data, Barriers, Performance Factors
Schildkamp, Kim, Ed.; Lai, Mei Kuin, Ed.; Earl, Lorna, Ed. – Springer, 2013
In a context where schools are held more and more accountable for the education they provide, data-based decision making has become increasingly important. This book brings together scholars from several countries to examine data-based decision making. Data-based decision making in this book refers to making decisions based on a broad range of…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Accountability, Best Practices
