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Challenging the Gold Standard Consensus: Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) and Their Pitfalls in Evidence-Based Education
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Juan David Parra; D. Brent Edwards Jr. – Critical Studies in Education, 2024
This paper seeks to raise awareness among educational researchers and practitioners of some significant weaknesses and internal contradictions of randomised control trials (RCTs). Although critiques throughout the years from education scholars have pointed to the detrimental effects of this experimental approach on education practice and values,…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
Evidence-Based Decision Making or a Tunnel Vision Effect? TIMSS, Problem Definition and Policy Change in Israeli Mathematics Education
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Feniger, Yariv – Critical Studies in Education, 2020
This study examines the influence of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 1999 results on mathematics education policy in Israel. Analyzing various documents, the study shows how these results transformed policymakers' discourse regarding mathematics education. In order to achieve improvement in Israel's ranking, the…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Achievement Tests
Reform First and Ask Questions Later? The Implications of (Fast) Schooling Policy and 'Silver Bullet' Solutions
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Lewis, Steven; Hogan, Anna – Critical Studies in Education, 2019
This article explores the uptake of so-called fast policy solutions to problems in different education policy contexts and highlights the potential impacts that can arise from such policymaking approaches. We draw upon recent literature and theorising around notions of fast policy and evidence-informed policymaking, which suggests that, in an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Government Publications