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Towne, Lisa, Ed.; Hilton, Margaret, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2004
The central idea of evidence-based education--that education policy and practice ought to be fashioned based on what is known from rigorous research--offers a compelling way to approach reform efforts. Recent federal trends reflect a growing enthusiasm for such change. Most visibly, the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act requires that…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Workshops, Research Design, Educational Change
Download full textHenderson, Dianne L.; Julian, Marc W.; Yen, Wendy M. – 2002
This paper discusses different perspectives associated with the use of multiple measures in educational assessment and explores some of the technical considerations for selecting and combining multiple measures. The paper concludes with an example of the use of multiple measures with regard to the recent No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2002.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Dimsdale, Taylor; Kutner, Mark – American Institutes for Research, 2004
In recent years, the debate about the utilization of research studies that have been used to inform educational practice has been steadily growing. This debate is primarily the result of frustration; despite the investment of billions of dollars, learner outcomes have not significantly improved. One possible explanation is that most education…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Quasiexperimental Design, Consumer Education, Scientific Research
