ERIC Number: ED580305
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Oct-14
Pages: 17
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Building Evidence: What Comes after an Efficacy Study? Technical Working Group Meeting. Meeting Summary (Washington, DC, October 14, 2016)
Institute of Education Sciences
On October 14, 2016, the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the National Center for Education Research (NCER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) convened a group of experts to gain insights and advice on how best to support the advancement of evidence beyond an efficacy study. Discussion followed five topics of inquiry: (1) What should effectiveness studies accomplish? What are the challenges of initiating and completing an effectiveness study?; (2) What steps are needed to encourage more replication research?; (3) How can we advance our understanding of causal mechanisms and the variability of impacts?; (4) How can IES training programs support the advancement of evidence beyond efficacy?; and (5) What is the most important thing IES can do to support the advancement of evidence once we have established efficacy? Technical working group (TWG) members made substantive suggestions about how to deepen and broaden the high-quality research supported by IES. The group called on IES to lead a "culture shift" in the evaluation of education interventions; for example, by further supporting and encouraging transparency in reporting research methods and findings, research on implementation and replication, and partnerships between researchers and practitioners. This report summarizes the IES staff presentations and participant discussions.
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evidence, Instructional Effectiveness, Replication (Evaluation), Research Problems, Public Agencies, Federal Programs, Training, Agency Role
Institute of Education Sciences. 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20208. Tel: 800-872-5327; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Special Education Research (ED); National Center for Education Research (ED)
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IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/ncer/whatsnew/techworkinggroup/
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