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Jacob Pleasants – Science & Education, 2024
As part of a growing emphasis on "STEM," engineering has gained prominence in precollege education. In response to that trend, an emerging area of educational research focuses on the "Nature of Engineering" (NOE), a collection of ideas about what engineering is, what engineers do, and how engineering is related to science and…
Descriptors: Social Environment, STEM Education, Engineering, Engineering Education
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Joyce, Kathryn E.; Cartwright, Nancy – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
This article addresses the gap between what works in research and what works in practice. Currently, research in evidence-based education policy and practice focuses on randomized controlled trials. These can support causal ascriptions ("It worked") but provide little basis for local effectiveness predictions ("It will work…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Policy, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Research
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Graham, Suzanne E. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2010
Selection bias is a problem for mathematics education researchers interested in using observational rather than experimental data to make causal inferences about the effects of different instructional methods in mathematics on student outcomes. Propensity score methods represent 1 approach to dealing with such selection bias. This article…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Inferences, Mathematics Instruction
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House, Ernest R. – Educational Researcher, 1991
The incorrect Humean notion of causation in the standard view of science has had devastating effects on social science research. Alternatively, scientific realism, as illustrated in R. Bhaskar's work, provides a scientific framework for research, incorporates the perceptions and intentions of participants, and advances critical values (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Educational Research, Educational Sociology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wessels, Holger; Lamb, Michael E.; Hwang, Carl-Philip – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1996
Illustrates problems facing researchers trying to demonstrate causal relationships between types of nonparental care and differences between groups of Swedish children. Argues that efforts must be made to validate and interpret differences that are found. Indicates ways to avoid misinterpretation of differences that are attributable to…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Child Development, Day Care, Educational Assessment