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Hedges, Larry V.; Schauer, Jacob – Educational Research, 2018
Background and purpose: Studies of education and learning that were described as experiments have been carried out in the USA by educational psychologists since about 1900. In this paper, we discuss the history of randomised trials in education in the USA in terms of five historical periods. In each period, the use of randomised trials was…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Educational Research, Educational Psychology, Educational History
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Connolly, Paul; Keenan, Ciara; Urbanska, Karolina – Educational Research, 2018
Background: The use of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in education has increased significantly over the last 15 years. However, their use has also been subject to sustained and rather trenchant criticism from significant sections of the education research community. Key criticisms have included the claims that: it is not possible to undertake…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Randomized Controlled Trials, Educational Research, Educational History