ERIC Number: EJ1262535
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1062
Learning from Cluster Randomized Trials in Education: An Assessment of the Capacity of Studies to Determine "What Works," "For Whom," and "Under What Conditions"
Spybrook, Jessaca; Zhang, Qi; Kelcey, Ben; Dong, Nianbo
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v42 n3 p354-374 Sep 2020
Over the past 15 years, we have seen an increase in the use of cluster randomized trials (CRTs) to test the efficacy of educational interventions. These studies are often designed with the goal of determining whether a program works, or answering the what works question. Recently, the goals of these studies expanded to include for whom and under what conditions an intervention is effective. In this study, we examine the capacity of a set of CRTs to provide rigorous evidence about for whom and under what conditions an intervention is effective. The findings suggest that studies are more likely to be designed with the capacity to detect potentially meaningful individual-level moderator effects, for example, gender, than cluster-level moderator effects, for example, school type.
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Educational Research, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Research Design, Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Problems
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1437692; R305D180002