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How Consistent Are Meanings of "Evidence-Based"? A Comparative Review of 12 Clearinghouses that Rate the Effectiveness of Educational Programs
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Mansi Wadhwa; Jingwen Zheng; Thomas D. Cook – Review of Educational Research, 2024
Clearinghouses set standards of scientific quality to vet existing research to determine how "evidence-based" an intervention is. This paper examines 12 educational clearinghouses to describe their effectiveness criteria, to estimate how consistently[underlined] they rate the same program, and to probe why their judgments differ. All the…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Standards, Evaluation Criteria, Reliability
Analysis of Differences across Two Unaffiliated Systematic Reviews Using What Works Clearinghouse Single-Case Design Standards
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Shepley, Collin; Lane, Justin D.; Ault, Melinda J. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2020
The system of least prompts response prompting procedure has a rich history in special education research and practice. Recently, two independent systematic reviews were conducted to determine if the system of least prompts met criteria to be classified as an evidence-based practice. Both reviews used single-case design standards developed by What…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Research, Standards, Evidence Based Practice
Review of "Better Evidence, Better Choices, Better Schools"
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Wilson, Terri S. – National Education Policy Center, 2017
"Better Evidence, Better Choices, Better Schools," a recent report from the Center for American Progress and the Knowledge Alliance, focuses on the evidence-based research provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA provisions ask districts and schools to consider various sources of evidence, make judgments about the…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Practices, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation
Department of Education: Improved Dissemination and Timely Product Release Would Enhance the Usefulness of the What Works Clearinghouse. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-10-644
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Ashby, Cornelia M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2010
In connection with the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, GAO (Government Accountability Office) was required to study the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), a federal source of evidence about effective education practices. Operating through a 5-year contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the WWC…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Instructional Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Evaluation Methods
Building Quality in Summer Learning Programs: Approaches and Recommendations
McLaughlin, Brenda; Pitcock, Sarah – Wallace Foundation, 2009
This report identifies the different settings in which summer programs for disadvantaged youth most commonly take place--schools, parks and recreation departments, community--and faith-based organizations, and child-care programs-- and examines the limitations and opportunities presented by each in building better programming. It reviews broadly…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Summer Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Urban Youth
Database Quality: Label or Liable.
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Armstrong, C. J. – 1995
The Centre for Information Quality Management (CIQM) was set up by the Library Association and UK (United Kingdom) Online User Group to act as a clearinghouse to which database users may report problems relating to the quality of any aspect of a database being used. CIQM acts as an intermediary between the user and information provider in…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Clearinghouses, Coding, Consumer Protection