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Research evidence is

Teachers' Use of Evidence-NFER
Video-Carol Campbell-Research in the Ministry of Education and in Schools

You should not use evidence just symbolically or to confirm what you already believe; instead, you should use evidence instrumentally- to effect real change.
You will find that different kinds of studies provide different kinds of evidence relevant to different aspects of school improvement.
Use may use research evidence to (1) identify needs and issues; (2) to determine what works; and (3) assess progress of the school on school improvement.
For some high stakes decisions, be guided by the hierarchy of evidence

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School of Education
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
St. Augustine
ph: 868-477-1500
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