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Research & Evidence in the Schools

Research evidence is

Empirical work carried out by others and reported in the public domain e.g. published research findings and theories that emerge from research findings; and empirical work carried out by managers and practitioners for their own use – but also disseminated to others (a s opposed to work carried out entirely for their own use).

So there is evidence from the literature and your evidence from your own study of the school and classroom.

Evidence may be used in policy by the Ministry of Education or in the practice of teachers and improvement of schools.

Readings

Using Research Evidence to Support School Improvement

Teachers' Use of Evidence-NFER

The Guardian-Tried and tested: how schools can learn lessons from evidence-based research

SEDL-The Current State of Research Use in Education

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

Using Research Evidence in Schools
Broad Discussion with a Systems Perspective
Evidence based education- What is teaching in the 21st century?
What is evidence based teaching practice and how can it be implemented in Trinidad and Tobago

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