ERIC Number: EJ785820
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Publication Date: 2008
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"Comments on Slavin": Synthesizing Evidence from Impact Evaluations in Education to Inform Action
Chatterji, Madhabi
Educational Researcher, v37 n1 p23-26 2008
Traditional methods for preparing systematic reviews and syntheses of effectiveness studies rely on a limited set of methodological criteria to include studies that measure and report effects too narrowly to forward the mission of evidence-based practice. This article discusses why and how the criteria for study selection, evidence screening, and synthesis need to be broadened when education programs are investigated for effects.
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Inferences, Synthesis, Evaluation Research, Data Interpretation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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