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Chapter 6 - Using Evidence to Inform Practice in Science Teaching

The Promise, the Practice, and the Potential

from Part II - Statistical Problems, Approaches, and Solutions in Real-World Contexts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2012

By
Judith Bennett
Edited by
Barbara Kelly  and
Daniel F. Perkins
Barbara Kelly
Affiliation:
University of Strathclyde
Daniel F. Perkins
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University
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Summary

This chapter considers the background against which evidence-based initiatives have been introduced into education and science education. There has been considerable debate over the last fifteen years about the nature of educational research and a drive to improve its quality through adoption of a more scientific approach. Systematic reviews have been proposed as a key early step that can be taken towards improving educational research. The Science Review Group at York has undertaken systematic reviews in three areas: the impact on students of the use of context-based and science-technology society (STS) approaches to the teaching of science, the use and effects of small group discussion work in science teaching, and the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on science teaching. The chapter focuses on the findings of the reviews undertaken in the first two of these areas.

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social and emotional educationpsychological theoryreal-world psychologysocial researchintervention effectivenessimplementation scienceevidence baseeducation
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Handbook of Implementation Science for Psychology in Education , pp. 92 - 108
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2012

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