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Scientifically Based Research — U.S. Department of Education– Pg 10

September 4th, 2019

Submitted Paper—The Logic of Scientific Research—Valerie Reyna Rationale Why scientific research? Research is the only defensible foundation for educational practice. If not scientific evidence, then what? Tradition Superstition Anecdote Analogy to Medicine Traditions: Bleeding people. Good intentions are not enough. Clinical trials are recent. Why isn’t personal experience sufficient? Clinical trials: Only way to really […]

Scientifically Based Research — U.S. Department of Education– Pg 1

September 4th, 2019

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, calls for the use of “scientifically based research” as the foundation for many education programs and for classroom instruction. On February 6, 2002, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Susan Neuman hosted a seminar where leading experts in […]