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A randomised controlled trial (or 'fair test') : evaluating an educational innovation /

This case describes a current evaluation of an educational intervention to help disadvantaged children catch up in literacy at around the time they transfer to their senior school. The evaluation is based on a randomised controlled trial design, which the case explains is the most appropriate for te...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gorard, Stephen (Author), See, Beng Huat (Author), Siddiqui, Nadia (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:SAGE research methods. Cases.
Subjects:
Educational evaluation > Case studies.
Évaluation en éducation > Études de cas.
Educational evaluation
Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This case describes a current evaluation of an educational intervention to help disadvantaged children catch up in literacy at around the time they transfer to their senior school. The evaluation is based on a randomised controlled trial design, which the case explains is the most appropriate for testing or establishing a causal claim. The case also demonstrates how necessary, how ethical and how easy it is to conduct such a trial.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781473948686
1473948681