Posts about: controlled trials

Scientific measurement won’t answer all questions in education. We need teacher and student voices, too

Scientific measurement won’t answer all questions in education. We need teacher and student voices, too

The recently released report of the review into initial teacher education recommends universities use randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to find evidence for effective methods of educating teachers. It says: Randomised controlled trials are indeed the “gold standard” for specific kinds of medical research. They are the best way to compare a new treatment to either a standard […]…