THE NEED FOR PRAGMATIC EXPERIMENTATION IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

被引:7
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作者
Torgerson, Carole J. [1 ]
Torgerson, David J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ York, York Trials Unit, Dept Educ Studies, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England
[2] Univ York, York Trials Unit, Dept Hlth Sci, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England
关键词
Educational research; Randomised controlled trial; Pragmatic experimentation;
D O I
10.1080/10438590600982327
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The randomised controlled trial (RCT) is the best method for evaluating changes in educational practice. Nevertheless, it has been criticised because its results often have poor ecological validity. This valid criticism can be addressed by designing the RCT so that it mimics normal teaching practice as closely as possible, while retaining the benefits of random allocation. In this article, we discuss the issues of designing a pragmatic RCT. We also present an example of such a trial in computer-assisted learning in literacy.
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页码:323 / 330
页数:8
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