What is a Valid Scientific Study? An Analysis of Selection Criteria Used by the What Works Clearinghouse
| dc.contributor.author | Stockard, Jean | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-11T22:56:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-11T22:56:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-08-25 | |
| dc.description | 52 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper, and a companion one (NIFDI Technical Report 2014-4), examine that question. The results indicate that the differences involve two general issues: 1) the policies of the WWC and the ways in which they differ from those typically used within the social sciences and 2) errors in the review procedures of the WWC. The companion report examines specific errors in the recent WWC analysis of RM and describes the conclusions that would have been made if these errors had not occurred and if standard methodological criteria had been used. This report focuses on the policies of the WWC, contrasting their procedures with traditional and standard methodological approaches. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/28173 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | National Institute for Direct Instruction (NIFDI) | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Review of Educational Programs | en_US |
| dc.subject | Technical Report | en_US |
| dc.subject | Direct Instruction (DI) | en_US |
| dc.title | What is a Valid Scientific Study? An Analysis of Selection Criteria Used by the What Works Clearinghouse | en_US |
| dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |