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Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported By Rigorous Evidence: A User Friendly Guide

Guide seeks to provide educational practitioners with user-friendly tools to distinguish practices supported by rigorous evidence from those that are not.

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Table of Contents

1.  Title Page
2.  Coalition Board of Advisors
3.  Purpose and Executive Summary
4.  Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported By Rigorous Evidence: A User Friendly Guide
5.  I. The randomized controlled trial: What it is, and why it is a critical factor in establishing "strong" evidence of an intervention's effectiveness.
6.  II. How to evaluate whether an intervention is backed by "strong" evidence of effectiveness.
7.  III. How to evaluate whether an intervention is backed by "possible" evidence of effectiveness.
8.  IV. Important factors to consider when implementing an evidence-based intervention in your schools or classrooms.
9.  Appendix A: Where to find evidence-based interventions
10.  Appendix B: Checklist to use in evaluating whether an intervention is backed by rigorous evidence
11.  References

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