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Science Magazine News - Meager Evaluations Make It Hard to Find Out What Works

Below are two short briefs from the highly respected journal, Science. They report on some of the difficulties facing educational researchers, in particular as they try to adapt the standards put forth in the No Child Left Behind act.

Mervis, J. (2004). Meager evaluations make it hard to find out what works. Science, Vol 34, 11 June 2004, p. 1583.

Bhattacharjee, Y. (2005). Can randomized trials answer the question of what works? Science, Vol 37, 25 March 2005, p. 1861.



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Last Updated: Friday, Mar 03, 2006


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