Professor Adrian Simpson adrian.simpson@durham.ac.uk
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Separating arguments from conclusions: The mistaken role of effect size in educational policy research
Simpson, A.
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Abstract
Effect size is the basis of much evidence-based education policymaking. In particular, it is assumed to measure the educational effectiveness of interventions. Policy is being driven by the influential work of John Hattie, the Education Endowment Foundation, and others, which is grounded in this assumption. This article demonstrates the assumption is false and notes that, when criticized, proponents either attempt to inoculate themselves by listing (without checking) assumptions or use the specious reasoning that, however flawed their argument, no-one has disproved their conclusions.
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Simpson, A. (2019). Separating arguments from conclusions: The mistaken role of effect size in educational policy research. Educational Research and Evaluation, 25(1-2), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2019.1617170
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 25, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 2, 2019 |
Publication Date | 2019 |
Deposit Date | May 7, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 2, 2020 |
Journal | Educational Research and Evaluation |
Print ISSN | 1380-3611 |
Electronic ISSN | 1744-4187 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 1-2 |
Pages | 99-109 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2019.1617170 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1331265 |
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Education research and evaluation on 4 June 2019 available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13803611.2019.1617170
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