A Randomised Controlled Trial (or ‘Fair Test’): Evaluating an Educational Innovation.

Gorard, S.; See, B.H.; Siddiqui, N.

Abstract

This case describes a current evaluation of an educational intervention to help disadvantaged children catch up in literacy at around the time they transfer to their senior school. The evaluation is based on a randomised controlled trial design, which the case explains is the most appropriate for testing or establishing a causal claim. The case also demonstrates how necessary, how ethical and how easy it is to conduct such a trial. The trial naturally includes process evaluation, using in-depth approaches such as observation and interviews to assess how well the intervention is being conducted in practice. A crucial point is that the evaluators must have no vested interest in the success or failure of the intervention.

Citation

Gorard, S., See, B., & Siddiqui, N. (2013). A Randomised Controlled Trial (or ‘Fair Test’): Evaluating an Educational Innovation. [[Media unknown]]

• Digital Artefact Type: Other
• Publication Date: 2013
• Deposit Date: Mar 13, 2014
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/978144627305013514714
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1615513
• Additional Information: Periodical: SAGE Research Methods Cases