Workshop by Peter Tymms on Evidence Based Education and the TTRB

1. Evidence Based Education
Peter Tymms
TTRB 2008

2. Outline
Introduction
Worldwide Movement
Distinguishing Knowledge
Campbell and Policies
The Gold Standard
Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis
Three Teaching Examples

3. Worldwide Movement
Campbell Collaboration
USA
• Legislation
• AERA
• What Works Clearing House
The Netherlands
UK

4. Distinguishing
Distinguish types of knowledge
Distinguish layers
Distinguish Certainties

5. Campbell and policies
Campbell, D. T. (1969). Reforms
as experiments American
Psychologist, 24, 409-429.

6. Hierarchy of Evidence
Opinion
From expert committee
From non experimental studies
From one quasi experimental study
From at least one RCT
Systematic reviews or RCTs

7. The Gold Standard
RCTs
Randomised Control Trials

8. Research into what
works
An example from
outside education

9. Question
If the police are called to a house
where the man has been hitting
his partner what should they
do?
A) Arrest him.
B) Mediate.
C) Separate the pair temporarily.

10. How to find out ….
Arrest some, mediate others and
separate others.
Then see what happens later.
But which ones to arrest, which to
caution and which to separate?
Do it at random

11. Randomisation

12. Result
Arrest him

13. Systematic Review
Example
ADHD and NICE
Background
• Characteristics
• Prevalence
• Impact
Nature of NICE
• Methodology
• Clinical Treatment
• Psychologists
• Education

14. First Line Treatment
Parent-training/education
programmes should be offered
as first line treatment of ADHD.

15. ADHD & Education
Teachers who have received
training about ADHD and its
management should provide
behavioural interventions in the
classroom to help children and
young people with ADHD.

16. Three Positive Teaching
Examples
1. Cross-age peer tutoring
2. Assessment for learning
3. Phonics

17. Limits