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tandfonline.com – Randomised controlled trials in Scandinavian educational research

tandfonline.com har udgivet en rapport under søgningen “Teacher Education Mathematics”: ABSTRACT ABSTRACT Background: The Scandinavian countries have a long history of implementing social interventions, but the interventions have not been examined using randomised controlled trials until relatively recently compared with countries like the United States and the United Kingdom. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the history of randomised controlled trials in Scandinavian compulsory schools (grades 0–10; pupil ages 6–15). Specifically, we investigate drivers and barriers for randomised controlled trials in educational research and the differences between the three Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Methods: To locate relevant trials, we performed a systematic search of four bibliographic databases and a search for grey literature. Results were combined with trials located through direct contact with researchers and… Continue Reading

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sciencedirect.com – Improving student achievement through professional development: Results from a randomised controlled trial of Quality Teaching Rounds

sciencedirect.com har udgivet: Highlights • A four-arm randomised controlled trial examining PD effects on student achievement. • PD intervention was pedagogy-focused Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR). • QTR has significant impact on students’ mathematics achievement. • PLCs undertaking peer observation insufficient for growth in achievement. • QTR is a powerful form of PD with significant potential for wider impact. Abstract Improving student achievement through professional development (PD) is both highly sought-after and elusive. This four-arm randomised controlled trial evaluated effects of Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR), a pedagogy-focused form of PD, on mathematics, reading, and science outcomes for elementary students (n = 5478). Outcomes at baseline and 8-month follow-up were compared for QTR, QTR trainer-led, peer-observation, and wait-list control groups. Students in the QTR group made 25% more progress in mathematics than the control… Continue Reading