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Name: Parallel Worlds of Education and Medicine: Art, Science, and Evidence
ID: m15762
Language: English (en)
Summary: The No Child Left Behind Act is comprised of four pillars, one of which is “proven education methods.” This paper attempts to provide a historical context for the development of evidence-based education by examining its foundation in medical practice. Next, the rationale for evidence of educational effectiveness based on a scientific “gold standard,” the randomized controlled trial (RCT), is explored and the relative limitations of this approach are outlined. Finally, important distinctions between medicine and education are explained.
Subject: Social Sciences
Keywords: Education, NCPEA
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 2.0)
Authors: Eileen Johnson (johnso10@oakland.edu)
Copyright Holders: Eileen Johnson (johnso10@oakland.edu)
Maintainers: National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (tcreigh@vt.edu), Eileen Johnson (johnso10@oakland.edu)
Version: 1.1 (history)
Created: Dec 10, 2007 1:38 pm US/Central
Revised: Jan 17, 2008 1:54 pm US/Central

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Version: 1.1 Jan 17, 2008 1:54 pm US/Central by National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
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