Archive: 2019
Celebrating 200 issues of Best Evidence in Brief
This week we have sent out the 200th issue of Best Evidence in Brief. Produced by the IEE in collaboration with the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University, Best Evidence in Brief has been sent out every two weeks since the very first issue in November 2011.
Can schools be expected to solve the obesity crisis?
Schools are often seen as the first line of defence against many of society’s problems, but how easy is it to actually make a difference? IEE’s Jonathan Haslam looks at the evidence.
Learning from school-led evaluation projects
BOOK YOUR PLACE at our second Innovation Evaluation conference, on Thursday 23 January 2020
Watch Best Evidence in Brief
Earlier this year we partnered with The National College to provide a Best Evidence in Brief roundup in video format
E4I focus on ScratchMaths
Following an Education Endowment Foundation evaluation last last year of ScratchMaths, we have added the intervention to Evidence4Impact, and have rated it as having ‘no impact’ for primary maths.
E4I focus on Lexia Core 5 Reading
Lexia Core 5 Reading was recently added to the Evidence4Impact database, and has been rated as ‘moderate’ for primary reading.
E4I Focus on Embedding Formative Assessment
We have added the intervention Embedding Formative Assessment to Evidence4Impact, after it was evaluated in a study funded by the Education Endowment Foundation. Embedding Formative Assessment has been rated on E4I as moderate for secondary maths.
It’s complicated
Jonathan Haslam looks at what we can learn from the latest four reports to be published from the IEE Innovation Evaluation project.
IEE Innovation Evaluation reports published
This week sees the publication of a further four reports from projects funded by the IEE Innovation Evaluation Grants.
12 studies of Christmas
Each year, we publish the #12studiesofxmas. They’re not necessarily the most important research studies we’ve reported over the past year, but they’re the ones that have caught our attention.
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