2. Evidence-Based Reform: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research Considered
Susan J Paik
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3. Scientific Formative Evaluation: The Role of Individual Learners in Generating and Predicting Successful Educational Outcomes
T.V. Joe Layng, Greg Stikeleather, and Janet S. Twyman
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4. Blending Experimental and Descriptive Research: The Case of Educating Reading Teachers
Elizabeth S. Pang and Michael L. Kamil
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5. The Enhancement of Critical Thinking: With Decades of Converging Evidence, Meta-Analyses with Large Effect Sizes, and Societal Need, Would You Allow Your Child to Be Assigned to a "Control" Group?
Diane F. Halpern
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6. Improving Educational Productivity: An Assessment of Extant Research
Herbert J. Walberg
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7. The Scientific Basis for the Theory of Successful Intelligence
Robert Sternberg
161
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8. Science, Politics, and Education Reform: The National Academies' Role in Defining and Promoting High-Quality Scientific Education Research, 2000-2004
Lisa Towne
185
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9. American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence: Applying Research to Develop a Standards-Based Teacher Certification Program
Kathleen Madigan
201
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10. Evidence-Based Interventions and Practices in School Psychology: The Scientific Basis of the Profession
Thomas R. Kratochwill
229
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11. The Institute of Education Sciences' What Works Clearinghouse
Robert Boruch and Rebecca Herman
269
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12. Conclusions and Recommendations
Herbert J. Walberg and Rena F. Subotnik
283
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About the Contributors
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