Educational Technology

March 20, 2021

Making Education Research Relevant

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Daniel T. WillinghamDaniel T. Willingham, Education Next

No matter the reason, it seems many teachers don’t think education research is directly useful to them. We think these teachers have it right. And we think the problem lies with researchers, not teachers.  The first three obstacles listed above—two concerning applicability of research and one concerning perceived constraints research puts on practice—are products of the methods researchers use. Research seems irrelevant to practitioners because it does not pose questions that address their needs. Teachers feel constrained by research because they feel pressured to use research-approved methods, and research creates clear winners and losers among practices that may be appropriate in some contexts but not others.

https://www.educationnext.org/making-education-research-relevant-how-researchers-can-give-teachers-more-choices/

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