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A 2006 report described that many researchers perceived the WWC to be passive cataloger of available research. In contrast to that view, the paper described a series of opinionated subjective decisions which the WWC made about providing some educational research and declining to index another sort.
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Some of the concerns expressed about WWC are that it appears to have difficulty keeping up with the research so it may not be current; and when a program is not listed on their database, it may be that it did not meet their criteria or they have not yet reviewed it, but it's not clear which. In
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Kim, Min Kyung; McKenna, John William; Park, Yujeong (July 2017). "The Use of Computer-Assisted Instruction to Improve the Reading Comprehension of Students With Learning Disabilities: An Evaluation of the Evidence Base According to the What Works Clearinghouse Standards".
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Hitchcock, John H.; Horner, Robert H.; Kratochwill, Thomas R.; Levin, Joel R.; Odom, Samuel L.; Rindskopf, David M.; Shadish, William R. (May 2014). "The What Works Clearinghouse Single-Case Design Pilot Standards: Who Will Guard the Guards?".
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Maggin, Daniel M.; Briesch, Amy M.; Chafouleas, Sandra M. (January 2013). "An Application of the What Works Clearinghouse Standards for Evaluating Single-Subject Research: Synthesis of the Self-Management Literature Base".
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Song, Mengli; Herman, Rebecca (September 2010). "Critical Issues and Common Pitfalls in Designing and Conducting Impact Studies in Education: Lessons Learned From the What Works Clearinghouse (Phase I)".
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Confrey, Jere (January 2006). "Comparing and Contrasting the National Research Council Report On Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness With the What Works Clearinghouse Approach".
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The WWC recommendations for interpreting the results of single-case educational studies is the subject of discussion.
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Wolery, Mark (January 2013). "A Commentary: Single-Case Design Technical Document of the What Works Clearinghouse".
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The WWC has systems for evaluating the effectiveness of educational research in general and curricula.
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Various researchers use WWC itself as the platform through which they access other research.
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Educational organizations based in the United States
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educational research
evidence-based education
Institute of Education Sciences
Arnold Ventures LLC


Schoenfeld, Alan H.
Educational Researcher
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10.3102/0013189X035002013
S2CID
54792929
"About - Who We Are"
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10.1177/0741932511435176
S2CID
145449670
doi
10.1177/0741932512468038
S2CID
145174228
doi
10.1177/0741932513518979
S2CID
146223804
doi
10.3102/0162373710373389
S2CID
145680409
doi

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