Educational Effectiveness The Development of the Field

After a short introduction about the history of educational effectiveness research, the paper focuses on some essential elements in theory and research of the educational effectiveness movement, namely the criteria for effectiveness related to the basic concept of effectiveness, and the levels and factors which can contribute to effectiveness. Finally, related to the current situation in research, we will advocate the development and testing of a more dynamic model for educational effectiveness. Introduction: a short history of educational effectiveness research Stringfield (1994) defines educational effectiveness research as the process of differentiating existing ideas and methods along dimensions deemed to be of value. Educational effectiveness research (EER) does not attempt to invent new ideas or programs but to concentrate on understanding the lessons to be drawn from existing practices. In this way, EER attempts t