‘An RCT evaluation of the Numeracy and Literacy project’ | Centre for the Study of Market Reform of Education | CMRE

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are a growing phenomenon in education research. And the debate now appears to have moved beyond the question of whether or not such trials are desirable to one about whether or not it is possible to run robust trials in practice. The NFER Education Trials Unit’s evaluation of the Improving Numeracy and Literacy programme, conducted by Jack Worth, Juliet Sizmur, Rob Ager, and Ben Styles, demonstrates that it is indeed possible.*

Source: ‘An RCT evaluation of the Numeracy and Literacy project’ | Centre for the Study of Market Reform of Education | CMRE