[[edit](/w/index.php?title=Evidence-based_practice&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Education")] Main article: [Evidence-based education](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence-based_education "Evidence-based education") **Evidence-based education** (EBE), also known as *evidence-based interventions*, is a model in which policy-makers and educators use empirical evidence to make informed decisions about education interventions (policies, practices, and programs).[[27]](#cite_note-27) In other words, decisions are based on scientific evidence rather than opinion. EBE has gained attention since English author [David H. Hargreaves](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_H._Hargreaves "David H. Hargreaves") suggested in 1996 that education would be more effective if teaching, like medicine, was a "research-based profession".[[28]](#cite_note-28) Since 2000, studies in Australia, England, Scotland and the US have supported the use of research to improve educational practices in teaching reading.[[29]](#cite_note-Teaching_Reading-29)[[30]](#cite_note-30)[[31]](#cite_note-31) In 1997, the [National Institute of Child Health and Human Development](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Child_Health_and_Human_Development "National Institute of Child Health and Human Development") convened a national panel to assess the effectiveness of different approaches used to teach children to read. The resulting [National Reading Panel](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Reading_Panel "National Reading Panel") examined quantitative research studies on many areas of reading instruction, including phonics and whole language. In 2000 it published a report entitled *Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and its Implications for Reading Instruction* that provided a comprehensive review of what was known about best practices in reading instruction in the U.S.[[32]](#cite_note-32)[[33]](#cite_note-33)[[34]](#cite_note-34) This occurred around the same time as such international studies as the [Programme for International Student Assessment](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment "Programme for International Student Assessment") in 2000 and the [Progress in International Reading Literacy Study](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_in_International_Reading_Literacy_Study "Progress in International Reading Literacy Study") in 2001. Subsequently, evidence-based practice in education (also known as [Scientifically based research](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientifically_based_research "Scientifically based research")), came into prominence in the U.S. under the [No child left behind act](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_child_left_behind_act "No child left behind act") of 2001, replace in 2015 by the [Every Student Succeeds Act](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Student_Succeeds_Act "Every Student Succeeds Act"). In 2002 the [U.S. Department of Education](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Education "U.S. Department of Education") founded the [Institute of Education Sciences](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Education_Sciences "Institute of Education Sciences") to provide scientific evidence to guide education practice and policy . English author [Ben Goldacre](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Goldacre "Ben Goldacre") advocated in 2013 for systemic change and more [randomized controlled trials](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomized_controlled_trial "Randomized controlled trial") to assess the effects of educational interventions.[[35]](#cite_note-35) In 2014 the [National Foundation for Educational Research](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Foundation_for_Educational_Research "National Foundation for Educational Research"), Berkshire, England[[36]](#cite_note-36) published a report entitled *Using Evidence in the Classroom: What Works and Why*.[[37]](#cite_note-37) In 2014 the [British Educational Research Association](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Educational_Research_Association "British Educational Research Association") and the [Royal Society of Arts](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Society_of_Arts "Royal Society of Arts") advocated for a closer working partnership between teacher-researchers and the wider academic research community.[[38]](#cite_note-38)[[39]](#cite_note-39)

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  "text": "[[edit](/w/index.php?title=Evidence-based_practice&action=edit&section=10 \"Edit section: Education\")]\n\nMain article: [Evidence-based education](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence-based_education \"Evidence-based education\")\n\n**Evidence-based education** (EBE), also known as *evidence-based interventions*, is a model in which policy-makers and educators use empirical evidence to make informed decisions about education interventions (policies, practices, and programs).[[27]](#cite_note-27) In other words, decisions are based on scientific evidence rather than opinion.\n\nEBE has gained attention since English author [David H. Hargreaves](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_H._Hargreaves \"David H. Hargreaves\") suggested in 1996 that education would be more effective if teaching, like medicine, was a \"research-based profession\".[[28]](#cite_note-28)\n\nSince 2000, studies in Australia, England, Scotland and the US have supported the use of research to improve educational practices in teaching reading.[[29]](#cite_note-Teaching_Reading-29)[[30]](#cite_note-30)[[31]](#cite_note-31)\n\nIn 1997, the [National Institute of Child Health and Human Development](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Child_Health_and_Human_Development \"National Institute of Child Health and Human Development\") convened a national panel to assess the effectiveness of different approaches used to teach children to read. The resulting [National Reading Panel](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Reading_Panel \"National Reading Panel\") examined quantitative research studies on many areas of reading instruction, including phonics and whole language. In 2000 it published a report entitled *Teaching Children to Read: An Evidence-based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and its Implications for Reading Instruction* that provided a comprehensive review of what was known about best practices in reading instruction in the U.S.[[32]](#cite_note-32)[[33]](#cite_note-33)[[34]](#cite_note-34)\n\nThis occurred around the same time as such international studies as the [Programme for International Student Assessment](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment \"Programme for International Student Assessment\") in 2000 and the [Progress in International Reading Literacy Study](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_in_International_Reading_Literacy_Study \"Progress in International Reading Literacy Study\") in 2001.\n\nSubsequently, evidence-based practice in education (also known as [Scientifically based research](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientifically_based_research \"Scientifically based research\")), came into prominence in the U.S. under the [No child left behind act](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_child_left_behind_act \"No child left behind act\") of 2001, replace in 2015 by the [Every Student Succeeds Act](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Student_Succeeds_Act \"Every Student Succeeds Act\").\n\nIn 2002 the [U.S. Department of Education](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Education \"U.S. Department of Education\") founded the [Institute of Education Sciences](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Education_Sciences \"Institute of Education Sciences\") to provide scientific evidence to guide education practice and policy .\n\nEnglish author [Ben Goldacre](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Goldacre \"Ben Goldacre\") advocated in 2013 for systemic change and more [randomized controlled trials](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomized_controlled_trial \"Randomized controlled trial\") to assess the effects of educational interventions.[[35]](#cite_note-35) In 2014 the [National Foundation for Educational Research](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Foundation_for_Educational_Research \"National Foundation for Educational Research\"), Berkshire, England[[36]](#cite_note-36) published a report entitled *Using Evidence in the Classroom: What Works and Why*.[[37]](#cite_note-37) In 2014 the [British Educational Research Association](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Educational_Research_Association \"British Educational Research Association\") and the [Royal Society of Arts](//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Society_of_Arts \"Royal Society of Arts\") advocated for a closer working partnership between teacher-researchers and the wider academic research community.[[38]](#cite_note-38)[[39]](#cite_note-39)",
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