Home Health Literacy Research Research Guides
The LINCS Special Collections include research resources that support evidence-based education. Evidence-based education is described by Grover Whitehurst, the Director of the Institute for Educational Sciences, as “the integration of professional wisdom with the best available empirical evidence in making decisions about how to deliver instruction” where professional wisdom is “the judgment individuals acquire through experience” and empirical evidence is “scientifically-based research” and “empirical data on performance used to compare, evaluate and monitor progress” (Whitehurst, 2002). In support of evidence-based education, this page provides access to guides for understanding and using research and places to look for new research in adult basic education and literacy, plus recommendations of the best research currently available on health and literacy.
- Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported By Rigorous Evidence: A User Friendly Guide
(2003) This document provides excellent assistance to educational practitioners in evaluating whether an educational intervention is backed by rigorous evidence of effectiveness, and in implementing evidence-based interventions in their schools or classrooms.
- A Policymaker’s Primer on Education Research
(2004) A joint effort of Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) and the Education Commission of the States (ECS) to help make education research more accessible to policymakers.
- Research-Based Principles for Adult Basic Education Reading Instruction
(2002) A report of the Reading Research Working Group, reviews and draws conclusions about practice from the research on adult reading instruction available as of 2001.