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What Works May Hurt

What Works May Hurt

Side Effects in Education

by Yong Zhao

Published by: Teachers College Press

Imprint: Teachers College Press

176 Pages, 152.00 × 226.00 × 12.00 mm

Paperback
9780807759059
Published: June 2018

£24.99

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Contents
Acknowledgments - vii
Introduction - 1
1. When Risks Outweigh Benefits: The Effectiveness, Effects, and Side Effects of NCLB - 7
The Diagnosis and Prescription - 7
The Effects and Effectiveness of NCLB - 11
Side Effects of NCLB - 15
Summary - 21
2. The Missed Lesson from Medical Research for Education: Why Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) Couldn’t Cure Reading First - 24
The Case of Reading First - 24
Side Effects: The Missed Lesson from Medicine - 32
Moving Beyond RCT: A Summary - 36
3. Unproductive Successes and Productive Failures: Direct Instruction and Classroom Side Effects - 38
The Grievance of Direct Instruction - 40
Effectiveness Versus Effects of Direct Instruction - 43
Effects and Side Effects of Direct Instruction - 50
Summary - 54
4. At What Cost: Side Effects at the System Level in East Asia - 56
The Surprising Admiration for East Asian Education - 56
Evidence of Effectiveness - 57
The Asian Treatment - 60
Asian Treatment at Work: Effects and Side Effects - 65
Summary - 74
5. The Rabbit Hole of Visible Learning:Invisible Side Effects Lurk Ahead - 75
Many Educational Outcomes - 78
An Ecological Metaphor - 79
Outcomes Versus Outcomes: Side Effects of Pursuing Academic Achievement - 82
Summary - 88
6. From When Is It Effective to Who Gets Hurt: When Vouchers Don’t Work - 89
Aptitude–Treatment Interaction - 90
Lessons from ATI Research - 92
From Effects to Side Effects - 94
Who Gets Hurt: The Case of School Vouchers - 96
Summary - 103
7. The Futile Quest for Panacea: Wars, Pendulum Swings, and Snake Oil in Education - 104
Cyclical Warfare and Pendulum Swings in Education - 105
The Elusive Middle Ground - 109
The Quest for Panacea - 110
Neglecting Side Effects - 114
Raging Wars and New Panacea: A Summary - 116
8. Study Side Effects Now: A Call to Action - 118
Why Study Side Effects? - 119
Why Haven’t We? - 126
A Call to Action - 128
Side Effects of Studying Side Effects: Conclusion - 132
References - 133
Index - 156
About the Author - 168