摘要
Purpose:This article gives an overview of the successes and lessons learned to date of the Education Endowment Foundation(EEF),one of the leading organizations of the What Works movement Design/Approach/Methods:Starting with its history,this article covers salient components of the EEF's unique journey including lessons learned and challenges in evidence generation.Findings:The EEF has demonstrated that it is feasible to rapidly expand the use of school-based randomized controlled trials(RCTs)in a country context,set high standards for research independence,transparency,and design,and generate new evidence on what works.Challenges include the need to consider alternative designs to RCTs to answer a range of practice-relevant questions,how to best test interventions at scale,and how study findings are reported and interpreted.Originality/Value:This article addresses some of the key components required for the success of What Works organizations globally.
