Dominic Wyse|Carole Torgerson
Experimental trials and ‘what works?’ in education: The case of grammar for writing
University College London|Durham University
place evidence inform educational effectiveness received increasing attention internationally last two decades important contribution evidenceinformed policy greater attention experimental trials including randomised controlled trials rct aim paper examine use evidence particularly use evidence experimental trials inform national curriculum policy teaching grammar help pupils writing selected case two wellregarded influential experimental trials significant effect policy focused effectiveness grammar teaching support pupils writing examined detail addition analysis methodology nature two trials also considered relation key studies field grammar teaching writing recently published robust rct paper shows significant persistent mismatch national curriculum policy england robust evidence available regard teaching writing concluded need better evidenceinformed decisions policy makers ensure national curriculum specification writing likely positive impact pupils