Research evidence is evidence created using academic research methods. Understanding how to identify, locate, assess and apply research evidence can help you ensure you’re using the most effective approaches in your educational context.
The practice guides in this collection provide information and advice about:
- types of research evidence and resources that contain it
- common search tools for finding research evidence
- tools and strategies for assessing research
- making decisions about implementing a new approach.
Resources in this collection
Knowledge-check
This tool is designed to help you use evidence to make decisions about a new or existing approach based on AERO’s Standards of Evidence.
Worksheet
This worksheet is designed to help you use online and library search tools to locate research evidence on new and effective approaches to inform your practice.
Practice resource
This practice resource is designed to help you reflect on and decide whether a piece of evidence is relevant to your context and a new approach is likely to be effective.