Evaluating the impact of new teaching practices - secondary science

These videos guide you through the process of evaluating the impact of changes you make to teaching approaches in your classroom. The evaluation approaches described here will enable you to tell whether new approaches are more effective than what they have replaced. You'll be able to make evidence-informed decisions based on data collected through planned evaluation. 

These videos have been created by STEM Learning in collaboration with the Institute for Effective Education. The IEE works to improve education by promoting the use of evidence in education policy and practice. The videos are led by Alicia Shaw, Innovation and Evaluation Lead at the IEE.

Introduction

Writing an evaluation question

Setting up a fair test

Planning to gather data and what to measure

Measuring student outcomes

Measuring changes in behaviour

Measuring changes in beliefs

Analysing the evidence

Interpreting findings and planning next steps

Direct links to videos

1. Introduction to evaluating impact
2. Writing an evaluation question - secondary science
3. Setting up a fair test
4. Planning to gather data and what to measure
   • Measuring student outcomes
   • Measuring changes in behaviour
   • Measuring changes in beliefs
5. Analysing the evidence
6. Interpreting findings and planning next steps