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Podcast: The Reading Instruction Show
Episode: Using Educational Research to Make Sound Educational Decisions
Description: So why should educators be concerned about educational research? What relevance does it have to our everyday practice? Educational research is used to create the theories upon which we design educational policies and practices. Theories help to organize relevant empirical facts (empirical means they can be observed or measured) in order to create a context for understanding phenomena. Sometimes people try to dismiss an idea or practice with which they do not agree by saying it is just a bunch of theory, meaning I guess that the theoretical realm is somehow far removed from the practical realm...