EBP Flashcards
What does Evidence Based Practice refer to?
Using strategies that have substantial evidence to back them up
A teacher uses a teaching strategy in her class that works. Does this count as evidence?
No. Causation, Generality and the measurements used can all be called into question.
Pseudoscience is…
Data that appears/claims to have research to back it up but no real support can be found.
____ _____ are a hallmark of pseudoscience
Case studies
Why is a single research study not enough?
More supporting evidence is necessary. Replication is key!
The main criteria for evaluating a strategy are: (3 points)
Quality of research
Quantity of research
Whether outcome are + or -
What does RCT stand for?
Randomised Control Trial
How is an RCT experiment conducted? Give an advantage
Ps are randomly assigned to either a control group or the experimental group. This lowers the likelihood of personal differences affecting the outcome.
The quality of research is assed by looking at…
The type of study e.g. experimental vs. correlational
An intervention is rated “positive” if…
1) It has more than 1 statistically significant result
2) At least 1 RCT
3) No studies showing significant side effects/substantively sig. side effects
An intervention is rated “potentially positive” if…
1) It has more/equal pos. results than indeterminate results
2) At least 1 shows stat. sig./substantively important pos results
3) No studies showing substantively important neg. effects
An intervention is rated “potentially negative” if…
1) More studies show sub. sig. neg than pos
An intervention is rated “negative” if…
1) At least one strong RCT shows neg
2) 2 or more studies show stat. sig. negative effects
An intervention is rated “mixed effects” if…
At least 1 pos and 1 neg
An intervention is rated “not discernable” if…
No studies showing stat. sig. or sub. important neg/pos effects