WWC Group Design Training, Module 2, Part 1: WWC Reviews – Study Identification

Module 2 describes the three phases in the process for conducting WWC reviews and provides an overview of how the WWC calculates effect sizes. Chapter 1 describes the study identification and study review process at a high level.

The WWC is an investment of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education and was established in 2002. The work of the WWC is managed by a team of staff at IES and conducted under a set of contracts held by several leading firms with expertise in education, research methodology, and the dissemination of education research. For more than a decade, the WWC has been a central and trusted source of scientific evidence on education programs, products, practices, and policies. We review the research, determine which studies meet rigorous standards, and summarize the findings. We focus on high-quality research to answer the question, “What works in education?”