Evaluating and researching the effectiveness of educational interventions.

摘要: Members of the medical profession seem reluctant to value research into effectiveness educational interventions.1 One reason for this reluctance may be that there is a fundamental difficulty in addressing questions everyone wants answered: what works, context, with which groups, and at cost? Unfortunately, not simple answers these questions. Defining true effectiveness, separating out part played by various components an intervention, clarifying real cost:benefit ratio are as difficult they evaluation complex treatment performed on sample group people who each have different needs, circumstances, personalities. ### Summary points Choosing methodology use investigate question no than it any other type research. Careful attention …