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Evidence-based education
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<p>Evidence-based education (EBE) is the principle that education practices should be based on the best available <a href="/facts/Scientific_evidence/ChQVqPcP">scientific evidence</a>, with randomised trials as the gold standard of evidence, rather than <a href="/facts/Tradition/5qkV7G2A">tradition</a>, personal judgement, or other influences. Evidence-based education is related to evidence-based teaching, evidence-based learning, and school effectiveness research. </p><p>The evidence-based education movement has its roots in the larger movement towards <a href="/facts/Evidence-based_practice/sU7RdtkN">evidence-based practices</a>, and has been the subject of considerable debate since the late 1990s. However, research published in 2020 showed that there is still widespread belief amongst educators in ineffective teaching techniques such as <a href="/facts/Learning_styles/GGTG2L0g">learning styles</a> and the <a href="/facts/Learning_pyramid/Seazck8w">cone of learning</a>. </p>