Experimental education research: rethinking why, how and when to use random assignment
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Keywords
randomized controlled trials; education; research; experiments; policy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
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