Evidence-Informed Decision-Making: from classroom to boardroom 24 November 2016

Welcome and introduction LSRN event planning group Andrew Morris Anne Thompson

The event is hosted by Pearson and supported by the Education & Training Foundation. Organisation was by NFER in liaison with Pearson.

Evidence informed decision making: the evidence Andrew Morris

LSRN themes 2012 - 15 Today Hear evidence, offer and share experiences Future role for research and evidence Using evidence in practice Spreading a culture of research Today The heart of the matter: influencing decisions

Decision-making in FE We all do it Teachers: planning and delivering Team leaders: running the operation Senior leaders and governors: developing strategy Employers, students, parents: making choices Intermediaries and policy-makers: developing frameworks How do we use evidence when deciding?

Use of research evidence in decision-making Two part review Systematic review of reviews of EIDM literature Scoping review of reviews of social science literature Evidence-use mechanisms 1 Awareness – Building awareness and positive attitudes 2 Agree – Building mutual understanding and agreement 3 Access and Communication – Providing communication 4 Interact – Facilitating interactions 5 Skills – Supporting skills development 6 Structure and Process –decision-making structures

Components of behaviour change

[All levels of intervention] Logic model M2 M3 M4 M5 M1 M6 Interventions applied to increase decision-makers’ use of evidence [All levels of intervention]   Behaviour change: Evidence use Figure 1.3: Intervention logic model – for each level of intervention Capability Motivation Opportunity

Example of findings Awareness Agreement Communication Interaction Social incentives and user engagement √ Agreement Consensus building, collaborative learning √ Communication Tailoring findings, explaining uncertainty √ Passive X Interaction Mentoring, JPD, online √ unstructured ꓫ Between decision-makers √ Skills Adult learning, mentoring, supervision √ Structures Incentives, nudges, on-demand summaries √

Conclusions Needs and behaviour of users as starting point Motivating techniques useful (visuals, apps…) Use adult learning principles to develop skills Direct facilitation (decision-aid tools) works Embed interventions in structures and norms

Centre for Vocational Education Research

Association of Colleges

Education and Training Foundation

12.30 Lunch Reconvene 13.15

EDIM: a college perspective

Discussion groups How have we used research evidence in decision-making? Red dot - Conference room Blue dot - Conference room Green dot – Glass room Refreshments 14.45 Plenary 15.00 to 15.30

Plenary Examples of successful use of evidence to inform decision-making

LSRN purpose is “to help people engage with research and development” Workshops aim to influence practice by debating the evidence developing messages actively communicating them http://lsrn.wordpress.com/