EvidenceInformed DecisionMaking from classroom to boardroom 24 November

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 – 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

Logic model Interventions applied to increase decision-makers’ use of evidence [All levels of intervention] Figure 1. 3: Intervention logic model – for each level of intervention M 1 Capability M 2 M 3 Motivation M 4 M 5 Opportunity M 6 Behaviour change: Evidence use

Example of findings • Awareness – Social incentives and user engagement √ • Agreement – Consensus building, collaborative learning √ • Communication – Tailoring findings, explaining uncertainty √ Passive X • Interaction – Mentoring, JPD, online √ unstructured � – 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/