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Distinctive Features

2) Although research was central to the CCSS process, its limits were recognized:– areas where research incomplete, inconsistent,

or contested– experience and judgment of implementers

critical– effective implementation depends on buy-in

from diverse groups

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Distinctive Features

3) Research findings integrated with other types of evidence in Common Core development.– Statistical data, judgments based on

professional expertise, practitioner experience, appeals to values

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Implications for Implementing the Common Core

• Research should be integrated with professional judgment and practitioner expertise.

• Just as development of the Common Core drew on multiple research strands, its implementation will require similar integration across topics and methods.

• Diverse providers increase implementation resources, but complicate monitoring of appropriate use of research and other evidence.

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Broader Implications for Research Use in Education Policy

• Evidence from non-research sources can function much like research and serve a critical function.

• As policymakers’ access to research becomes less of a challenge, creating incentives for its use merits greater attention.– translation and transmission vs. uptake

• The potential for uptake is greater if policymakers and researchers work collaboratively in an iterative, problem-focused process.