There is not yet much rigorous evidence to guide decision making around instructional and support strategies for adult learners¶
Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · reviewr?·q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · checked against its sources 2026-10-18 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
Subclaims¶
Reading the evidence codes
q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r
the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.
This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.
q2 i? A systematic research review of adult education strategies finds that there is not yet much evidence to guide decision making around instructional and support strategies for adult learners. → Kelley Borradaile 2021
Evidence¶
Kelley Borradaile 2021¶
Kelley Borradaile, Alina Martinez, Peter Schochet. (2021). Adult Education Strategies: Identifying and Building Evidence of Effectiveness. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education, Evaluation, and Regional Assistance. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/adult-education-strategies-identifying-and-building-evidence-of-effectiveness
q2 · i? · review · r?
The report's systematic research review of adult education instructional and support strategies concludes there is "not yet much evidence to guide decision making" and that the field "suggests a need for more rigorous studies." No effect sizes or study counts are printed in the available text.
"This systematic research review suggests a need for more rigorous studies, as there is not yet much evidence to guide decision making around instructional and support strategies for adult learners."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Instructional design models are rarely tested against outcomes; their credibility comes from practitioners finding them useful. — related
- No rigorous evaluations of trauma-informed approaches in schools met inclusion criteria in a comprehensive systematic review search — related
- No eligible studies of collegiate recovery communities were identified, so there is no rigorous evidence on CRC effectiveness — related
Page metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
type |
claim |
id |
little-rigorous-evidence-adult-learner-strategies |
title |
There is not yet much rigorous evidence to guide decision making around instructional and support strategies for adult learners |
description |
There is not yet much rigorous evidence to guide decision making around instructional and support strategies for adult learners |
status |
review |
evidence_strength |
weak |
newest_evidence |
2021 |
source_checked |
2026-10-18 |
generated |
by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
trust |
unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content |
sources |
1 — kelley-borradaile-2021 |
Frontmatter is the page's machine-readable record — see the Schema & Guide.