Author: eduKate Asia

Ten data definition alignment skills: reconcile units, denominators, categories, scores and time periods before merging or comparing research data.

Ten missing data interpretation skills for pupils: distinguish absent scores from zeros, understand attrition, check denominators and avoid misleading conclusions.

Ten intervention evaluation skills: define programme goals, check delivery and reach, assess learning outcomes, costs and credible evidence before deciding what works.

Ten counterfactual comparison skills: understand what would have happened without a programme, assess comparison groups and avoid confusing improvement with impact.

Sampling frames decide who a survey can reach. Learn ten skills for coverage, response, representative samples and honest conclusions about school data.

Learn ten evidence sufficiency skills: decide when information is enough, distinguish proof from clues and make defensible Maths, Science and English conclusions.