The Yet Underestimated Importance of Communicating Findings from Educational Trials to Teachers, Schools, School Authorities, or Policy Makers (Comment on Brady et al. (2023))

Abstract

AbstractThis article is a comment on Brady et al. (Educational Psychology Review 35:36–37, 2023) with which we largely agree. We add to this important discussion by pointing to the underestimated importance of communicating findings to stakeholders, which is important because recommendations are derived from them, and a correct understanding is essential for stakeholders to evaluate the usefulness of recommendations and strengthen stakeholders’ beliefs in their added value. Moreover, we suggest that in addition to an effect size, responder rates may be communicated so that stakeholders can better understand the consequences of implementing a treatment.