Questioning the Un-questionable: "Evidence-Based"
The arguments followed by "evidence-based" + x, y, z, learning, education, policy, etc. carries a lot of credibility and authority. Ideas promoted using "evidence" tag often evades scrutiny and criticism. After I got exposed to ideas like Goodhart's law, Campbell's law, Metric fixation, e.g. I started to see the irony of "evidence based arguments". This doesn't mean I don't believe in science or evidence anymore, but I am more skeptical.
Following are a list of links which may open the you mind a little bit on the hidden-dark side of "evidence based" arguments.
0) What they call evidence is often standardized test scores
https://twitter.com/alfiekohn/status/1384479833531588608?s=20
https://twitter.com/johnywrites/status/1386602197677264899?s=20
2. The problems with evidence in educational practice
https://twitter.com/johnywrites/status/1386606629563420674?s=20
https://twitter.com/johnywrites/status/1386607254716092421?s=20
4. Selective evidence/ Cherry picking evidence etc. are another major issue...particularly in Education.
https://twitter.com/greg_ashman/status/1384078259336323073?s=20
https://twitter.com/johnywrites/status/1288965896203956224?s=20
Measure whatever can be easily measured , Disregard that which cannot be measured easily, Presume that which cannot be measured easily isn’t important, Say that which can’t be easily measured doesn’t exist
https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1376019732525121538?s=20