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Given this complexity, it seems quite likely that even with a number of randomized field trials, it will be difficult to establish that a given policy about who gets which reading program, computer software, or teaching style is clearly supported by the results of those trials. Multiple forms of data and analysis can be extremely helpful to policymakers if they help convey the overall character of context effects on the success of a given educational treatment. Systematically recording such data in a standardized form will further increase its policy value.

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