Evidence

Evidence - What is it?

Traditionally, evidence refers to 'the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid' (

.Evidence is information that comes closest to the facts of a matter. The form it takes depends on the context. 

On a web page belongs to the Washington State University, Taflinger (n.d.) gives an opinion that 'Evidence is a piece of information that supports a conclusion.' In a relevant view, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (n.d.) defines that evidence is defined the most commonly thought of as proof supporting a claim or belief.

Why does Evidence matter?

In the support of ideas and decision, the collection of evidence is very important. The evidence is needed for decision-making because according to Sir Michael Barber, a British educationist, 'every decision should take available evidence into account.' ( Hattie, J., 2015)

Providing Evidence delivers strong practical problem-solving skills and cognitive abilities in real circumstances that bring peace and satisfaction to individuals. Therefore, Evidence is used to generate strong hypo-theses, and /or to test outcomes' predictions at the satisfactory and acceptable level

References

Hattie, J. (2015). What Doesn’t Work in Education: The Politics of Distraction. Pearson. ISBN: 9780992422677

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (n.d.). Evidence. 

            Retrieved from http://health.mo.gov/data/InterventionMICA/index_5.html

Taflinger, R.F (n.d.). What is Evidence? Retrieved 21 October 2016 from http://public.wsu.edu/~taflinge/evidence.html

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