The Study Review Protocol, Version 5.0 (draft) is used in combination with the WWC Handbook to guide the reviews of all studies reviewed under WWC Procedures and Standards Handbook, Version 5.0,
including those cited as evidence for U.S. Department of Education grant competitions, studies that were funded by the Department,
and studies identified for systematic reviews of evidence based on a search of the research literature in a particular topic area.
Each version of the Study Review Protocol was developed to support reviews conducted under a single version of the WWC Handbook.
The content in the Study Review Protocol, Version 5.0 (draft) was drafted to correspond with the most recent set of procedures and standards found
in the WWC Procedures and Standards Handbook, Version 5.0. Readers who want to provide feedback on the draft changes
to the Study Review Protocol, Version 5.0 (draft) can send comments to the WWC Help Desk at
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/help
by November 15, 2022.
The Study Review Protocol is used in combination with the WWC Handbook to guide all study reviews, including those cited as evidence for U.S. Department of Education grant competitions, studies that were funded by the Department, and studies that have received significant media attention.
The Study Review Protocol is also used to review studies that are identified for systematic reviews of evidence based on a search of the research literature in a particular topic area.
Each version of the Study Review Protocol was developed to support reviews conducted under a single version of the WWC Handbook.
The content in the Study Review Protocol, Version 1.0 corresponds with the procedures and standards found in the WWC Standards and Procedures Handbooks, Version 1.0.