Which term denotes practices informed by evidence from studies conducted in educational research and learning science?

• A. Research-based practices
• B. Multitasking
• C. Evidence-based practices
• D. Hippocampus

Answer: (C)

Evidence-based practices are methods and strategies that are supported by rigorous research conducted in education and learning science. This term signals that the approach has been studied using sound methods, with findings that show real effects on learning, often backed by replication, meta-analyses, or well-designed experiments. It’s the precise label educators use when recommending instructional techniques because it ties decisions directly to empirical evidence.

Multitasking and the hippocampus aren’t relevant as descriptors of instructional practices. The hippocampus is a brain structure involved in memory, not a term for instructional methods. Research-based practices can be similar in spirit to evidence-based practices, but the emphasis here is on the explicit use of practices backed by systematic evidence from educational research, which is why this is the best choice.