Improvement Science

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Improvement science is used to accelerate how a field learns to improve.  In the field of education, it is a user- and problem-centered approach to improving teaching and learning. It deploys rapid tests of change to guide the development, revision, and continued fine-tuning of tools, processes, work roles, and relationships—with the goal of improving how the field learns to improve.

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