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Effects of a Randomized Couple-Based Intervention on Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients and Their Partners
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Kayser, Karen; Feldman, Barry N.; Borstelmann, Nancy A.; Daniels, Ann A. – Social Work Research, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a couple-based intervention on the quality of life (QOL) of early-stage breast cancer patients and their partners. A randomized controlled design was used to assign couples to either the hospital standard social work services (SSWS) or a couple-based intervention, the Partners in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Cancer, Patients
Random Assignment Evaluation Studies: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners. Part 5 in a Series on Practical Evaluation Methods. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication #2008-03
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Moore, Kristin Anderson; Metz, Allison – Child Trends, 2008
Program providers work extremely hard to offer services that they believe will enhance the lives and future prospects of children and youth. But how can they be sure that their program is having the intended impacts? How can funders and policy makers be sure that their investments in programs are paying off in substantially better outcomes for…
Descriptors: Research Design, Program Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Control Groups
Using Writing Assignments in Teaching Statistics: An Empirical Study.
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Smith, Charles H.; And Others – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1992
Examines the effects of writing assignments on more than 250 undergraduate students' attitudes and on their classroom performance. The experimental writing group perceived both the subject matter and the course requirements more favorably, and also scored somewhat higher on average for the final examination, though not significantly higher than…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Mathematics, Content Area Writing, Experimental Groups
Using the Calculator in a Prealgebra Course.
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Boyd, Linda H.; Carson, Virginia M. – AMATYC Review, 1991
Indicates that utilizing calculators to introduce algebraic concepts in a prealgebra course provides students with a solid foundation for the study of college mathematics. Pedagogical criteria emphasized the difference between exact and approximate results, appropriate use of the calculator in problem solving, the role of estimation in…
Descriptors: Calculators, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Experimental Groups