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Uguroglu, Margaret E.; Walberg, Herbert J. – American Educational Research Journal, 1979
To estimate correlation between motivation and achievement, correlations from a calibration sample of 22 studies and a validation sample of 18 studies were analyzed using analysis of variance and regression techniques. Grade level was the only significant student characteristic; motivation and achievement were more highly correlated in later…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Correlation
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Liao, Yuen-Kuang Cliff – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1999
Discusses results from a meta-analysis that synthesized existing research comparing the effects of hypermedia versus other forms of instruction on students' achievement. Results suggest that the effects of using hypermedia are positive over non-hypermedia, but the effects may vary depending on what type of instruction hypermedia is compared to.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Curtis, Ruth V.; Reigeluth, Charles M. – 1983
Focusing on the achievement and motivational effects of analogies of varying enrichment levels when used with abstract, unfamiliar, and difficult content, this study examined their effects on instruction at the recall and application levels using content consisting of both concepts and principles. The subjects were 123 eighth-grade science…
Descriptors: Analogy, Analysis of Variance, Grade 8, Instructional Design
Oller, John W., Jr. – 1991
A discussion of language testing looks at the relationship between the processes of language learning and language testing, particularly from the point of view of pragmatics theory. It outlines some of the theory of Charles Sanders Pierce and its role in the evolution of linguistic theory, as well as the work of other theorists concerning the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Language Aptitude, Language Processing, Language Proficiency
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Whiteley, T. R.; Faria, A. J. – Simulation and Games, 1989
Describes study that investigated the relationship between participation in a business simulation game and performance on a final exam in a principles of marketing course. Past research on business games is reviewed; the use of midterm exam performance level as a pretest variable is explained; and question classification is described. (44…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Business Administration Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Games
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Rubin, Richard; Buttlar, Lois – Library Quarterly, 1992
Reviews results of a study that was conducted to determine the level of organizational commitment of high school library media specialists in Ohio and to identify factors likely to produce or impede its development. Use of the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire and the Media Specialists Questionnaire is described. (27 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Demography, Discriminant Analysis, Employee Attitudes