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Multivariate Models for Normal and Binary Responses in Intervention Studies
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Pituch, Keenan A.; Whittaker, Tiffany A.; Chang, Wanchen – American Journal of Evaluation, 2016
Use of multivariate analysis (e.g., multivariate analysis of variance) is common when normally distributed outcomes are collected in intervention research. However, when mixed responses--a set of normal and binary outcomes--are collected, standard multivariate analyses are no longer suitable. While mixed responses are often obtained in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Multivariate Analysis, Mixed Methods Research, Models
Effects of Eclectic Learning Approach on Students' Academic Achievement and Retention in English at Elementary Level
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Suleman, Qaiser; Hussain, Ishtiaq – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of the research paper was to investigate the effect of eclectic learning approach on the academic achievement and retention of students in English at elementary level. A sample of forty students of 8th grade randomly selected from Government Boys High School Khurram District Karak was used. It was an experimental study and that's why…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, School Holding Power, Pretests Posttests
Presenting Data: Can You Follow a Recipe?
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Drummond, Gordon B.; Tom, Brian D. M. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2011
In this article, the authors address the practicalities of how data should be presented, summarized, and interpreted. There are no exact rules; indeed there are valid concerns that exact rules may be inappropriate and too prescriptive. New procedures evolve, and new methods may be needed to deal with new types of data, just as people know that new…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Data Interpretation, Sample Size, Intervals
More Time for Learning: Student Participation in Extended Day Programming at the UCCS Donoghue Campus during the 2009-10 School Year
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Lesnick, Joy; Hart, Bonnie; Spielberger, Julie – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the participation of students in extended day programming at Donoghue Elementary School, a University of Chicago Charter School, during the 2009-2010 school year and explore whether participation was related to academic performance and improvement. Using the available written records, the authors found that…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Student Participation, Control Groups, Comparative Analysis
The High/Scope Perry Preschool Program: Cost-Benefit Analysis Using Data from the Age-40 Followup
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Belfield, Clive R.; Nores, Milagros; Barnett, Steve; Schweinhart, Lawrence – Journal of Human Resources, 2006
This paper presents an updated cost-benefit analysis of the High/Scope Perry preschool Program, using data on individuals aged 40. Children were randomly assigned to a treatment or control group. Program costs are compared against treatment impacts on educational resources, earnings, criminal activity, and welfare receipt. Net present values are…
Descriptors: Program Costs, Preschool Education, Educational Resources, Control Groups
A Second Year Evaluation Study of Promethean ActivClassroom. Final Report
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Marzano, Robert J.; Haystead, Mark W. – Marzano Research Laboratory, 2010
During the 2009-2010 school year, Marzano Research Laboratory (MRL) was commissioned by Promethean Ltd. to conduct a second year evaluation study of the effects of Promethean ActivClassroom on student academic achievement. This report describes the findings from the second year study along with aggregate findings from the first and second year…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Research Reports, Program Evaluation