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Schellinger, Adam M.; Toby, Megan; Jaciw, Andrew P.; Zacamy, Jenna – Empirical Education Inc., 2015
Empirical Education Inc. is the independent evaluator of WestEd's 2012 i3 Development grant for Internet-based Reading Apprenticeship Improving Science Education (iRAISE). This interim report provides an update on the progress of the randomized control trial (RCT) during the 2014-2015 school year. The RCT measures the impact of iRAISE on student…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Program Effectiveness, Randomized Controlled Trials, Experimental Programs
Brittain, Clay V. – 1973
A procedural variable, the use of computers to score the students' assignments, is being studied as it affects performance on correspondence courses. The format used is known as CALS-Computer Assisted Lesson Service. Courses were converted to an objective type lesson format which the student responded to using an electronically read answer sheet.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Correspondence Study
TORKELSON, G.M. – 1965
A TWO-PHASE STUDY WAS REPORTED ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHER PREPARATION BY USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THE FIRST PHASE INVOLVED FOUR PATTERNS OF INSTRUCTION--A SEPARATE COURSE, INTEGRATED COURSES, SELF STUDY, AND STUDENT TEACHING. PHASE TWO INCLUDED FOLLOWUP ACTIVITIES TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM. A TOTAL…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Programs
Jackson, Rex – 1976
A group of highly regarded schools in affluent suburban areas was divided into two groups: those judged to have a traditional orientation and those judged to have a more experimental orientation, in terms of course and program structure. A review of the mean Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) from the 1966, 1969, 1973, and 1976 graduating classes from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affluent Youth, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations