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Wendy Castillo; Nathan Babb – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2024
Quantitative Critical Race Theory (QuantCrit) is a burgeoning field of study seeking to challenge and improve the use of statistical data in social research. It pulls lessons and insights from Critical Race Theory and applies them to understanding social challenges. In this paper, we aim to improve the quality of quantitative research produced by…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Critical Race Theory, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
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Valentine, Jeffrey C.; McHugh, Cathleen M. – Psychological Methods, 2007
Using meta-analysis, randomized experiments in education that either clearly did or clearly did not experience student attrition were examined for the baseline comparability of groups. Results from 35 studies suggested that after attrition, the observed measures of baseline comparability of groups did not differ more than would be expected given…
Descriptors: Sampling, Effect Size, Student Attrition, Educational Research
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Adair, John G.; And Others – Review of Educational Research, 1989
A descriptive analysis of research practices and a meta-analysis of control group effect sizes are used to address Hawthorne effects in educational experiments. The analysis of 86 studies and 256 treatment/Hawthorne/no-treatment control group effect size comparisons indicate that artifact controls have limited utility in dealing with the Hawthorne…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Educational Experiments, Educational Research, Effect Size
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Winne, Philip H. – Review of Educational Research, 1979
Twenty studies of the effects of teacher questions on student achievement were reviewed. Internal validity of experiments and integrity of treatments were less adequate than population and ecological validity. Whether teachers used predominantly higher cognitive or predominantly fact questions was found to make little difference in achievement.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Cognitive Objectives, Difficulty Level
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Fend, Helmut – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1990
Reviews empirical education research trends in West Germany since 1965. Reports on the movement from normative research to empirical research in educational settings. Considers research priorities and the primacy of the University of Constance (West Germany) in developments focusing on analyzing the factual order of the educational system rather…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Experiments
Thomas, John W. – 1978
The paper provides a review of research on the interrelationship of classroom management practices, motivational factors associated with the disposition to learn, and basic skills achievement. The underlying intent of this paper is to examine evidence relating to a potential conflict between a traditional-practices approach to basic skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques