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Direct linkDuflo, Annie; Kiessel, Jessica; Lucas, Adrienne – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020
Randomized controlled trials in lower-income countries have demonstrated ways to increase learning, in specific settings. This study uses a large-scale, nationwide RCT in Ghana to show the external validity of four school-based interventions inspired by other RCTs. Even though the government implemented the programs within existing systems,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Validity, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedKoutsouris, G.; Norwich, B.; Stebbing, J. – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2019
The significance of a process evaluation for understanding randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of complex teaching interventions in a classroom setting is discussed in relation to the evaluation of the Integrated Group Reading (IGR) programme trial. This process evaluation is based on realist principles and draws on different data sources. The…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Validity, Reading Instruction
Killian, Michael; Forrester, Donald; Westlake, David; Antonopoulou, Paraskevi – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
The Working Alliance Inventory remains a widely studied measure of quality of therapeutic relationships between the practitioner and client. No prior study has examined the psychometrics and validity of the Working Alliance Inventory-Short (WAI-S) in a sample of families, social workers, and trained observers within child protection services.…
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Measures (Individuals), Validity, Caseworkers
Roy, Somali; Inglis, Matthew; Alcock, Lara – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2017
This paper presents two studies of an intervention designed to help undergraduates comprehend mathematical proofs. The intervention used multimedia resources that presented proofs with audio commentary and visual animations designed to focus attention on logical relationships. In study 1, students studied an e-Proof or a standard written proof and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Undergraduate Students, Multimedia Instruction, Eye Movements
Kourea, Lefki; Lo, Ya-yu – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2016
Improving academic, behavioural, and social outcomes of students through empirical research has been a firm commitment among researchers, policy-makers, and other professionals in education across Europe and the United States (U.S.). To assist in building scientific evidences, executive bodies such as the European Commission and the Institute for…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Validity, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Methodology
Prinsloo, C. H.; Harvey, J. C. – Perspectives in Education, 2016
It is essential for learners to develop foundational literacy skills, ideally, in the first grade of formal education. These skills are then firmly entrenched and can be expanded in the following grades to form a basis for all future academic studies. Appropriate assessment practices and tools to aid this process can inform the achievement of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Reading, Oral Reading, Reading Tests
