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Strathe, Marlene I. – Teacher Educator, 1977
The author examines preservice teacher attitudes toward educational evaluation in six areas and measures gains in the value assigned to these areas after a required educational measurement and evaluation course. (MJB)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation, Preservice Teacher Education
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Richards, James M., Jr. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1976
Growth is estimated most accurately by procedures involving the pretest-posttest difference, and for practical purposes all estimates involving this difference have approximately equal accuracy. In particular, the simple difference between pretest and posttest scores seems about as accurate as any other estimate, easier to compute, and meaningful…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Computer Programs, Correlation
Novack, Stanley R. – Training, 1976
A statistical method, Fishers Table of t (or t ratio), is used to determine the statistical significance of a comparison of results from pretests and post-tests of knowledge and skill taken by training program participants. A statistically significant improvement can demonstrate training effectiveness. (MS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Programs, Evaluation Methods, Pretesting
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Lawton, Joseph T. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1978
Two types of educational programs for young children were examined, the formal based on Ausebel's learning theory and the open-framework based on Piaget's theory of intellectual development. The formal program resulted in improved performance on both classification and conservation tasks. (MF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intellectual Development, Learning Theories, Preschool Education
Poulos, Nicholis; Lindsey, John – 1971
Conventional methods used for the presentation of pre- and post statistical information generally are deficient in economy and compactness and fail to show internal movement from pre- to posttest. This technique precludes these shortcomings through the presentation of information in a highly visible manner which reveals the strata of internal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis, Information Dissemination, Measurement Techniques
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Follman, John; And Others – College Student Journal, 1976
College juniors (N=28) tested two versions of the Marshall Flotation Technique to obtain consistency of descriptive comments in rating themes compared with number and letter grades. High reliability estimates for all four pre and post-test groups and a significant decline from pre to post groups in number of comments resulted. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, English Curriculum, Grading
KRIDER, MARY A.; PETSCHE, MARY – 1967
THREE GROUPS OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WERE ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT ON ACHIEVEMENT OF PROVIDING SOME CHILDREN WITH A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AND SOME CHILDREN WITH NO SUCH PROGRAM. AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF HEAD START CHILDREN WERE MATCHED ACCORDING TO SEX, RACE, GENERAL LEVEL OF INTELLIGENCE, AND PARENT'S OCCUPATIONAL LEVEL WITH A…
Descriptors: Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Disadvantaged
Gibbs, Doris – 1964
Seventh grade students (N=9) from a small rural school in Ridgway, Colorado were exposed to a teacher-developed individualized program in modern math during the 1962-63 school year and again the following year. The students were divided into an average and above group and a below average group; group assignments were determined by IQ scores, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7
Reid, Marilyn J. – 1971
Evaluates the Ginn Reading 360 Programme, which is based on the premise that real reading is comprised of four essential parts: decoding, understanding the written message, critically evaluating that message, and incorporating the writer's ideas into one's own thinking and actions. A comparative study of the reading skills of a group of third…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Creativity, Elementary Schools, Grade 3
Olejnik, Stephen – 1978
The measurement of change in quasi-experimental educational research was discussed. Problems related to measuring change exist to varying degrees in all research designs; these issues are less troublesome in experimental studies because the investigator can manipulate the interest variables and observe their effects on other variables. Measuring…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Testing
KANTASEWI, NIPHON – 1964
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF (1) LECTURE PRESENTATIONS, (2) LINEAR PROGRAM USE IN CLASS WITH AND WITHOUT DISCUSSION, AND (3) LINEAR PROGRAMS USED OUTSIDE OF CLASS WITH INCLASS PROBLEMS OR DISCUSSION. THE 126 COLLEGE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A BACTERIOLOGY COURSE WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO THREE GROUPS. IN A SUCCEEDING…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Marco, Gary L. – 1972
An overall analysis is made of the impact of Grade 3 Title I reading programs in the State of Michigan. An attempt is made to estimate the effectiveness of particular reading programs for low-scoring, middle-scoring, and high-scoring pupils for the purpose of identifying exemplary programs. In addition, a rank ordering of the various programs…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
Conrad, Michelle – 1975
Hypothesizing that students who were given the opportunity to choose their learning activities in a residential outdoor education school (Stone Valley, Pennsylvania) would more readily attain the behavioral objectives of those activities, 68 fifth grade students participating in a four-day residential outdoor education program were divided into a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
Brenner, Charles J. – 1968
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the ef"ects of direct-detailed and directed discovery laboratory methods on selected behavior characteristics of college students during a 3-week period. The 120 students wer" enrolled in three sections of an electricity course under three teachers. During the first 3 weeks of the experiment, 20 students…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Doctoral Dissertations
Kleine, Louis W. – 1968
The experimental pilot project was conducted to determine whether students who take the laboratory phase of an engineering technology applied electricity course in a mobile laboratory at branch schools demonstrate proficiency comparable to students who take the applied electricity course in permanent facilities at the parent institution. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Course Content, Electricity
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