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Howard, Sheri – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to compare satisfaction, self-confidence, and engagement of baccalaureate nursing students using defined observational roles and expectations versus traditional observer role assignments in high fidelity simulation and debriefing and to evaluate student perceptions of these constructs. The NLN/Jeffries Simulation…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Undergraduate Students, Comparative Analysis, Student Satisfaction
Austin, Lori Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Many students enter community college underprepared for college-level math and are placed into developmental elementary algebra without consideration if the algebra will provide a foundation for their needed college-level math course. Large percentages of those students are unable to succeed in the developmental course and, therefore, are unable…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Elementary School Mathematics, College Mathematics
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Haegele, Justin A.; Hodge, Samuel R. – Physical Educator, 2015
Emerging professionals, particularly senior-level undergraduate and graduate students in kinesiology who have an interest in physical education for individuals with and without disabilities, should understand the basic assumptions of the quantitative research paradigm. Knowledge of basic assumptions is critical for conducting, analyzing, and…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Educational Research, Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education
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Ogabor, J. O.; Sanusi, M.; Saulawa, A. I. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The purpose of this study was to compare selected motor fitness profile of football referees in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States. Motor fitness profiles compared were running speed and agility of the referees. Standardized equipment and procedures were employed in the tests. To achieve the objectives of the study, two research hypotheses were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Team Sports, Judges, Comparative Analysis
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De Backer, Liesje; Van Keer, Hilde; Valcke, Martin – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2015
Although successful learning in university education can be advanced by students' competence to self-regulate their learning, students often possess insufficient metacognitive regulation skills to regulate their learning adequately. The present study investigates changes in university students' adoption of metacognitive regulation after…
Descriptors: College Students, Metacognition, Peer Teaching, Tutoring
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Pescud, Melanie; Waterworth, Pippa; Shilton, Trevor; Teal, Renee; Slevin, Terry; Ledger, Melissa; Lester, Leanne; Rosenberg, Michael – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether making fruit boxes available in the workplace is a successful health promotion strategy. Design: A quasi-experimental study involving three conditions--free fruit, 50c per piece of fruit and $1 per piece of fruit--to investigate the effect of a contribution scheme on employees' fruit…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Health Promotion, Food, Purchasing
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Claybrooks, Shanita Gail; Taylor, Faye P. – College Student Journal, 2016
This study was a combined causal-comparative and quasiexperimental exploration that related Tinto's Theory of Student Integration to the use of a college success course as a student persistence tool in a for-profit postsecondary setting. It sought to explore whether any relationship existed between student persistence and participation in the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Postsecondary Education, Proprietary Schools, Courses
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Lin, Cheng-Shih; Wu, RyanYing-Wei – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
The development of the Internet and communication technology has revolutionarily changed the education contents and methods. Various governments and people with vision have promoted education to the highlight to determine the future of citizens in a nation.A teacher has to develop more creative teaching methods to teach new-generation students.…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Outcomes of Education
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Linick, Matthew A. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
This project focuses on the competitive pressure, or the threat of competitive pressure, generated by charter school policy. This paper uses longitudinal district-level data and multiple quasi-experimental designs to examine the relationship between two Ohio charter school policies and changes in public school district instructional resource…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Competition, School Policy, Quasiexperimental Design
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Hasani, Aceng – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
This study aims to describe the influence of contextual learning model and critical thinking ability toward argumentative writing skill on university students. The population of the research was 147 university students, and 52 university students were used as sample with multi stage sampling. The results of the research indicate that; group of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
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Dennis, Minyi Shih; Sharp, Emily; Chovanes, Jacquelyn; Thomas, Amanda; Burns, Raquel M.; Custer, Beth; Park, Junkoung – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2016
This article quantitatively summarizes experimental and quasi-experimental studies on teaching students with mathematics difficulties (MD) published between 2000 and 2014, research that was available following earlier syntheses. It reports the analysis of effect sizes of 25 intervention studies on participant characteristics, intervention…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Meta Analysis, Quasiexperimental Design
Cecile C. Dietrich; Eric J. Lichtenberger – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
We present a case study of the process through which a methodology was developed and applied to a quasi-experimental research study that employed propensity score matching. Methodological decisions are discussed and summarized, including an explanation of the approaches selected for each step in the study as well as rationales for these…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Quasiexperimental Design, Community Colleges, Fees
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Townsley, Matt; Varga, Matt – Journal of Research in Education, 2018
Some high schools are moving towards standards-based grading in an attempt to produce consistent grading practices; however, the change's impact on college readiness is not clear. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of high school's grading practices as it relates to ACT scores and grade point averages (GPAs). Existing data were…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Bound Students, College Readiness, Statistical Analysis
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Ayyildiz, Yildizay; Tarhan, Leman – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2018
Background: Problem-based learning (PBL) as a teaching strategy has recently become quite widespread in especially chemistry classes. Research has found that students, from elementary through college, have many alternative conceptions regarding "enthalpy changes in systems." Although there are several studies focused on identifying…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Pretests Posttests
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Kincal, Remzi Y.; Ozan, Ceyhun – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2018
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of formative assessment on prospective teachers' academic achievement, attitudes towards educational measurement and self-regulation skills. In the study, quasi-experimental design including non-equivalent pre-test and post-test control group. There are 40 prospective teachers in each one of the…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Preservice Teachers, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
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