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Peer reviewedArnold, Ree K. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1983
A technique for evaluating the relationship between game statistics and outcomes of contests is proposed. The technique can be used to determine the relationship between selected game factors and winning or to determine how often various results of certain instances of play occur in a contest. (PP)
Descriptors: Athletics, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Games
Peer reviewedGrimes, Paul W.; Register, Charles A. – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Examines the effect of unionization on high school economics teacher productivity measured by student performance on the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL). Finds that students in unionized school districts scored higher relative to students in nonunionized districts. Suggests these findings have implications for resource allocation. Includes tables…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economics Education, High Schools, National Competency Tests
Peer reviewedLopus, Jane S. – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Using a production-functions approach, analyzes data from the National Assessment of Economic Education to investigate whether spending more on high school economics courses improves student performance measured by the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL). Delineates procedure. Results show direct allocation of resources produces improved student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economics Education, Educational Resources, Expenditure per Student
Peer reviewedHarrison, Carole S. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1990
Determines how academic ability, music experience, and musical aptitude contribute to grade prediction in the written-work, ear-training, sight-singing, and keyboard-harmonics portions of two college freshman music theory courses. Finds Scholastic Aptitude Test mathematics scores the best predictor of grades in written work and ear training.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Auditory Training, College Freshmen
Download full textHawthorne, Jeralynne; Hawthorne, John W. – 1987
Supplemental Course Instruction (SCI) at Olivet Nazarene University is described as a program in which a high achieving student retakes a course successfully completed in order to model desired behaviors for other students. The SCI Leader demonstrates good study skills and organizes small group study sessions. This study examines the effectiveness…
Descriptors: College Programs, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
Kaufman, Phillip; Bradbury, Denise – National Center for Education Statistics, 1992
The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is a large-scale, national longitudinal study designed and sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), with support from other government agencies. Beginning in the spring of 1988 with a cohort of eighth graders (25,000) attending public and private schools across…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Longitudinal Studies, Statistical Analysis, Demography
