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The Effects of Write Score Formative Assessment on Student Achievement
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Fox, Janice M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In an "ex post facto" causal-comparative research design, this study investigated the effectiveness of a formative writing assessment program, Write Score, on increasing student writing achievement. Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) reading language arts and writing scores from 2012 were utilized for this study. The…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Writing Evaluation, Writing Achievement, Comparative Analysis
The Impact of Recurrent On-Line Synchronous Scientific Argumentation on Students' Argumentation and Conceptual Change
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Chen, Chien-Hsien; She, Hsiao-Ching – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This study reports the impact of Recurrent On-Line Synchronous Scientific Argumentation learning on 8th grade students' scientific argumentation ability and conceptual change involving physical science. The control group (N = 76) were recruited to receive conventional instruction whereas the experimental group (N = 74) received the Recurrent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Persuasive Discourse
Preparation, Practice, and Performance: An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Standards-Based Instruction on Secondary Students' Math and Science Achievement
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Thompson, Carla J. – Research in Education, 2009
For almost two decades proponents of educational reform have advocated the use of standards-based education in maths and science classrooms for improving teacher practices, increasing student learning, and raising the quality of maths and science instruction. This study empirically examined the impact of specific standards-based teacher…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Multiple Regression Analysis, Educational Change