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Catherine Mata; Katharine Meyer; Lindsay Page – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This article examines the risk of crossover contamination in individual-level randomization, a common concern in experimental research, in the context of a large-enrollment college course. While individual-level randomization is more efficient for assessing program effectiveness, it also increases the potential for control group students to cross…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Large Group Instruction
Garcia Laborda, Jesus; Bejarano, Luis G.; Otero de Juan, Nuria; Litzler, Mary Frances; Megias Rosa, Manuel – Online Submission, 2014
Problem Statement: One of the most frequently neglected aspects of testing is teachers' attitudes. Overall, in-service teachers may have a preconception of what testing means and what its implications are both in high and low stakes testing. However, very few studies have addressed the realities or opinions of pre-service teachers. Methods: Two…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects
Patterson, Margaret Becker; Song, Wei; Zhang, Jizhi – GED Testing Service, 2009
For most high school non-completers, the GED[R] credential is the bridge to postsecondary education, but little is known about how successfully they could make that transition and whether their participation shifts across time. The American Council on Education (ACE) has begun a three-year longitudinal study to understand the effect of the GED…
Descriptors: Credentials, Postsecondary Education, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Huskey, Barton – Online Submission, 2001
This report summarizes evaluation results on the costs and benefits of administering ACT's EXPLORE assessment in AISD during its pilot year in 2000-2001.
Descriptors: School Districts, Pilot Projects, Costs, Decision Making