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A Bayesian Nonparametric Causal Model for Regression Discontinuity Designs
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Karabatsos, George; Walker, Stephen G. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
The regression discontinuity (RD) design (Thistlewaite & Campbell, 1960; Cook, 2008) provides a framework to identify and estimate causal effects from a non-randomized design. Each subject of a RD design is assigned to the treatment (versus assignment to a non-treatment) whenever her/his observed value of the assignment variable equals or…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Bayesian Statistics, Nonparametric Statistics, Causal Models
In It for the Long Haul: Lessons from a Decade of Assessment
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Searing, Susan E. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2013
This paper analyzes student evaluations of library orientation and information literacy instruction over a ten-year period, 2002 to 2011. The survey respondents were five hundred students who were taking or had just completed their first course in LEEP, the distance education option of the M.S. program at the University of Illinois. This case…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Student Evaluation, Library Instruction, Information Literacy
Theoretical Orientation and Personality of the Therapist: A Graduate Student Sample
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Ivanovic, Mirka – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The current study adds to the literature--and addresses several identified limitations--about the relationship between therapist trainees' personality traits and their preference for a particular theoretical orientation(s). Therapist trainees (N = 197) in a Clinical Psy.D program at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology completed a paper…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Trainees, Graduate Students, Personality Traits
Scientist-Science Educator Collaborations: Do They Improve Students' Understanding of the Nature of Science?
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Martin-Dunlop, Catherine; Hodum, Peter – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2009
This article describes a research study in which a biologist and his research on Antarctic seabirds became part of an integrated science course for prospective elementary teachers. Students used the scientist's database on seabird chick growth rates for an experimental design investigation while the "regular" classes had a single science…
Descriptors: Research Design, Investigations, Scientific Principles, Databases
Dual Credit in Illinois: Making It Work
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Barnett, Elisbeth; Gardner, Douglas; Bragg, Debra – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2004
Dual credit programs were first established in the 1970s, gradually gaining popularity in the 1980s, and expanding enormously through the 1990s. These programs are designed to allow high school students to begin college-level coursework and simultaneously earn high school and college credit. While the original intent was to provide more…
Descriptors: Research Design, College Credits, Community Colleges, High School Students
From High School to College: Improving Opportunities for Success in Postsecondary Education
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Kirst, Michael W., Ed.; Venezia, Andrea, Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
This book reveals why so many students are entering college unprepared for college level work and often unable to complete a degree. This important book presents the findings of the Bridge Project, a major national research study conducted by Stanford University and funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the U.S. Department of Education. The…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Change, Graduation Rate, College Admission