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Walker, Ruth; Barwell, Graham – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2009
Peer bias is recognised as a primary factor in negative student perceptions of peer assessment strategies. This study trialled the use of classroom response systems, widely known as clickers, in small seminar classes in order to actively engage students in their subject's assessment process while providing the anonymity that would lessen the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Peer Evaluation, Audience Response Systems, Focus Groups
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Goldstein, Harvey; Blatchford, Peter – British Educational Research Journal, 1998
Reviews research into class size effects from a methodological viewpoint, concentrating on various strengths and weaknesses of randomized controlled trials (RCT) and observational studies. Discusses population definitions, causation, and generally sets out criteria for valid inferences from such studies. Illustrates with new findings from data in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Control Groups, Data Collection