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Thrasher, Emily; Starling, Tina; Lovett, Jennifer N.; Doerr, Helen M.; Lee, Hollylynne S. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2015
This paper explores the impact on teachers' self-efficacy to teach statistics from a graduate course aimed to develop teachers' knowledge of inferential statistics through engaging in data analysis using technology. This study uses qualitative and quantitative data from the Self-Efficacy to Teach Statistics Survey (Harrell-Williams et al., 2013)…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Self Efficacy, Graduate Students, Statistical Inference
Briggs, Derek. C. – 2003
In the social sciences, evaluating the effectiveness of a program or intervention often leads researchers to draw causal inferences from observational research designs. Bias in estimated causal effects becomes an obvious problem in such settings. This paper presents the Heckman Model as an approach sometimes applied to observational data for the…
Descriptors: Causal Models, College Entrance Examinations, Program Effectiveness, Regression (Statistics)
Madhere, Serge – 1986
One of the most appropriate quasiexperimental approaches to compensatory education is the regression-discontinuity design. However, it remains underutilized, in part because of the need to clarify the link between the mathematical model and administrative decision-making. This paper explains the derivation of a program efficiency index congruent…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cutting Scores, Effect Size, Elementary Education