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Hitchcock, John H.; Johnson, R. Burke; Schoonenboom, Judith – Research in the Schools, 2018
The central purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the many ways in which special educators can generate and think about causal inference to inform policy and practice. Consideration of causality across different lenses can be carried out by engaging in multiple method and mixed methods ways of thinking about inference. This article…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Statistical Inference, Special Education, Educational Research
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Chalmin-Pui, Lauriane Suyin; Perkins, Richard – Environmental Education Research, 2017
Using a case study of London Zoo's BUGS (Biodiversity Underpinning Global Survival) exhibit, this article assesses the role of experiential learning in raising biodiversity knowledge, concern and potential pro-conservation actions. Using Personal Meaning Mindmapping, a novel method in visitor research, the study examines how adult visitors relate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Recreational Facilities, Entomology
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Pampaka, Maria; Hutcheson, Graeme; Williams, Julian – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2016
Missing data is endemic in much educational research. However, practices such as step-wise regression common in the educational research literature have been shown to be dangerous when significant data are missing, and multiple imputation (MI) is generally recommended by statisticians. In this paper, we provide a review of these advances and their…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Error of Measurement, Computation
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Sang, Jane – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this study to assess communication channels as implementation determinants of performance management framework In Kenya at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH). The communication theory was used to inform the study. This study adopted an explanatory design. The target sampled 510 respondents through simple random and stratified…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Models, Multivariate Analysis
Deck, Anita S. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
As widespread as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) initiatives and reforms are today in education, a rudimentary problem with these endeavors is being overlooked. In general, education programs and school districts are failing to ensure that elementary teachers who provide children's early academic experiences have the appropriate…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Science Instruction
Sobol, Elise S. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This research study was built upon findings in neuroscience of the brain's natural ability to physically change itself through cognitive modifiability by creating new pathways and neural connections. The purpose of the research was to investigate instructional music applications for improvement in basic math skills with students who are on the…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Mathematics Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders