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Raudenbush, Stephen W.; Sadoff, Sally – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2008
A dramatic shift in research priorities has recently produced a large number of ambitious randomized trials in K-12 education. In most cases, the aim is to improve student academic learning by improving classroom instruction. Embedded in these studies are theories about how the quality of classroom must improve if these interventions are to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement, Statistical Inference, Program Evaluation
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Jo, Booil; Asparouhov, Tihomir; Muthen, Bengt O.; Ialongo, Nicholas S.; Brown, C. Hendricks – Psychological Methods, 2008
Cluster randomized trials (CRTs) have been widely used in field experiments treating a cluster of individuals as the unit of randomization. This study focused particularly on situations where CRTs are accompanied by a common complication, namely, treatment noncompliance or, more generally, intervention nonadherence. In CRTs, compliance may be…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Intervention, Statistical Inference, Inferences