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Penner, Irene Suzanne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The study investigated the effects of the Cognitive Level and Quality Writing Assessment (CLAQWA) rubric on the cognitive skill and writing skill growth of college freshmen. The participants (n = 107) were enrolled in a composition course at a Midwestern state university. The nonequivalent control group design used quantitative analysis with…
Descriptors: Control Groups, College Freshmen, Writing (Composition), Writing Evaluation
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Sundberg, Sara Brooks – History Teacher, 2006
This paper explores whether or not the simple addition of essay questions in examinations increased the learning of the sort normally tested by objective questions alone. Thirteen sections of a "United States History to 1877" class comprised the study group. The experimental group, consisting of nine sections, wrote essay questions on…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Scores, Control Groups, United States History
Bloom, Lawrence A.; And Others – 1975
The PRINCE materials for undergraduate collegiate students, developed at Syracuse University, were field tested at six higher education institutions for this evaluation study. The materials, consisting of four versions of a simulation, were designed to teach skills for analyzing political situations from a strategic point of view, with the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Control Groups, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Evaluation