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Sabbah, Sabah Salman – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2015
This study explored the potential effect of college students' self-generated computerized mind maps on their reading comprehension. It also investigated the subjects' attitudes toward generating computerized mind maps for reading comprehension. The study was conducted in response to the inability of the foundation-level students, who were learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Concept Mapping, Reading Achievement
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Hsu, Ching-Kun; Hwang, Gwo-Jen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
Personal computer assembly courses have been recognized as being essential in helping students understand computer structure as well as the functionality of each computer component. In this study, a context-aware ubiquitous learning approach is proposed for providing instant assistance to individual students in the learning activity of a…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
Barnow, Burt S.; And Others – 1980
Selectivity bias arises in program evaluation when the treatment or control status of the subjects is related to unmeasured characteristics that themselves are related to the program outcome under study. This situation has the potential to lead to an incorrect estimation of the treatment effect when assignment to treatment and control groups is…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Groups, Models
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Alcabes, Abraham; Jones, James A. – Social Work, 1985
Presents an analytical model for differentiating true clients from applicants in clinical social work practice. Society and the professions, and individuals and primary groups are discussed as structural determinants of clienthood. Social work practice is described as consisting of two major divisions: socialization and treatment. (NRB)
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Effectiveness, Experimental Groups, Models
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Morran, D. Keith; And Others – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1990
Discusses ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) designs with nested factors as an option for addressing unit of analysis issues when conducting group research. These principles can be extended to more complex designs involving multiple treatment factors where groups are either nested or crossed with these factors. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Experimental Groups, Factor Analysis, Group Dynamics
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Hughes, Teresa; Helling, Mary Kay – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1991
Discusses strategies researchers can use to help young children understand the research process and be better able to give informed consent. Argues that proxy consent from parents (historically used as a substitute for children's informed consent) does not fully meet the requirements of informed consent. (Author/GR)
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Decision Making Skills, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Edwards, Roger H.; Bridewell, Joy L. – 1979
Possible causes for the discrepancy between the ABT report on the national Project Follow Through and the Saint Louis, Missouri program were discussed: (1) ABT data were positively biased because of non-random, differential attrition from the program and control groups; (2) positive ABT data were due to use of a particular cohort group; or (3)…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Affective Objectives, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education