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Design Principles for Simulation-Based Learning of Hypothesis Testing in Secondary School
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Per Nilsson; Andreas Eckert – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2024
This study contributes to the call for influencing practice by increasing attention to how learning environments can be designed to support learning in statistical inference. We report on a design experiment in secondary school (students 14-16 years old), that resulted in a set of lessons with the learning goal of teaching students how to apply…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Hypothesis Testing, Secondary School Students
Killeen's Probability of Replication and Predictive Probabilities: How to Compute, Use, and Interpret Them
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Lecoutre, Bruno; Lecoutre, Marie-Paule; Poitevineau, Jacques – Psychological Methods, 2010
P. R. Killeen's (2005a) probability of replication ("p[subscript rep]") of an experimental result is the fiducial Bayesian predictive probability of finding a same-sign effect in a replication of an experiment. "p[subscript rep]" is now routinely reported in "Psychological Science" and has also begun to appear in…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Guidelines, Probability, Computation
A Model-Averaging Approach to Replication : The Case of "p[subscript rep]"
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Iverson, Geoffrey J.; Wagenmakers, Eric-Jan; Lee, Michael D. – Psychological Methods, 2010
The purpose of the recently proposed "p[subscript rep]" statistic is to estimate the probability of concurrence, that is, the probability that a replicate experiment yields an effect of the same sign (Killeen, 2005a). The influential journal "Psychological Science" endorses "p[subscript rep]" and recommends its use…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Evaluation Methods, Probability, Experiments
Quantitative Reporting Practices in Middle-Grades Research Journals: Lessons to Learn
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Capraro, Robert M.; Capraro, Mary Margaret – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2009
This study examines two journals specific to the middles grades where original quantitative empirical articles are published, Research in Middle Level Education and Middle Grades Research Journal to determine what quantitative statistics are used, how they are used, and what study designs are used. Important for those who write for the…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Research Methodology, Social Science Research, Effect Size
Statistical Inference when Classroom Quality Is Measured with Error
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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
Statistical Significance Testing Should Be Discontinued in Mathematics Education Research.
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Menon, Rama – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 1993
Discusses five common myths about statistical significance testing (SST), the possible erroneous and harmful contributions of SST to educational research, and suggested alternatives to SST for mathematics education research. (Contains 61 references.) (MKR)
Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Hypothesis Testing
The Use (and Misuse) of Statistical Significance Testing: Some Recommendations for Improved Editorial Policy and Practice.
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Thompson, Bruce – 1987
This paper evaluates the logic underlying various criticisms of statistical significance testing and makes specific recommendations for scientific and editorial practice that might better increase the knowledge base. Reliance on the traditional hypothesis testing model has led to a major bias against nonsignificant results and to misinterpretation…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Data Interpretation, Editors, Effect Size