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Salmon, Robert; And Others – 1977
The effect of an advance organizer on post test performance was studied in a 2 X 2 X 2 factorial design with the effects of the organizer, pretest and mathematics learning passage controlled. An advance organizer of approximately 500 words and a learning passage of approximately 1,000 words were developed. A 41-item multiple choice test based on…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Style, Higher Education, Learning
Download full textHorst, Donald P.; Fagan, Barbara M. – 1976
Twelve common errors which can invalidate an otherwise sound evaluation are identified, and ways to avoid them are presented. The hazards are: (1) grade-equivalent scores; (2) inappropriate statistical adjustments with nonequivalent control groups; (3) administering norm-referenced tests at inappropriate times of the school year; (4) inappropriate…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Marx, Thomas – 1973
When two groups, initially dissimilar, undergo different treatments, can subsequent differences be partitioned in such a way that the difference between the two treatments is unbiased? This is the central problem of this paper, and it is confronted by the examination of two levels of information using a Follow Through Evaluation. The first…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis
