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Download full textYli-Piipari, S.; Layne, T.; McCollins, T.; Knox, T. – JTRM in Kinesiology, 2016
The aim of the study was to examine the effect of a 4-week classroom physical activity break intervention on middle school students' health-related physical fitness. The study was a randomized controlled trial with students assigned to the experiment and control conditions. A convenience sample comprised 94 adolescents (experiment group n = 52;…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Physical Activity Level, Intervention, Physical Fitness
Direct linkMontague, Marjorie; Krawec, Jennifer; Enders, Craig; Dietz, Samantha – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
The effects of a mathematical problem-solving intervention on students' problem-solving performance and math achievement were measured in a randomized control trial with 1,059 7th-grade students. The intervention, "Solve It!," is a research-based cognitive strategy instructional intervention that was shown to improve the problem-solving…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving
Konstantopoulos, Spyros; Miller, Shazia Rafiullah; van der Ploeg, Arie – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013
Interim assessments are increasingly common in U.S. schools. We use high-quality data from a large-scale school-level cluster randomized experiment to examine the impact of two well-known commercial interim assessment programs on mathematics and reading achievement in Indiana. Results indicate that the treatment effects are positive but not…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, State Policy, Program Effectiveness
Novack, Stanley R. – Training, 1976
A statistical method, Fishers Table of t (or t ratio), is used to determine the statistical significance of a comparison of results from pretests and post-tests of knowledge and skill taken by training program participants. A statistically significant improvement can demonstrate training effectiveness. (MS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Programs, Evaluation Methods, Pretesting
Irvine, David J.; And Others – 1976
Identifying the effects of the New York State Experimental Prekindergarten Program on the development of children requires that a broad array of data be analyzed. In studying the effects of the program, the evaluation unit is interested in determining whether there is an overall effect, and whether children of different ages and different levels…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analysis of Covariance, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests
PDF pending restorationWeber, Margaret B. – 1976
An application of evaluation methodology to innovative educational programs through a case study of a Chicago suburban high school program for alternative education is presented. The evaluation methodology encompasses the difficulty in combining comparative programs, individual-diagnostic, and individual developmental measures, the selection of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives
System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CA. – 1972
The second of two reports on a national evaluation of the immediate effects of Project Head Start describes the characteristics of children, families and programs in samples of full-year classes operating in 1966-67 and 1967-68. No control groups were used; comparisons were made within the Head Start sample to see what kinds of classroom…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Affective Measures, Age Differences, Classroom Observation Techniques
System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CA. – 1972
The first of two reports of a national evaluation of the immediate effects of Project Head Start describes the characteristics of children, families and programs in samples of full-year classes operating in 1968-69. The study identifies changes associated with Head Start participation and the conditions under which these changes were greatest. No…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Affective Measures, Age Differences, Classroom Observation Techniques
