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Download full textLane, Forrest C.; Henson, Robin K. – Online Submission, 2010
Education research rarely lends itself to large scale experimental research and true randomization, leaving the researcher to quasi-experimental designs. The problem with quasi-experimental research is that underlying factors may impact group selection and lead to potentially biased results. One way to minimize the impact of non-randomization is…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Scores
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Direct linkWong, Kenneth K.; Socha, Ted – Peabody Journal of Education, 2008
This pilot study proposes a set of analytical steps for comparing schools that participate in the National Science Foundation's Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program and their nonparticipating peers in the same state. This pilot is part of a larger effort to evaluate the MSP Program's role in student achievement, with two companion analyses.…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Pilot Projects, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Research
Zimmerman, Corinne; Raghavan, Kalyani; Sartoris, Mary – International Journal of Science Education, 2003
The Model-Assisted Reasoning in Science (MARS) project seeks to promote model-centered instruction as a means of improving middle-school science education. As part of the evaluation of the sixth-grade curriculum, performance of MARS and non-MARS students was compared on a curriculum-neutral task. Fourteen students participated in structured…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Theory Practice Relationship, Science Education, Instructional Effectiveness
