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Supplying Choice: An Analysis of School Participation Decisions in Voucher Programs in Washington, DC, Indiana, and Louisiana
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Sude, Yujie; DeAngelis, Corey A.; Wolf, Patrick J. – Journal of School Choice, 2018
Since school voucher funds are public, policymakers fiercely debate how those funds should be spent. A goal of many decision-makers is to ensure that every private school option is "high-quality" through program accountability regulations. Private schools, however, decide whether to participate in a private school choice program and…
Descriptors: School Involvement, Educational Vouchers, Decision Making, Public Schools
Examining Adult Basic Education in Indiana
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Hawkins, Alishea – ProQuest LLC, 2017
While it is known that over 500,000 individuals in the State of Indiana have not obtained a High School Diploma or Equivalency (StatsIndiana, 2015), limited empirical information exists on Indiana students pursuing adult basic education along with implications for a state that has changed its adult basic education high stakes high school…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Student Characteristics, High School Equivalency Programs, Statistical Analysis
Partially Identified Treatment Effects for Generalizability
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Chan, Wendy – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017
Recent methods to improve generalizations from nonrandom samples typically invoke assumptions such as the strong ignorability of sample selection, which is challenging to meet in practice. Although researchers acknowledge the difficulty in meeting this assumption, point estimates are still provided and used without considering alternative…
Descriptors: Generalization, Inferences, Probability, Educational Research
Qualitative Contrast between Knowledge-Limited Mixed-State and Variable-Resources Models of Visual Change Detection
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Nosofsky, Robert M.; Donkin, Chris – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2016
We report an experiment designed to provide a qualitative contrast between knowledge-limited versions of mixed-state and variable-resources (VR) models of visual change detection. The key data pattern is that observers often respond "same" on big-change trials, while simultaneously being able to discriminate between same and small-change…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Probability, Models, Prediction
An Analysis of the Relationship between Essential Learning Mastery and Mathematics Achievement in Grades 3 and 4
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Haystead, Mark W. – Marzano Research, 2016
Over several years, Clark Pleasant Community School Corporation (CPCSC) schools have dedicated significant professional development hours and time to develop Essential Learnings (ELs) along with proficiency scales that could guide the content of classroom assessments used to determine student mastery. This report presents findings from statistical…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 3, Grade 4
An Analysis of the Relationship between English Language Arts and Mathematics Achievement and Essential Learning Mastery in Grades 3 and 4. Executive Summary
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Haystead, Mark W. – Marzano Research, 2016
Over several years, Clark Pleasant Community School Corporation (CPCSC) schools have dedicated significant professional development hours and time to develop Essential Learnings (ELs) along with proficiency scales that could guide the content of classroom assessments used to determine student mastery. This executive summary highlights key findings…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 3, Grade 4