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Somers, Marie-Andrée; Zhu, Pei; Jacob, Robin; Bloom, Howard – MDRC, 2013
In this paper, we examine the validity and precision of two nonexperimental study designs (NXDs) that can be used in educational evaluation: the comparative interrupted time series (CITS) design and the difference-in-difference (DD) design. In a CITS design, program impacts are evaluated by looking at whether the treatment group deviates from its…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Assessment, Time, Intervals
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Zhang, Chunming; Lu, Yuefeng – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2004
A family of integrals over infinite intervals appears frequently in the statistical literature on non-parametric regression. This note presents two simple transform methods, based on beta function and Parseval identity, to explicitly evaluate these integrals. These methods will benefit researchers and practitioners working in non-parametric…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Intervals, Computation, Mathematics Instruction
Cabalo, Jessica Villaruz; Vu, Minh-Thien – Empirical Education Inc., 2007
The Maui Hawaii Educational consortium (the Maui School District and Maui Community College) sought scientifically based evidence for the effectiveness of the "Cognitive Tutor (CT) Algebra I Curriculum" to inform adoption decisions. Decision makers were particularly interested in whether the use of the "CT" program affects…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Program Effectiveness, Algebra, Community Colleges