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Weiland, Travis – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2017
Context is at the core of any statistical investigation, yet many statistics tasks barely require students to go beyond superficial consideration of the contexts the tasks are situated in. In this article, I discuss a framework for evaluating the level of interaction with context a task requires of students and how to modify tasks to increase the…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Statistical Analysis, Investigations, Task Analysis
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Long, Dallas – Journal of Access Services, 2014
This article serves as a primer for assessment and evaluation design by describing the range of methods commonly employed in library settings. Quantitative methods, such as counting and benchmarking measures, are useful for investigating the internal operations of an access services department in order to identify workflow inefficiencies or…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Library Research, Library Services, Library Development
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Kim, Sooyeon; von Davier, Alina A.; Haberman, Shelby – Applied Measurement in Education, 2011
The synthetic function is a weighted average of the identity (the linking function for forms that are known to be completely parallel) and a traditional equating method. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the benefits of the synthetic function on small-sample equating using various real data sets gathered from different…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Equated Scores, Investigations, Data Analysis
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Özarslan, Murat; Çetin, Gülcan – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2014
This study aimed to investigate ninth grade students' views about enzymes using fortune lines technique and to obtain the students' views about fortune lines technique. Participants were 38 ninth grade students in a Technique Vocational Girls High School in the city of Kocaeli, Turkey. After instruction of subject of enzymes, the participants were…
Descriptors: Investigations, Student Attitudes, Scientific Concepts, Biochemistry
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Jang, Leong Yeok; Liu, Woon Chia – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2012
This study sought to better understand the adoption of multiple achievement goals at an intra-individual level, and its links to emotional well-being, learning, and academic achievement. Participants were 480 Secondary Two students (aged between 13 and 14 years) from two coeducational government schools. Hierarchical cluster analysis revealed the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, Motivation, Multivariate Analysis
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Sun, Minghui; Ren, Xiangshi – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2011
A tracking state increases the bandwidth of pen-based interfaces. However, this state is difficult to detect with default visual feedback. This paper reports on two experiments that are designed to evaluate multimodal feedback for pointing tasks (both 1D and 2D) in tracking state. In 1D pointing experiments, results show that there is a…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Task Analysis, Feedback (Response), Experiments
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Burke, Michael J.; Salvador, Rommel O.; Smith-Crowe, Kristin; Chan-Serafin, Suzanne; Smith, Alexis; Sonesh, Shirley – Journal of Applied Psychology, 2011
On the basis of hypotheses derived from social and experiential learning theories, we meta-analytically investigated how safety training and workplace hazards impact the development of safety knowledge and safety performance. The results were consistent with an expected interaction between the level of engagement of safety training and hazardous…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Safety, Experiential Learning, Severity (of Disability)
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DeCaro, Jason A.; Worthman, Carol M. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2011
This study tested associations among parenting stress prior to a child's kindergarten entry, the sustainability of family routines, and biomarkers of stress among parents following the kindergarten transition. Parents (N = 51) with higher prekindergarten scores on the Parenting Stress Index Short Form reported lower Family Routines Inventory…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Child Rearing, Holistic Approach, Physiology
Mitchell, Cathryn M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine job satisfaction levels of elementary principals in "major urban" districts in Texas and to identify strategies these principals used to cope with the demands of the position. Additionally, the project sought to find structures and supports needed to attract and retain principals in the…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Coping, Data Analysis, Accountability
Patel, Samir H. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The overall purpose of this study was to investigate counselor educators' attitudes towards evidence-based practices (EBPs) and perceived barriers to the inclusion of EBPs in counselor education curricula. Additionally, this study aimed to assess whether counselor educators' level of agreement towards the presence of motivational interviewing (MI)…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Counselor Client Relationship, Interviews, Measures (Individuals)
Lorent Deegan, Chanin E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study combined both qualitative and quantitative research to determine the impact of instructional practices on comprehension improvement in second grade Guided Reading groups. Four second grade teachers and their 73 students ages seven through eight years old participated in this study. Additionally, the study examined the effects of Guided…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Test Results, Reading Tests
Maestas, Gary E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The problem investigated in this research study relates to the referral rate for special education evaluations between students of teachers who were exposed to the professional development and resources associated with the federally funded Reading First program and students of teachers who were not exposed to the program. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Research Design, Lunch Programs, Program Effectiveness, Multivariate Analysis
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Peker, Murat; Mirasyedioglu, Seref – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of pre-service elementary school teachers' attitudes towards mathematics according to their learning styles. Two hundreds eighty one pre-service elementary school teachers were involved in this study. The researchers employed two types of instruments, Learning Style Inventory and Scale…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes, Measures (Individuals), Elementary School Teachers
Barham, Mary Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the low participation rate among high school students 18 years of age or older in Advanced Placement courses. The subjects in this study were 129 Advanced Placement Students and 129 non-Advanced Placement high school students 18 years of age or older in five high schools in two Louisiana parishes.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Work Experience Programs, Advanced Placement, Grade Point Average
Fetterman, David M. – 1989
Allegations by a resigning employee of intimidation, cover-up, unethical behavior, legal violations, waste, and mismanagement were investigated at a major university, relying on confidential interviews and a review of relevant documentation. The case study of this evaluation illustrates the advantages of a mix of qualitative and quantitative…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Employee Attitudes, Ethics
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