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Showing 1 to 20 of 100 for “"Experimental research design"”.
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Effects of Adaptive Learning Technologies on Math Achievement: A Quantitative Study of ALEKS Math Software
… in a southern city. The study is a quasi-experimental research design with a sample size of 1110 students in grades fifth through ninth forming a control group and a treatment group of equal sizes. The data is compiled from the 2014-2015 school year (archived data) and has been analyzed …
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Maternal Sensitivity to Infant Cues: The Effects of Learning Infant Massage
… her infant’s communication cues. A quasi-experimental research design was utilized. A convenience sample of first time mothers aged 20 to 45 years with infants aged 2 to 6 months was screened. Data were analyzed using SPSS Graduate Pack, Version 12.0 for Windows. A total of 8 mothers and …
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An experimental study of self-regulated learning in biology with special reference to instructional control, locus of control, and academic performance
… for IQ and ability. A counter-balanced, quasi-experimental research design was implemented for two five-day cycles. Learner locus of control and self-regulatory behaviour were established using, respectively, the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire (Crandall, et al, 1965), and …
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Investigating the perceptions to and effectiveness of an ally skill-building workshop
There is limited research examining the antecedents, moderators, and determinants of ally skill-building workshops, a new methodology in the diversity management field. A three-part longitudinal quasi-experimental research design measured levels of implicit person beliefs, color blind racial …
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Ranging of Aircraft Using Wide-baseline Stereopsis
<p>The purpose of this research was to investigate the efficacy of wide-baseline stereopsis as a method of ranging aircraft, specifically as a possible sense-and-avoid solution in Unmanned Aerial Systems. Two studies were performed: the first was an experimental pilot study to examine the ability …
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Air Traffic Controllers’ Occupational Stress and Performance in the Future Air Traffic Management
… stress and performance. In a within-subject experimental research design, 24 participants sampled from a university’s undergraduate Air Traffic Management (ATM) program completed three different air traffic control (ATC) scenarios on an en route ATC simulation system. The degree of UAV …
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A Comparative Analysis of the Singapore Math Curriculum and the Everyday Mathematics Curriculum on Fifth Grade Achievement in a Large Northeastern Urban Public School District
… 5 mathematics performance. An explanatory non-experimental research design was employed using post hoc pre- and post-treatment data from 2010 NJ ASK3 and 2012 NJ ASK5 administrations, respectively. The study examined the achievement outcomes of 205 Grade 5 general education students across …
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The Effects of Learning Assistance on a Selected Group of Nursing Students
… college in the Pacific Northwest. A quasi-experimental research design, using both non-equivalent control groups and a matched group, was utilized.<br /> The study posed 15 null hypotheses regarding the use of the variables: learning assistance, informal learning assistance and formal …
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How Does Frame-of-Reference Training Increase Rater Accuracy? A Test of Potential Explanatory Mechanisms.
… for the effects of FOR training on accuracy. The researcher hypothesised that FOR training would enhance raters’ dispositional reasoning, rating motivation and self-efficacy, which, in turn, would increase their rating accuracy. A post-test only experimental research design was used in a sample of …
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The Motherhood Penalty: Not so Black and White
… a motherhood penalty. However, this line of research largely focuses on the experiences of White women and is lacking an intersectional approach. Using an experimental research design, I examined how candidate race and parenthood impacted breadwinner perceptions and promotion ratings. I …
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A Comparison of Safety Management Systems Training Methods at a Collegiate Flight-Training Institution
… a university flight program. Additionally, the research sought to determine whether a correlation exists between safety knowledge and safety culture perception. An experimental research design was used to study two independent variables, training method and person type, and their effect of SMS …
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Using Peer Mentors in the Clinical Setting to Reduce Anxiety in the First Semester Clinical Nursing Student
… is widely used in the educational setting. Research suggests it is a powerful educational tool with multiple positive outcomes for students. However, there is little research regarding peer mentoring in the clinical setting. The clinical setting, an important aspect of nurses’ educational …
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Increasing eye contact and appropriate verbalizations of young children with autistic characteristics
Social skills have been widely regarded by researchers and educators to be crucial to successful school performances as well as an individual's overall social functioning. The need to be competent in social skills increases for children with autism or autistic characteristics. A teaching strategy …
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Organizational commitment among NCAA Division III athletic directors.
… directors. A quantitative, cross sectional, non-experimental, research design was utilized for this investigation. The theoretical framework on which this investigation was built upon is Meyer and Allens (1991) three-component model theory of organizational commitment: affective (desire), …
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Cognitive tutoring and assessment systems and mathematics achievement: a quantitative study of the Summit Learning Platform
… within the same district. Further, a quasi-experimental research design was used with a sample size of 2000 students in the control group and 450 students in the treatment group. Data were compiled from the 2018-2019 school year and applied a combination of t-tests and analysis of variance …
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What happens when parent volunteers provide literacy support for preschool students using interactive read alouds in a private reading?
… each were selected to fill the groups, experimental and control. A quasi-experimental research design was used in this study with parents in the experimental group being trained in one-on-one interactive read alouds in a reading center or home (natural setting) with print referencing …
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The Effect of Repeated Read-Aloud Strategy on Preschool Children's Reading Comprehension
… days or weeks. This study followed a quasi-experimental research design. Fourteen four-year-old preschool children from a Southwest Missouri Head Start Center were selected to participate. Data was collected over a three week period and then analyzed using a t-test at the .05 level of …
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Computer-Assisted Instruction in Literacy Skills for Kindergarten Students and Perceptions of Administrators and Teachers.
… school year. This study included a quasi-experimental research design to determine if students using the computer-assisted instructional program improved more on the district literacy assessments than students who did not use the program. The treatment group members were the 449 …
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Teacher Certification in ESL: A Quantitative Study of Spanish-Speaking Student Achievement in Reading and Mathematics
… urban public elementary charter school. A quasi-experimental research design was used with a sample size of 3,285 student scores in the control group and 423 student scores in the treatment group. Data were compiled from the fall of the 2017–2018 school year through the winter of the 2021–2022 …
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THE LEVEL OF VALUE AND EXPECTANCY HELD FOR ADULT AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION BY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS IN MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS
The purpose of this research was to examine agricultural educators and adult agricultural education programming offered through secondary agricultural education programs within Illinois and Missouri using a non-experimental research design and a self-report questionnaire known as the Adult …
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