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Showing 1 to 20 of 315 for “"Pretest Posttest"”.
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Functional Cognitive Activities for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury: Pilot Case Studies
… traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study was a pretest-posttest design consisted of two participants with TBI.</p> <p>Both participants attended 14 out of the 16 intervention sessions, twice-a-week for eight-weeks. Pretest-posttest measurements, including the Canadian Occupational Performance …
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Measuring the impact of a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention on perceived stress and study skills of social work graduate students
… State University School of Social Work through a pretest posttest group design using time-series data to evaluate meditation practice; (2) a pretest posttest group design which examined changes in self-regulated learning skills; and (3) a cross-sectional survey which explored students …
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Expectation shift of student teachers and their cooperating teachers
… pairs participated in the study. Pairs completed pretest and posttest instruments. Instruments administered were the Student Teacher Expectation Scale and the Cooperating Teacher Expectation Scale given to student teachers and cooperating teachers respectively. The …
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A comparison of Read 180 instruction in a small learning community versus a traditional model
… The study implemented an experimental group pretest/posttest design. Both groups received Read 180 instruction for 40 minutes daily. Group 1 participants were part of a pilot small learning community and were receiving Read 180 intervention as a supplement to their English class. Group 2 …
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The Effects of Inservice Science Teachers’ Self-Efficacy on Science Achievement using the 5E Model of Instruction.
… specifically with in-service science teachers. A pretest-posttest, non-equivalent control group, quasi-experimental research design was used in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 to find the effects of in-service science teachers’ self-efficacy on science achievement, using the 5E Instructional Model. The …
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The relationship of service learning and college student development
… development of skills, and knowledge of self?" A pretest/posttest design was employed to measure the four dimensions of growth associated with participation in community service learning experiences. The sample was 116 students enrolled at James Madison University and Radford University. Data from …
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The Effect of an Interprofessional Hospital Rotation on Senior Dental Hygiene Students’ Interprofessional Identity
… for effective practice in IP teams. Methods: A pretest-posttest survey design was implemented to measure changes in University of Minnesota senior dental hygiene (DH) students’ IPI before and after an interprofessional hospital rotation. Changes in pretest-posttest scores were measured using the …
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Performance Anxiety Coping Skills Seminar: Is It Effective in Reducing Musical Performance Anxiety and Enhancing Musical Performance Quality?
A pretest-posttest experimental study was conducted on 35 music majors at Taylor University, using questionnaires to measure musical performance anxiety and musical performance quality. The study compared the effectiveness of two different treatments: 1) informal practice performance and 2) a …
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Relationship of an Employee Assistance Program to Stress, Absenteeism, Intention to Leave, and Job Performance
… EAP services and employee behavior. A one-group, pretest-posttest design was utilized and administered to fifty EAP users at the time of their first contact with EAP and two and four months later.
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The Effects of an Educational Intervention of the Knowledge of, Beliefs about, and Behavioral Intentions Related to Preterm Labor Signs and Symptoms Among Normal, Healthy, Pregnant Women
… related to preterm labor was measured using a pretest-posttest questionnaire that the researcher developed. Questions were developed from an educational videotape and modified from a tool used by Freda et colleagues (1990). Statistically significant differences were found between the pretest …
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Enhancing cognition of circle theorems via adaptive technology in rural-based Eswatini: pre-service teachers' usage and acceptance of geogebra
… Fit of GeoGebra for circle theorems cognition. A pretest posttest was employed to assess the effects of GeoGebra on pre-service teachers’ cognition of circle theorems. The study used a one-group quasi-experimental research design, with 187 pre-service teachers taking a pre-test on circle theorems …
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An investigation of the effectiveness of TWA on reading comprehension of students with and at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders
… disorders, using a randomized control trial pretest-posttest design. Results suggested no statistical significance between the reading comprehension of the treatment and control group following the intervention. Limitations are discussed and suggestions for future research are presented.
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Treating Sex Offender Denial: Measuring Client Change and Contributing Therapeutic Factors
… components is rarely done. This study utilized a pretest/posttest design to measure the effect of a twelve-week treatment group on types of denial and solicited group members’ opinions on the helpfulness of specific components. Results indicated denial was lowered and group cohesiveness …
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The effects of cognitive strategy instruction on math problem solving of high school students with learning disabilities
… classroom setting. The study implemented a pretest-posttest design. There were sixteen participants in the intervention group as well as sixteen students in the control group. The study took place in four different resource mathematics classrooms. The independent variable was a modified …
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The effects of music and imagery on learning and attitudes in an industry training class
… imagery, or (4) control. Subjects were given a pretest, posttest, transfer task, and an evaluation form. While test scores improved significantly from pretest to posttest, there were no significant differences between any of the conditions on the posttest, transfer task, and two of the …
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The Role of Kinesthestics in Learning the Importance of Active Engagement and the Connected Process of Reflection
… first grade class. The methodology used was a pretest, posttest, experimental design. Results reported as simple means indicated that cognitive skills improved slightly when the kinesthetic clement was present.</p>
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Development, implementation and evaluation of a nutrition education course for senior citizens
… and food preparation to improve their health. A pretest-posttest design survey was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot course and to seek recommendations for similar courses. Overall, results indicated that the elderly people who participated in the needs assessment study and those …
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The Effects of Group Counseling on the Self-Esteem, Anxiety, and Behavior of Children with Deployed Parents
… groups.</p> <p>An experimental/control group pretest-posttest design was employed. Independent variables were the child's participation in the Children of Deployed Parents-Group/control group, child gender and age. Dependent variables were self-esteem, anxiety, and behavior as measured by the …
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Effects of Interaction and of Instruction in Changing the Perceptions of Children and Elderly People About Each Other
… and sixth-grade children completed a 15-item pretest/posttest dealing with perceptions of "aging," personality of elderly people," "attraction to elderly people," and "stereotypes of elderly people." Selected nursing home residents completed a ten-item pretest/posttest asking them to compare …
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The Effectiveness of the Writing Workshop Model to Teach an English-as-a-Second-Language College Writing Course in Puerto Rico: a Look at Students' Outcomes
… writing classes were asked to take a pretest-posttest related to writing skills and a pretest-posttest related to composition skills to indicate their level of agreement for each of the 22 statements on a Likert-type (survey) instrument--strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree …
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