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A Longitudinal Study of the Intervention Process Within an Insurance Firm Using Quasi-Experimental Research Designs
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Effects of Adaptive Learning Technologies on Math Achievement: A Quantitative Study of ALEKS Math Software
… districts 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 …
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Using art therapy to increase reading motivation in below grade-level readers
… proficiencies are below-grade level. This quasi-experimental research quantitatively measured the correlation between art therapy and reading level improvement for below-grade level K-5 elementary school students. The measurement tools were the Motivation to Read Profile (MRP) and the …
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Maternal Sensitivity to Infant Cues: The Effects of Learning Infant Massage
… to recognize 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 …
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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
… matched 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, …
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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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Learning strategies used by students of english composition II, semester I 2014 bachelor in english teaching to develop their writing skill, department of foreign languages at the University of El Salvador.
The research project addresses the development of the writing skills of students who are learning English as a foreign language. It investigates the strategies that students use to write an essay and the progress they had during the composition II course. As such, it aims to study what writing …
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The Effects of Learning Assistance on a Selected Group of Nursing Students
… supported 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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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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Cognitive tutoring and assessment systems and mathematics achievement: a quantitative study of the Summit Learning Platform
… schools 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 …
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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
… several 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.
… the 2005-2006 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 …
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An ex post facto evaluation of the Philadelphia GunStat model
… two phases and two years. It involved both a quasi-experimental research design which employed propensity score matching methods to generate comparisons, and a process-evaluation where several themes, including program implementation, were explored. The results here suggest that GunStat did …
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The Impact of a Design-Based Engineering Curriculum on High School Biology: Evaluating Academic Achievement and Student Perceptions of Epistemology, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Determination in Life Science
… self-efficacy and self-determination. This quasi-experimental research study tested these claims by implementing an EDP curriculum within two honors biology classes (n=36) at an independent high school in a large urban city in the Southeastern United States. Two additional honors biology …
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Kesan gaya berfikir dan kemahiran penyelesaian masalah inventif terhadap kemahiran penyelesaian masalah
… flexibility, and originality/innovation. Quasi-experimental research design was used which involved pre-test and post-test. 106 students were selected based on clustered random sampling techniques and divided into a control group (52 students) and a treatment group (54 students). The …
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The Effect of Virtual Simulation on the Development of Basic Counseling Skills, Self-Reported Immersion Experience, Self-Reported Counselor Self-Efficacy, and Self-Reported Anxiety of Counselors-in-Training
… and student-to-student role play. A quasi-experimental research design was used to investigate the effect of the treatment on the constructs. The results of this study found that there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups across all four constructs. A …
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An investigation into whether the 'iceberg' system of peer mediation training, and peer mediation, reduce levels of bullying, raise self-esteem, and increase pupil empowerment amongst upper primary age children
… that are revisited as part of the empirical research. The empirical research has a quasi-experimental research design which uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The experiment was set up to answer the main research questions as objectively as possible, given the author’s existing …
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On-Demand Tutoring in Distance Education: Intrinsically-motivated, Scalable Interpersonal Interaction to Improve Achievement, Completion, and Satisfaction
… in their success without it. Further, while researchers explore increased interaction as a solution, professors usually do not have time for it and attempts to provide it are often restricted by institutions' limited resources. Very little has been published on the effects of distance …
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