ERIC Number: EJ782420
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 28
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Intraclass Correlation Values for Planning Group-Randomized Trials in Education
Hedges, Larry V.; Hedberg, E. C.
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v29 n1 p60-87 2007
Experiments that assign intact groups to treatment conditions are increasingly common in social research. In educational research, the groups assigned are often schools. The design of group-randomized experiments requires knowledge of the intraclass correlation structure to compute statistical power and sample sizes required to achieve adequate power. This article provides a compilation of intraclass correlation values of academic achievement and related covariate effects that could be used for planning group-randomized experiments in education. It also provides variance component information that is useful in planning experiments involving covariates. The use of these values to compute the statistical power of group-randomized experiments is illustrated. (Contains 11 tables.)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Experiments, Sample Size, Statistical Analysis, Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, Probability, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Effect Size, Pretests Posttests, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills; Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey
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IES Cited: ED511782; ED503448; ED511789
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