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Download full textResch, Alexandra; Berk, Jillian; Akers, Lauren – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
An opportunistic experiment is a type of randomized controlled trial that studies the effects of a planned intervention or policy change with minimal added disruption and cost. This guide defines opportunistic experiments and provides examples, discusses issues to consider when identifying potential opportunistic experiments, and outlines the…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Educational Research, Intervention, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedBerz, William L.; Bowman, Judith – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1995
Reviews selected research in music computer-based technology and identifies four research cycles/patterns: technological development, adaptation, feasibility, and effectiveness. Asserts that identification is important because it places research in a defining framework. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Feasibility Studies, Music Education
Frazer, Gregory H.; And Others – 1983
This study sought to identify the most important, unanswered research questions in health education. Respondents consisted of 21 health educators selected by a panel of experts. The research methodology employed was a three round Delphi technique in which participants were asked to identify five significant research questions in health education…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Laurillard, Diana M. – Educational Technology, 1984
Describes a feasibility study designed to investigate interactive video and the balance of student versus program control with respect to the sequence of content presentation, the choice of how many practice exercises to do, and the strategy for alternating between the modes of receptive and active learning. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making, Educational Research, Feasibility Studies
Utah State Univ., Logan. Early Intervention Research Inst. – 1986
The report describes activities conducted during a 12-month baseline period preceding a series of longitudinal studies of the costs and effects of various types of early intervention with handicapped children conducted by the Early Intervention Research Institute at Utah State University. A systems theory perspective forms the theoretical base for…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Research
Peer reviewedSmith, Peter E. – Simulation and Games, 1987
Reviews research and development in media and computer based classroom simulations, emphasizing feasibility and reliability, presentation modes, and benefits. Areas of further study are highlighted, including transfer of training, degree of realism necessary, and correlation with instructional theories; specific variables for study are also…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Educational Research, Feasibility Studies
National TAFE Clearinghouse, Adelaide (Australia). – 1984
This compilation of 137 document abstracts provides technical and further education (TAFE) teachers, counselors, researchers, and administrators with resumes of materials that have been accessed by the TAFE Clearinghouse. The following types of materials are included: research and technical reports, evaluation studies, curriculum materials, and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Auto Mechanics
