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Direct linkCascio, Elizabeth U.; Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore – Education Finance and Policy, 2016
We estimate the effects of relative age in kindergarten using data from an experiment where children of the same age were randomly assigned to different kindergarten classmates. We exploit the resulting experimental variation in relative age in conjunction with variation in expected kindergarten entry age based on birth date to account for…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Age, School Entrance Age, Selective Admission
Spicer-Sutton, Jama – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine a student's computer knowledge upon course entry and if there was a difference in college students' improvement scores as measured by the difference in pretest and posttest scores of new or novice users, moderate users, and expert users at the end of a college-level introductory computing class. This…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Introductory Courses, Computer Science Education, Student Improvement
Download full textSpicer-Sutton, Jama; Lampley, James; Good, Donald W. – Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine a student's computer knowledge upon course entry and if there was a difference in college students' improvement scores as measured by the difference in pretest and post-test scores of new or novice users, moderate users, and expert users at the end of a college level introductory computing class. This…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Introductory Courses, Computer Science Education, Pretests Posttests
Barden, Justin Scott Layman – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The topic of Pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) education has become very well known throughout the nation, especially with the ever-increasing pressures for schools to produce better and brighter students. Schools are challenged to educate all children adequately, no matter their background (race, socioeconomic status, parental education level, etc.) or…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, State Aid, Low Income Groups, Socioeconomic Status
Guy, Retta Sweat; Lownes-Jackson, Millicent – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2012
Computer technology in general and the Internet in particular have facilitated as well as motivated the development of Web-based tutorials (MacKinnon & Williams, 2006). The current research study describes a pedagogical approach that exploits the use of self-paced, Web-based tutorials for assisting students with reviewing grammar and mechanics…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Web Based Instruction, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Pretests Posttests
Haley, Katrina A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study provides an in-depth analysis of whether students who take dual enrollment and/or AP classes have higher ACT test scores compared to a group of their peers that did not take dual enrollment or AP courses. The study also identified the demographic characteristics (ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic status) of students with a 3.0 or…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, High School Students, Student Placement, Advanced Placement Programs
