The impact of team preferences on soccer offside judgments in laypersons: a quasi-experimental study

Abstract The present study uses a quasi-experimental design to investigate the impact of team preferences on the accuracy of offside judgments. In Experiments 1 and 2, supporters of two German soccer clubs (i.e., Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04) judged offsides in artificial scenes from a match between the clubs. We expected that supporters of both clubs would less frequently report the offside position of a forward from the preferred team. The results of Experiment 1 partly confirmed the predictions. Both groups reported the offside position of a yellow forward less frequently than that of a blue forward, and this effect was much larger for supporters of Borussia Dortmund than for supporters of Schalke 04. The difference between groups could be attributed to team preferences. The weaker effect of team preference in supporters of Schalke 04 was attributed to an unexpected perceptual effect that increased the accuracy of offside judgments for blue forwards in both groups. Experiments 2 and 3 showed the presumed effect of team preferences and the perceptual effect, respectively, in isolation. In summary, the results of our experiments provide evidence for (a) an effect of team preferences and (b) an effect of shirt–background contrast on offside judgments in soccer.

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Impact evaluation of biomedical waste segregation among junior residents of a South Indian medical college: a quasi experimental study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20202531 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (7) ◽

pp. 2513

Author(s):

Ranganath T. Sobagaiah ◽

Karuna Siddappa Patange ◽

Vishwanatha .

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

T Test ◽

Control Group ◽

Junior Doctors ◽

Human Beings ◽

Biomedical Waste ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Waste Segregation ◽

The Difference ◽

The Impact

Background: Biomedical waste is any waste generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals. The quantity of solid waste generated in Bangalore hospitals is from ½ to 4 kg per bed per day. But segregation is done in only 30%. Health care workers have an important responsibility to segregate the biomedical waste and dispose them. Hence this study was undertaken with the objective of assessing the impact of intervention on Biomedical waste segregation knowledge among junior doctors. Methods: The study design employed is a quasi experimental study with control and intervention design. The junior doctors were selected randomly. After written informed consent the participants were divided as two group of intervention and control group with 74 in each group. Data of pre-test was collected using self-administered and validated questionnaire. After a week of pre-test, training using WHO modules 3 on training of biomedical waste segregation based on IHWM was done only for the intervention group. After a period of 3 months post test was conducted for both the intervention and the control group using a pre tested self-administered questionnaire with questions very similar to the pre-test.Results: The difference is found to be with t-test value of 1.434 and df of 37 with significant value 0.160 (>0.05) for the control group. The difference is found to be with t-test value of 3.241 and df of 35 with significant value 0.003 (<0.05) for the intervention group.Conclusions: The knowledge of biomedical waste management was found to increase after an intervention.

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The Influence of Excellence on Municipal Performance: Quasi-Experimental Evidence From the Czech Republic

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244020978232 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 215824402097823

Author(s):

Michal Plaček ◽

Milan Křápek ◽

Jan Čadil ◽

Bojka Hamerníková

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Experimental Design ◽

Local Governments ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Free Disposal Hull ◽

Actual Performance ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Difference ◽

The Impact

This article examines the impact of excellence-promoting policies on the actual performance of municipalities in the Czech Republic. In this analysis, the performance of municipalities that have received awards for the use of quality management tools is compared with a selected group of municipalities that did not receive awards. Data envelopment analysis (DEA; with constant and variable returns on the scale), free disposal hull (FDH), and Order-M methods were utilized to represent performance. For the actual performance comparison, a quasi-experimental design was used. The analysis of outputs using the difference impact method found that this specific public policy did not have a positive impact on the efficiency of municipalities. If the difference-in-differences method is used, the opposite is achieved. However, the technical efficiency gains are very small. The use of the quasi-experimental design along with the determination of inputs and outputs which are characteristic of the Czech Republic also offers a contribution when this method is being applied to the assessment of institutions in the form of local governments.

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Enhancing statistical literacy skills through real life activities enriched with gamification elements: An experimental study

E-Learning and Digital Media ◽

10.1177/2042753020987016 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 204275302098701

Author(s):

Ünal Çakıroğlu ◽

Mustafa Güler

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Experimental Design ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Real Life ◽

Literacy Skills ◽

Statistical Literacy ◽

Instructional Process ◽

Post Test ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Teaching Statistics

This study attempts to determine whether gamification can be used as a pedagogical technique to overcome the challenges in teaching statistics. A post-test quasi-experimental design was carried out in gamified and non-gamified groups in order to reveal the effect of gamification elements in cultivating students’ statistical literacy skills. Students in gamified group were also interviewed to understand the function of gamification process. The results suggest that; although gamifying the instructional process had a positive impact on developing students’ statistical literacy in medium and high score students; surprisingly the influence of the gamification to the low- achieved scores were not positive. The positive impact was discussed in accordance with the gradual structure of statistical literacy and suggestions for successful gamification applications due to the context were included.

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Protocol for a quasi-experimental study examining the effect of a ball skills intervention on four domains of preschooler development

Primary Health Care Research & Development ◽

10.1017/s1463423621000645 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 ◽

Author(s):

Hua Wu ◽

Wichai Eungpinichpong ◽

Hui Ruan ◽

Xinding Zhang ◽

Sansan Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Motor Development ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Ecological Factors ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Background Information ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Impact ◽

Ball Skills

Abstract Background: Preschooler inactivity and insufficient motor development have serious long-term consequences. The Chinese Ministry of Education launched a nationwide football-focused pilot project aimed at kindergartens in 2019 and issued the policy “Notice on the Establishment of National Football Kindergartens” in 2020. However, the impact of fundamental movement skills (FMS) interventions on other aspects of child development is unclear. Aim: This study will evaluate the effects of ball skills physical education projects on the development of Chinese preschoolers’ physical, motor, cognitive, and social competencies and examine the influencing factors. Method: This is a quasi-experimental study evaluating how well the “Hello Sunshine” curriculum project promotes children’s development over 10 weeks. The trial will be conducted from September 2021 to November 2021 in 12 classes from 3 kindergartens with a total of 249 children aged 4 to 6 years in Haikou, China. Pre- and posttest analyses will include tests on participants’ physical fitness, FMS, cognitive self-regulation, and emotional competence. Participants’ background information will be collected through questionnaires answered by parents and teachers. The intervention will focus on game-based basic ball skills. Findings: If this intervention provides evidence that these skills improve children’s multidimensional development, it will support the promotion of similar programs in China. We will also outline the social-ecological factors affecting the intervention’s results, providing further information for improving pedagogical methods related to preschool ball skills.

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TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF UNILATERAL BREAST MASSAGE ON MILK VOLUME AMONG POSTNATAL MOTHERS - A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Indian Journal of Child Health ◽

10.32677/ijch.2018.v05.i12.006 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (12) ◽

pp. 731-734

Author(s):

Santhosh Kumar Kraleti . ◽

Swapna Lingaldinna . ◽

Sravani Kalvala . ◽

Sadiqua Anjum . ◽

Himabindu Singh .

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Milk Volume ◽

Postnatal Mothers ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Impact

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The Impact of Primary Health Care on Tuberculosis: A Quasi-Experimental Study Based on a Nationwide Cohort of 7.3 Million Brazilians

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3861558 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Gabriela dos Santos de Jesus ◽

Julia Moreira Pescarini ◽

Andréa Silva ◽

Ana Wieczorek Torrens ◽

Elzo Pereira Pinto Júnior ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Experimental Study ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Primary Health ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Impact

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Effects of CSR Messages on Apparel Consumers’ Word-of-Mouth: Perceived Corporate Hypocrisy as a Mediator

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal ◽

10.1177/0887302x211055984 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0887302X2110559

Author(s):

Gargi Bhaduri ◽

Sojin Jung ◽

Jung E. Ha-Brookshire

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Word Of Mouth ◽

Corporate Sustainability ◽

Negative Word ◽

Injunctive Norm ◽

The Difference ◽

Corporate Social ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

This study focused on understanding how (mis)match between a company's corporate social responsibility claims as indicated in their mission and the activities it actually undertakes to meet its CSR goals leads to consumers’ corporate hypocrisy and how consumers’ CSR-CA beliefs moderate the relationship between the two. Using the Moral Responsibility Theory of Corporate Sustainability as a framework, this research analyzed the difference in corporate hypocrisy between consumers with high versus low CSR-CA tradeoff beliefs. In addition, we examined the impact of consumers’ corporate hypocrisy on their negative word-of-mouth intention and how participants’ injunctive norm impacts the relationship between the two. A sample of 538 adult US consumers were recruited for an online experimental study. The study extends the findings of MCRS and also provides implications for apparel businesses.

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The Effect of Using Class PC and Interactive Boards on Students' Academic Achievement and Creative Thinking

International Journal of Interactive Communication Systems and Technologies ◽

10.4018/ijicst.2017070101 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 1-23

Author(s):

Mohamad M. Hileh ◽

Abdel-Aziz Ahmad Sharabati ◽

Tamara Yacoub Nasereddin ◽

Suheir Mustafa Hussein

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Experimental Design ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Traditional Learning ◽

Traditional Teaching ◽

Post Test ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Impact

The purpose of the article is to investigate the impact of teaching and learning methods on Jordanian students' performance in primary schools. This study is of quasi-experimental design. Three tools are used in this study: an interactive board, a class PC and traditional tools. The data was collected by questionnaires, and then regressions were used to test the hypothesis. The results indicate that for creativity thinking, the highest difference between pre and post-test is related to class PC followed by traditional learning and finally interactive boards. Moreover, results indicate that the three tools affect fluency, flexibility and originality, while they have no significant effect on elaboration. The results also indicate that for the academic achievement class the PC reported the highest mean, followed by interactive boards and finally by traditional tools. Furthermore, results show that using class the PC and interactive boards affect students' creative thinking as compared to traditional teaching.

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Analysis of the Perception of Students about Biometric Identification

International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies ◽

10.4018/ijwltt.2015070101 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 1-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Francisco D. Guillén-Gámez ◽

Iván García-Magariño ◽

Sonia J. Romero

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

The Other ◽

Biometric Identification ◽

Control Mechanisms ◽

Biometric Authentication ◽

Ethical Aspects ◽

Virtual Classrooms ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

The Impact

Currently, there is a demand within distance education of control mechanisms for verifying the identity of students when conducting activities within virtual classrooms. Biometric authentication is one of the tools to meet this demand and prevent fraud. In this line of research, the present work is aimed at analyzing the perceptions of a group of distance students on the impact on the teaching-learning process of a technology of biometric authentication called Smowl. To meet this objective the authors design a quasi-experimental study with two groups of 50 students, one using Smowl technology and the other not. The results show a comparison of the perceptions of both groups, finding that students who have used Smowl are more favorable towards the use of such tools, except in matters relating to the impact on academic performance and ethical aspects of its use, in which no significant differences were found.

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