Studying the Impact of a Literacy Intervention in Early Childhood Classrooms: Strategies and Lessons Learned in a Quasi-Experimental Design

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. D. Wacker ◽  
Shauna L. Rienks ◽  
Julie S. McCrae
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Literacy Intervention ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Early Childhood Classrooms ◽  
The Impact

MENGEMBANGKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR LOGIS MELALUI PERMAINAN MENCAMPUR WARNA PADA ANAK USIA DINI KELOMPOK 3-4 TAHUN

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 220
Author(s):  
Jeni Kristiana Pattisina ◽  
Komala Komala
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Early Childhood Development ◽  
Childhood Development ◽  
Logical Thinking ◽  
Quasi Experimental

This research is important to develop the ability to think logically groups of 3-4 years. This research develops aspects of early childhood development, namely the ability to think logically. The purpose of this study was to determine the development of the ability to think logically 3-4 years of age through media mixing games. This type of research conducted by researchers is to use Quasi Experimental design with Nonequivalent Group Pretest Posttest Design. The results of the study showed the results of the SPPSS version 22 test get a sig value of 0.616> 0.05, thus Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. If Ha is accepted then this shows that learning media mixing colors gives an influence on the development of logical thinking of children aged 3-4 years. Through the method of mixing colors in this study the teachers can not only develop the ability to think logically, but also can be done to develop several other aspects of development in children.Penelitian ini penting untuk  mengembangan kemampuan berpikir logis kelompok 3-4 tahun. Penelitian ini mengembangkan aspek perkembangan anak usia dini yaitu  kemampuan berpikir logis. Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengembangan kemampuan berpikir logis usia 3-4 tahun melalui media permainan mencampur warna. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan oleh peneliti adalah menggunakan Quasi Experimental dengan desain jenis Nonequivalent Group Pretest Posttest Design. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan hasil perhitungan uji SPPSS versi 22 tersebut mendapatkan nilai sig 0,616 > 0,05 dengan dengan demikian Ha diterima dan Ho di tolak. Jika Ha diterima maka hal ini menunjukan bahwa media pembelajaran mencampur warna memberikan pengaruh terhadap perkembangan berpikir logis anak usia 3-4 tahun. Melalui metode pencampuran warna dalam penelitian ini para guru tidak hanya dapat mengembangkan kemampuan berpikir logis saja tetapi juga dapat dilakukan untuk mengembangkan beberapa aspek-aspek perkembangan lainnya pada anak 

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

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.

Measuring the impact of an organizational inclusion programme on absence among employees with disabilities: A quasi‐experimental design

2018 ◽  
Vol 157 (4) ◽  
pp. 651-669
Author(s):  
Conxita FOLGUERA‐I‐BELLMUNT ◽  
Xavier FERNÁNDEZ‐I‐MARÍN ◽  
Joan Manuel BATISTA‐FOGUET
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Employees With Disabilities ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Does a Coordinated Program Between the Police and Prosecution Services Matter? The Impacts on Satisfaction and Safety of Domestic Violence Victims

2020 ◽  
pp. 088740342092033
Author(s):  
Jorge Quintas ◽  
Pedro Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Safety Data ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Domestic violence–specialized programs have been created by the police or the criminal justice system with the intention of improving victims’ protection. This article examines the impact of the first Portuguese coordinated program, involving a specialized prosecution team and a special police unit, the experience of victims in encountering with authorities, and the fulfillment of their expectations on victims’ satisfaction and safety. Data were collected through a telephone survey, using a two-group quasi-experimental design, at two waves (3 and 12 months after the crime report). Victims from the experimental group are more satisfied and reveal a better sense of safety. However, it is only in the second variable that the program has a direct effect on multivariate analysis. Satisfaction mainly comes from the authorities’ demeanor and the expectation fulfillment while it is the authorities’ behavior and the expectation fulfillment that grounds safety.

Co-developing science literacy and foreign language literacy through “Concept + Language Mapping”

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-288
Author(s):  
Peichang He ◽  
Angel M. Y. Lin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Language Mapping ◽  
Teacher Interviews ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Language Knowledge ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
English Medium Instruction ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Drawing on Lemke’s (1990) “thematic patterns” theory, this research proposes a “Concept + Language Mapping” (CLM) approach and tried it out in an English Medium Instruction (EMI) biology classroom in Hong Kong. Lessons were observed and samples of student work were collected during the intervention with student/teacher interviews conducted afterwards. A quasi-experimental design was also adopted to estimate the impact of the CLM approach. The analysis indicated that CLM facilitated the development of both content and language knowledge.

Knowledge mobilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: an impact evaluation of CPDL in improving primary school children’s performance

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Mason ◽  
David Galloway
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Knowledge Mobilisation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

PurposeA non-governmental organisation (NGO) with schools in Sierra Leone prioritises admission of the most disadvantaged children but nevertheless achieves high educational and social standards. These schools were asked to provide continuing professional development and learning (CPDL) for other schools. This paper aims to report the design, development and delivery of CPDL which aimed to mobilise effective practices more widely. It also reports the design and results of an impact evaluation.Design/methodology/approachIt was recognised that CPDL delivered by foreigners would be (1) unaffordable in this impoverished West African country and (2) culturally inappropriate. It was therefore delivered by local teachers from the NGO's own schools. Most had obtained no formal teaching qualification. They were trained to collect data using a quasi-experimental design for an impact evaluation of children's attendance and literacy. A total of five schools participated in the CPDL, with ten control schools.FindingsA largely unqualified team succeeded in mobilising knowledge in the experimental schools. Children's attendance in experimental schools improved over that in control schools. Performance in literacy also improved significantly and was maintained at follow-up.Research limitations/implicationsFindings of the impact evaluation are seen as indicative rather than causal because a quasi-experimental study was conducted rather than a randomised controlled trial.Originality/valueThis lies in (1) teachers in schools with a severely disadvantaged intake providing a structured programme of CPDL for teachers in other schools; (2) school improvement through knowledge mobilisation in CPDL; (3) an impact evaluation with a quasi-experimental design showing improvement in children's performance.

scholarly journals Examining the Impact of Case Management in Vancouver’s Downtown Community Court: A Quasi-Experimental Design

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. e90708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian M. Somers ◽  
Akm Moniruzzaman ◽  
Stefanie N. Rezansoff ◽  
Michelle Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Community Court ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Embedded-Explicit Emergent Literacy Intervention II

2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan N. Kaderavek ◽  
Laura M. Justice
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Emergent Literacy ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
Kindergarten Children ◽  
Literacy Intervention ◽  
Explicit Model ◽  
Intervention Model ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Early Childhood Classrooms

This article, the second in a two-part series, provides guidance to speech-language pathologists (SLPs) for implementing the explicit component of the embedded-explicit emergent literacy intervention model for at risk preschool and kindergarten children. The explicit component refers to the provision of regular structured therapeutic interactions that intentionally target critical emergent literacy goals. This article describes fundamental principles of explicit literacy instruction, identifies literacy domains targeted as part of explicit literacy instruction, and presents examples of how early childhood classrooms can be organized to implement the embedded-explicit model.

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

SAGE Open ◽  
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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