The Effects of Protected Area Systems on Ecosystem Restoration: A Quasi-Experimental Design to Estimate the Impact of Costa Rica's Protected Area System on Forest Regrowth

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwaw Andam ◽  
Paul J. Ferraro ◽  
Merlin Mack Hanauer
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Ecosystem Restoration ◽  
Forest Regrowth ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

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

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.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PENDIDIKAN GIZI DENGAN MEDIA SOSIAL TERHADAP PERSEPSI BODY IMAGE REMAJA

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravi Masitah ◽  
Eti Poncorini Pamungkasari ◽  
Mrs Suminah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRAK<br />Body image negatif sangat umum terjadi pada masa remaja dan mempunyai dampak buruk bagi kesehatan seperti meningkatnya resiko rendah diri, depresi, gangguan aktivitas fisik dan pola makan. Pendidikan gizi adalah salah satu intervensi yang dapat dilakukan untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut. Media sosial telah menjadi bagian kehidupan remaja sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai media pendidikan. Pendidikan gizi dengan media sosial dapat dengan mudah diakses dan tidak terbatas pada ruang dan waktu. Tujuan penelitian adalah menganalisis pengaruh pendidikan gizi dengan media sosial terhadap persepsi body image remaja. Jenis penelitian Quasi Experimental Design dengan rancangan Nonequivalent Control Group. Subjek penelitian siswa kelas XI IPA SMAN 1 Wates dan SMAN 1 Lendah masing-masing 42 remaja. Penentuan dengan purposive sampling. Penelitian dilaksanakan selama I bulan yaitu sebanyak 3 kali seminggu. Analisis data menggunakan uji Wilcoxon dengan SPSS. Hasil uji Wilcoxon menunjukkan pendidikan gizi dengan media sosial mempengaruhi persepesi body image remaja (p=0.008). Ada pengaruh pendidikan gizi dengan media sosial terhadap persepsi body image remaja. Penggunaan media sosial yang tepat dapat membentuk persepsi body image positif pada remaja.<br />Kata Kunci : Media sosial, persepsi body image, remaja<br />ABSTRACT<br />Negative body image was very common in adolescence and had the impact of bad for health such as increased risk of low self-esteem, depression, impaired physical activity and eating patterns. Nutrition education was one of the interventions that can be done to overcome these problems. Social media had become a part of teenage life so it could be used as a medium of education. Nutrition education with social media could be easily accessed and it was not limited in time and space. The aim of this research was to analyze the effect of nutrition education with social media against the perception of body image teenagers. This type of research was Quasi Experimental Design with Nonequivalent Control Group. The subjects were students of Class XI IPA SMAN 1 Wates and SMAN 1 Lendah each of 42 teenagers, purposive sampling with determination. The research was carried out during a month that is as much as 3 times a week. It used the Wilcoxon test data analysis with SPSS. The Wilcoxon test results showed nutrition education with social media affect teen body image persepesi (p = 0.008). There was influence of the nutrition education with social media against perception of body image teenagers. The use of social media made positive body image perception in teenagers.<br />Keyword : Social media, the perception of body image, teenager

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