PSYC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Random Assignment, Behavioural Sciences, Nonprobability Sampling
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First: read through the article quickly don"t really look for anything, just skim it for basic content. Second: mark & label all statements about the research hypothesis that you can use to help determine if the researchers intend this to be an examination of an associative or causal relationship. Abstract: the proliferation of cd-based instructional materials and their avowed success has led several researchers to undertake formal evaluation of the utility of this educational technology. In general these evaluations have been quite positive. Users often report that the cd-based learning materials are more pleasant and engaging than traditional print materials. In addition there is some evidence of better learning using the cds. Our study sought to evaluate the utility of this educational technology for teaching computer-based statistical data analysis. Participants completed a short series of computational exercises guided either by a cd-based presentation or by printed materials.
