comp &non comp evaluation paper

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Comparative and non Comparative study Evaluation

In this paper two different studies will be discussed , one is "The

Relationship between Motivation and Achievement Attitude towardsTests, Self Concept and Psychological Adjustment of a Sample of

Intermediate and Secondary School Students in Bahrain" which is a

non-comparative study . The second one is "Enhancement effect of My

Math Lab and webct in a math class" which is a comparative study.

The study purpose:

The purpose of the non-comparative study is to investigate the

relationship between motivation and achievement, attitude towards tests,self concept and psychological adjustment of a sample of intermediate

and secondary students in Bahrain, and to find out the relationship

between the dependent variables and the sex, educational level, age,

socioeconomic status, and birth order of students .However , the purpose

of the comparative study is to describe and investigate the enhancement

effect from two different Web based learning management systems on

developmental mathematics students in traditional lecture based

classroom.

Participant:

The non-comparative study:

The sample consisted of (107) students (50 males and 57 females)

selected randomly from inter-mediate and secondary schools.

The comparative study:

Three sections of intermediate algebra course.

Instrument:

The non comparative study (The Relationship between Motivation and

Achievement Attitude towards Tests, Self Concept and Psychological)

sample consisted of (107) students (50 males and 57 females) selected

randomly from inter-mediate and secondary schools. The investigator

administered four instruments: Motivation to Achievement Questionnaire

(MAQ), Attitude towards Tests Measure (ATM), Self Concept Checklist(SCC) and Psychological Adjustment Questionnaire (P AQ). However the


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comparative study ( Enhancement effect of My Math Lab and webct in a

math class ) implement the two management systems (My Math Lab and

webct) in two classrooms or labs each in one lab .Each class study the

same lessons using different MS then both have . Both sections tought by

researcher and were given three exams in the semester.

Advantages and disadvantages

The comparative study:

Advantages:

-It use more than one instrument:

Three tests and final exam and surveys in the following aspects:

disadvantages:

-Apply the Math Lab in two classes but the webct only in one class ,

there is no reason stated why this is implemented.-It doest show the specific characteristics of each technology.

-Studying more than one new technology at the same time make it

difficult to focus on all the aspects of the technology.


advantages

-It seek for relationships between more than one variable where all

variables can be controlled : the relationship between motivation and

achieve-ment, attitude towards tests, self concept and psychologicaladjustment , the sex, educational level, age, socioeconomic status, and

birth order of students

-It use four instruments : Motivation to Achieve-ment Questionnaire

(MAQ), Attitude towards Tests Measure (ATM), Self Concept Checklist

(SCC) and Psychological Adjustment Questionnaire (P AQ.(

Disadvantages:

The used instruments are not discussed or explained briefly.


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Findings:

Comparative study:

There was a significant difference between the mean scores of students

due to birth order on the psychological adjustment. 6. There were no

significant differences between the mean scores of students due to

socioeconomic status (SES) on the four dependent variables: motivation

to achievement, attitude towards tests, self con-cept and psychological

adjustment.


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