Datafile Name: DRP Scores
Datafile Subjects:
Education
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Social science
Story Names:
Improving Reading Ability
Reference: Moore, David S., and George P. McCabe (1989). Introduction to the Practice of Statistics. Original source: Schmitt, Maribeth C., The Effects on an Elaborated Directed Reading Activity on the Metacomprehension Skills of Third Graders, Ph.D. dissertaion, Purdue University, 1987.
Authorization:
Description: Results of an experiment to test whether directed reading activities in the classroom help elementary school students improve aspects of their reading ability. A treatment class of 21 third-grade students participated in these activities for eight weeks, and a control class of 23 third-graders followed the same curriculum without the activities. After the eight-week period, students in both classes took a Degree of Reading Power (DRP) test which measures the aspects of reading ability that the treatment is designed to improve.
Number of cases: 44
Variable Names:
- Treatment: Whether student participated in activities (treated) or not (control)
- Response: Score on Degree of Reading Power test
The Data:
Treatment Response
Treated 24
Treated 43
Treated 58
Treated 71
Treated 43
Treated 49
Treated 61
Treated 44
Treated 67
Treated 49
Treated 53
Treated 56
Treated 59
Treated 52
Treated 62
Treated 54
Treated 57
Treated 33
Treated 46
Treated 43
Treated 57
Control 42
Control 43
Control 55
Control 26
Control 62
Control 37
Control 33
Control 41
Control 19
Control 54
Control 20
Control 85
Control 46
Control 10
Control 17
Control 60
Control 53
Control 42
Control 37
Control 42
Control 55
Control 28
Control 48
