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Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design: Advantages

The document discusses the pretest-posttest control group design. The advantages include allowing before and after data analysis and determining if differences exist between groups prior to the study. Disadvantages include potential testing effects and threats to internal validity. An example provided examines using this design to test a new math teaching approach. Groups would receive pre- and post-tests to compare the experimental and control groups.

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Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design: Advantages

The document discusses the pretest-posttest control group design. The advantages include allowing before and after data analysis and determining if differences exist between groups prior to the study. Disadvantages include potential testing effects and threats to internal validity. An example provided examines using this design to test a new math teaching approach. Groups would receive pre- and post-tests to compare the experimental and control groups.

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Assignment: Advantages, disadvantages, and example of Pretest-Posttest Control Group

Design.

Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design

Advantages:

 Allows a researcher to perform before and after data analysis.


 Before the study begins, the pretest can determine if there are any significant differences
between the experimental and control groups.
 Another benefit of the pretest-posttest design is that it allows the researcher to identify
not only whether there is a difference between the experimental and control groups, but
also how much of a change or growth occurred between the pretest and posttest.

Disadvantages:

 There could be a testing effect, which means that the pretest measurement could
influence the posttest results.
 Due to random assignment, the design implies that groups are equivalent.
 There can be a threat to internal validity
 Does not allow for confidence in generalizing results as pretests are not given in the real
world

Example:

An experiment if you wanted to see if a new approach of teaching math was effective.

Scientific Random Administer a pre-test Exposure to the


Administer a post-
Assignment of math Treatment (X)
test
students to: (independent variable)

A1 Use the new teaching


Experimental group B1
method

A2 Use the standard


Control group B2
method of teaching

A1 - Average Score of experimental group on the pre-test


A2- Average Sore of control group on the pre-test
B1- Average Score of experimental group on the post-test
B2- Average Score of control group on the post-test
Assignment: Advantages, disadvantages, and example of Non-equivalent controlled Group
Design. Also, why is it called non-equivalent?

Non-equivalent Controlled Group Design

Advantages:

 Frequently used
 Where randomization is not possible, this design is preferred
 Can compare scores before and after a treatment in a group that receives the treatment
and in a group that does not.

Disadvantages:

 The researcher did not use the random assignment procedure to control group
assignment. As a result, prior to the study, the groups may differ. When the groups have
different characteristics,
 Susceptible to the threat of selection differences, assessment bias occurs.
 It is particularly vulnerable to selection's threat to internal validity.

Example:

For example, a fourth grade teacher who wants to evaluate a new method of teaching fractions.
Conducting a study with a treatment group of one class of fourth-grade students and a control
group of another class of fourth-grade students is one option. Because the students are not
randomly assigned to classes by the researcher, this is a nonequivalent group’s design, which
means there could be significant differences between them.

Why is it called non-equivalent?

In Non-Equivalent Groups Design, intact groups that are thought to be similar to the treatment
and control groups are frequently used. We strive to choose groups that are as similar as feasible
so that we may compare the treatment and control groups objectively. However, there's no way
of knowing if the groups are equivalent. Or, to put it another way, the two groups are unlikely to
be as comparable if they were assigned by a random lottery. Because it is often the case that the
groups are not equivalent, this design was given the name nonequivalent groups to serve as a
reminder.

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