The control and experimental schools did not differ significantly in PSLE entrance scores¶

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Currency · newest study 2012 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2015: local conditions change quickly

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q2 i? A one-way ANOVA found no significant difference in PSLE scores between the two participating schools, supporting their comparability. → Laxman 2012

Evidence¶

Laxman 2012¶

Kumar Laxman. (2012). Conceptualizing Alternative Ways of Curricular Teaching Through Technology. li-manager's Journal on School Educational Technology. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1101699

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One-way ANOVA comparing PSLE scores of students in the control school (A) and experimental school (B), which the Ministry of Education deemed identical in academic caliber. The test showed "no significant difference in the PSLE scores"; equivalence was not otherwise tested.

"The one-way ANOVA test showed no significant difference in the PSLE scores of the two schools participating in this study (F(1, 595), p> 0.05)."

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