Banca de DEFESA: CARLA DE MORAES APOLINARIO

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STUDENT : CARLA DE MORAES APOLINARIO
DATE: 29/06/2023
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: Ambiente Virtual
TITLE:

A guide to design of experiments in education

KEY WORDS:

Experimental Statistics; Quality Education; Intervention; Randomization.

PAGES: 40
BIG AREA: Ciências Exatas e da Terra
AREA: Probabilidade e Estatística
SUMMARY:

Education in Brazil has presented and continues to present challenges of various
kinds. During the 20th century the main educational challenge was access to schools and
combating the high rate of illiteracy. The construction of public schools as a way of facilitating
access to basic education led to other challenges that persist to the present day, such as the
low quality of the education offered, a constant and relevant theme throughout the world,
since the quality of education is a critical issue for the development of a country. Several
studies have been carried out with the aim of identifying ways to improve teaching and
learning and one way to identify best practices is to conduct a statistical experiment as a way
to establish a causal relationship between different factors and students' academic
performance. Furthermore, these studies make it possible to evaluate the impact of public
policies and government programs aimed at improving education, helping to direct resources
more efficiently and effectively. As important as performing these interventions is conducting
them properly so that it is possible to obtain reliable data. With the wide variety of existing
statistical techniques, it is common for researchers from other areas to innapropriately use of
experimental statistics when conducting an intervention. In this work, a literature review is
carried out as a way of mapping studies that use experimental statistics in the educational
context, in order to identify the difficulties found by researchers, as well as good practices
carried out, in addition to carrying a case study to identify possible practice difficulties that
were not noted in the review. This work aims to disseminate the correct use of experimental
statistics techniques in a clear, objective and understandable way for researchers from other
areas who are not familiar with that subject. To achieve this goal, an accessible and simplified
language is adopted when explaining complex concepts, using concrete examples and graphics
that help to visualize the statistical concepts. Moreover, the importance of using controlled
experiments and randomization are emphasized, which allow inferences followed up on the
basis of quantitative evidence. Additionally, as part of the proposed work, a guide will be
developed that will present the steps and important points to plan an experiment properly,
guaranteeing the validity and reliability of the results obtained. This guide will include guidance
on designing the experiment, choosing sample size, selecting experimental and control groups,
randomization, selecting appropriate statistical tests, and other aspects crucial to successful
experimental research. It is hoped that this guide will provide a useful reference for
researchers from other fields who wish to use experimental statistics correctly and effectively
in their research.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - ANDRE LUIS CALADO ARAUJO - IFRN
Interno - 1217007 - ANDRE LUIS SANTOS DE PINHO
Presidente - 1218831 - CARLA ALMEIDA VIVACQUA
Externa ao Programa - 1666189 - JANAINA WEISSHEIMER - null