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 anon-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 therelationship between motivation and achievement, attitude towards tests,self concept and psychological adjustment of a sample of intermediateand 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 purposeof the comparative study is to describe and investigate the enhancementeffect from two different Web based learning management systems ondevelopmental mathematics students in traditional lecture basedclassroom.

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 andAchievement Attitude towards Tests, Self Concept and Psychological)sample consisted of (107) students (50 males and 57 females) selectedrandomly 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

comparative study ( Enhancement effect of My Math Lab and webct in amath class ) implement the two management systems (My Math Lab andwebct) in two classrooms or labs each in one lab .Each class study thesame lessons using different MS then both have . Both sections tought byresearcher 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 itdifficult to focus on all the aspects of the technology.

The non-comparative study:advantages

-It seek for relationships between more than one variable where allvariables can be controlled : the relationship between motivation andachieve-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.