quasi-experiment

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is a study that resembles an experiment but is not a true experiment as the units of analysis (children, teachers, classes, schools…) are not randomly assigned to conditions

A quasi-experiment is not as rigorous as a true experiment, although some 'natural experiments' are considered to approach the rigour of a true experiment

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.