EXPERIMENT DESIGN FOR PILOT PROGRAMS IN TEACHING

We often conceive of new teaching ideas, which we may implement. But we are often at a loss as to how we measure the success of the innovation. This is particularly a problem when we deal with small student groups and few instances of like groups. In this paper, we will examine elements, such as threats to validity, a common enemy of experiment design, and such as numbers constraints that cause us to deal with small samples. We will consider some possible solutions, and discuss these in light of a recent case and a proposed case. We will use our observations to make recommendations, particularly to recommend a compendium of checks for good experiment design