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Direct linkDressman, Mark – Reading Research Quarterly, 2016
This study examines the challenges of analyzing texts that are multimodal--that is, combining more than one mode of communication, such as written text, images, video, and/or audio--and considers the theoretical and practical implications of two very different approaches. The more common current approach, which adapts the work of Halliday and…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Content Analysis, Intermode Differences, Linguistic Theory
Major, Claire H.; Blackmon, Stephanie J. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2016
The chapter examines the term MOOC, outlines various MOOC typologies, and identifies themes and issues in the literature surrounding the instructional form.
Descriptors: Online Courses, Instructional Innovation, Intermode Differences, Literature Reviews
Singer, Lauren M.; Alexander, Patricia A. – Review of Educational Research, 2017
This systematic literature review was undertaken primarily to examine the role that print and digitally mediums play in text comprehension. Overall, results suggest that medium plays an influential role under certain text or task conditions or for certain readers. Additional goals were to identify how researchers defined and measured…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Electronic Learning, Printed Materials, Literature Reviews
Download full textGrubbs, Michael E.; Love, Tyler S.; Long, David E.; Kittrell, Danielle – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
Although the currently employed STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) acronym is of recent origin, dating to the early 2000s (Chute, 2009), the United States has long emphasized the importance of teaching STEM in its public schools. Early efforts, such as "Science, the Endless Frontier" (Bush, 1945) and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, STEM Education, Science Instruction, Student Interests
Beaulieu, Rodney J. – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2013
Action research continues to grow as a research tradition, yet misconceptions about what it is and is not remains, even among scholars. For example, some mistakenly believe action research is only about professional development and is not a scholarly research approach. Some assume action research must be accomplished through a collaborative…
Descriptors: Action Research, Evaluation Research, Research Methodology, Educational Practices
Lowman, Joneen – Computers in the Schools, 2014
The study investigated the impact of podcasts and vodcasts accessed through an iPod on fourth-and sixth-grade students' vocabulary acquisition. Students were randomly assigned to either a podcast group or a vodcast group. Regardless of group assignment, each student completed three six-minute podcasts or vodcasts a day for three days. On average,…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Technology Uses in Education, Grade 4, Grade 6
Savery, John R. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2006
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach that has been used successfully for over 30 years and continues to gain acceptance in multiple disciplines. It is an instructional (and curricular) learner-centered approach that empowers learners to conduct research, integrate theory and practice, and apply knowledge and skills to develop…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Definitions, Learner Controlled Instruction, Theory Practice Relationship
