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Dressman, 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
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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
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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
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Grubbs, 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