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Yuan-Chen Liu; Tzu-Hua Huang; Chien-Chia Huang – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
In this study, an interactive programming learning environment was built with two types of error prompt functions: 1) the key prompt and 2) step-by-step prompt. A quasi-experimental study was conducted for five weeks, in which 75 sixth grade students from disadvantaged learning environments in Taipei, Taiwan, were divided into three groups: 1) the…
Descriptors: Programming, Computer Science Education, Cues, Grade 6
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Ponce, Héctor R.; Mayer, Richard E.; López, Mario J.; Loyola, María Soledad – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2018
This study examines the effects of including interactive graphic organizers into a whole-class PowerPoint lesson as an instructional approach intended to improve student engagement and generative learning in schools. A software application was developed and integrated into PowerPoint that makes it possible for the instructor to fill in empty…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Computer Software, Teaching Methods, Grade 4
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Brown, Sally – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
This year-long qualitative study draws from multimodal theory and New Literacies Studies to document the digital literacy experiences of a diverse group of 2nd-graders using e-readers. Twenty-first century classrooms must expand traditional notions of literacy to prepare students for the ever-changing, media-rich world. Students participated in…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Picture Books
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Lázaro, Amparo; Azpilicueta-Martinez, Raúl – International Journal of English Studies, 2015
Numerous studies hold that interaction has beneficial effects on second language acquisition among adults and children in second language contexts. However, data from children learning English as a foreign language are still unavailable. In order to fill this research niche, this study examines the conversational interactions of 8 pairs of young…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Interaction Process Analysis, Communication Strategies
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Needham, Martin; Jackson, Dianne – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2012
There are an increasing number of international sociocultural studies exploring how variances of practice and environment impact upon childhoods. This article is intended to inform the process of selecting settings for comparative study by reflecting on two separate studies of groups which initially appear to be examples of similar services…
Descriptors: Play, Groups, Toddlers, Parent Attitudes