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Download full textVela, Adriana; Jones, Don; Mundy, Marie-Anne; Isaacson, Carrie – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2017
This ex-post-facto quasi-experimental research design was conducted by selecting a convenient sample of approximately 2,000 3rd grade ELLs who took the regular reading and math English STAAR test during the 2014-15 school year in an urban southern Texas school district. This study was conducted using a quantitative research method of data…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Quasiexperimental Design, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests
Direct linkFastame, Maria Chiara; Callai, Daniela – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2015
The current study was primarily aimed at verifying the effect of a combined computer-assisted and pencil-and-paper training that was developed to empower visuo-spatial abilities in primary school pupils. One hundred and twenty third grade (mean average: eight years old) and fourth grade (mean age: nine years old) students attending several Italian…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Elementary School Students, Spatial Ability, Computer Assisted Instruction
Brooks, Thomas; O'Malley, Kimberly; Ragland, Shelley; Young, Michael; Kirkpatrick, Rob – Journal of Educational Research, 2014
The authors compared the performance of third-grade students testing on answer sheets with those testing on machine-scored test booklets. The 1,832 students in the nationally representative sample were assigned at the campus level to complete the Stanford Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition in 1 of 4 conditions: (a) Form A answer sheet, (b)…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Answer Sheets, Performance Based Assessment, Test Scoring Machines
Othman, Yahya; Mahamud, Zamri; Jaidi, Noradinah – International Education Studies, 2014
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of student achievement during comprehension lesson using metacognitive strategy and examine the effects of the strategy used in reading and understanding expository text lessons. Besides, this study also identified metacognitive strategy used by students in all three reading processes…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Expository Writing, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension
Leu, Donald J.; Forzani, Elena; Rhoads, Chris; Maykel, Cheryl; Kennedy, Clint; Timbrell, Nicole – Reading Research Quarterly, 2015
Is there an achievement gap for online reading ability based on income inequality that is separate from the achievement gap in traditional, offline reading? This possibility was examined between students in two pseudonymous school districts: West Town (economically advantaged) and East Town (economically challenged; N = 256). Performance-based…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Achievement Gap, Electronic Learning, School Districts
Mamantov, Tonya Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A challenge for todays instructional leaders is identifying the most effective method of educating English Language Learners (ELLs) who participate in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. The primary purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of three programs used for ESL students in twelve elementary schools in a Urban…
Descriptors: Investigations, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners
Moss, Patricia Lewis – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this mixed-method study was to determine if there is a significant difference between the achievement of students who are taught by traditionally prepared teachers and that of students who are taught by alternatively prepared teachers. The study further addressed the perspectives of both groups of teachers regarding selected…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Academic Achievement, Mixed Methods Research, Alternative Teacher Certification
Strickland, Janet – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2005
The purpose of this study was to compare the use of WebQuests with traditional instruction. Specifically, the study examined the end-of-unit exam scores for students who completed a WebQuest on the Texas Revolution and those students completing a poster activity. Both of the instructional activities were implemented as additional enhancement to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Conventional Instruction, Web Based Instruction
