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Serrano, Raquel – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
The purpose of this state-of-the-art review is to provide a general overview of recent research on time distribution and second language (L2) learning with special implications for classroom settings. Several studies have been performed to examine how to best distribute the hours of L2 practice to maximize learning by comparing conditions that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Research, Linguistic Input
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Camburn, Eric M.; Goldring, Ellen; Sebastian, James; May, Henry; Huff, Jason – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2016
Purpose: The past decade has seen considerable debate about how to best evaluate the efficacy of educational improvement initiatives, and members of the educational leadership research community have entered the debate with great energy. Throughout this debate, the use of randomized experiments has been a particularly contentious subject. This…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Practices, Educational Improvement, Administrator Education
Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2012
This review examines research on the effects of technology use on reading achievement in K-12 classrooms. It applies consistent inclusion standards to focus on studies that met high methodological standards. A total of 84 qualified studies based on over 60,000 K-12 participants were included in the final analysis. Four major categories of…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Meta Analysis
Hammer, Patricia Cahape; Hixson, Nate – West Virginia Department of Education, 2014
This is the first of three evaluation reports on the effectiveness of a regional train-the-trainer strategy to support classroom implementation of the Next Generation Content Standards and Objectives (NxGen CSOs). This report focuses on six regional Educator Enhancement Academies (EEAs) hosted by the eight regional education service agencies…
Descriptors: Trainers, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Teacher Educator Education
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Kong, Siu Cheung – Computers & Education, 2011
An evaluation study was conducted to investigate the effect of the use of a computer-supported cognitive tool (CT) in the one-to-one classroom setting on student engagement, attainment and perceptions in learning common fractions. Two Primary 4 classes with 68 students participated in this study based on 11 teaching sessions lasting 455 min in…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Student Attitudes
Cheung, Alan C. K.; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2012
The purpose of this review is to learn from rigorous evaluations of alternative technology applications how features of using technology programs and characteristics of their evaluations affect reading outcomes for students in grades K-12. The review applies consistent inclusion standards to focus on studies that met high methodological standards.…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Meta Analysis
Marzano, Robert J.; Haystead, Mark W. – Marzano Research Laboratory, 2009
During the 2009-2010 school year, Marzano Research Laboratory (MRL) was commissioned by Promethean Ltd. to conduct a second year evaluation study of the effects of Promethean ActivClassroom on student academic achievement. This report describes the findings from the second year study along with aggregate findings from the first and second year…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students