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Reed, Tammy Dotson – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Illiteracy rates are increasing. The negative social and economic effects caused by weak reading skills include political unrest, social and health service inequality, poverty, and employment challenges. This quantitative study explored the proposition that the use of computer software games would increase reading achievement in second grade…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Achievement, Standardized Tests, Computer Software
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Scruggs, Philip W.; Beveridge, Sandy K.; Clocksin, Brian D. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2005
The relation and agreement of tri-axial accelerometry and heart rate telemetry in measuring moderate to vigorous physical activity were examined in association to behavioral observation during 1st- and 2nd-grade physical education. In Study 1, physical activity measures of heart rate and behavioral observation were collected on 346 participants…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Observation