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Keepin' It Real: Understanding Analytics in Classroom Practice
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Shapiro, R. Benjamin; Wardrip, Peter Samuelson – Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning, 2015
Increased attention to Data-Informed Instruction (DII) and learning analytics has not been accompanied by a commensurate base of theory or evidence showing how practitioners successfully enact DII, or illustrating what the difficulties and contextual particularities of doing so involve (Coburn & Turner, 2012; Little, 2012; Spillane, 2012).…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Learning Analytics, Data Use, Homework
Influence of Student Engagement, Moods and Completed Assignments with on Normalized Gains and Growth in Reading Literature Using iPads
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Hepworth, A. J. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate how engagement, mood and number of assignments completed on computerized differentiated homework using an iPad in a one-to-one mobile device environment influenced the growth index and normalized gain in reading literature benchmark assessments of students in grades five, six, and seven. Furthermore,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Homework, Assignments, Psychological Patterns
The Effects of Pre-Reading and Sharing Mechanisms on Learning with the Use of Annotations
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Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Hsu, Guo-Liang – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
This study is aimed at investigating students' annotation behaviors and their effects on learning achievement with pre-reading (reading before class) exercises and Web-based sharing mechanisms. An 8-week quasi-experiment was conducted with 125 sixth-grade elementary school students. The study shows the following results. First, a significant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning
Time Investment and Time Management: An Analysis of Time Students Spend Working at Home for School
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Wagner, Petra; Schober, Barbara; Spiel, Christiane – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2008
This paper deals with the time students spend working at home for school. In Study 1, we investigated amount and regulation of time. Study 2 serves to validate the results of Study 1 and, in addition, investigates the duration of the time units students used and their relation to scholastic success. In Study 1, the participants were 332 students…
Descriptors: Homework, Assignments, Time Management, Grade 6
Improving Sixth-Grade Students Perceptions of High-Effort Assignments by Assigning More Work: Interaction of Additive Interspersal and Assignment Effort on Assignment Choice
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Billington, Eric J.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Cruchon, Natalie M. – Journal of School Psychology, 2004
Sixth-grade students were exposed to two pairs of mathematics assignments. Assignment Pair A included a high-effort and a moderate-effort assignment, each containing 18 three-digit by two-digit (3x2) problems. Assignment Pair B was similar except the high-effort assignment contained six additional one-digit by one-digit (1x1) problems interspersed…
Descriptors: Homework, Student Attitudes, Grade 6, Mathematics Activities
Increasing Homework Completion of Middle School Students by Using Parental Involvement Strategies and Establishing Routines
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Haas, Rebecca; Reiley, Kimberly – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this action research project report was to increase the homework completion rate of middle school students through the use of interventions. The participants in this study came from one public middle school. The participants were thirty-four 6th grade students in language arts, respectively. The intervention took place from…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Parent Influence, Public Schools, Grade 6