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Download full textGreene Nolan, Hillary; Vang, Mai Chou – Digital Promise, 2023
Providing feedback to students in a sustainable way represents a perennial challenge for secondary teachers of writing. Employing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to give students personalized and immediate feedback holds great promise. Project Topeka offered middle school teachers pre-curated teaching materials, foundational texts and videos,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8, Predictor Variables
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Direct linkKisfalusi, Dorottya – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2023
Purpose: Teachers' ability attributions play an important role in students' educational outcomes. Perceptions of academic abilities, however, are subject to biases. This study aims to examine ethnic biases in homeroom teachers' ability attributions in Hungarian primary schools. Design/methodology/approach: Using a unique database combining survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Migrants, Population Groups
Sebastian, Mar Florence DC. – Online Submission, 2020
The aim of this study is to improve and regain the interest of Grade 8 students of Alexis G. Santos National High School, a public school in Bustos, Bulacan, Central Luzon, Philippines in studying literature especially in dealing with poetry and narratives. This research utilized the descriptive type of design, particularly, the quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poetry, Literature Appreciation, Teaching Methods
Sabuncu, Firat Hayyam; Ipek, Jale – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
In this study, it was aimed to show the effect of computer assisted learning on the academic achievement, performance levels and computer attitudes of 8th grade students in "Transformation Geometry" subject and determine students' opinions about this learning environment. The study was conducted with embedded design, one of the mixed…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Geometry, Computer Software
Sendurur, Emine; Yildirim, Zahide – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2019
This study investigates the effects of web-based scaffolding in comparison with teacher scaffolding (TS) and no scaffolding (NS) on students' metacognitive skill development in web-search process. The study utilized a static-group pretest--posttest quasi-experimental design. The first experimental group received web-based Internet search…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Online Courses, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Online Searching
Raza, Shaukat Ali; Sikandar, Asma – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2018
The study explored the impact of leadership style of teacher on the performance of students in the light of Hersey and Blanchard situational model. Data were collected through readiness level scale and achievement tests from 80 students of 8th grade in Lahore city using a pretest-posttest experimental design. Descriptive and inferential statistics…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Intervention
Waite, Adel Marlane – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The problems under investigation included (a) Did a directed study of mathematics vocabulary significantly affect student performance levels on standardized mathematical questions? and (b) Did the strategies used in this study significantly affect student performance levels on standardized mathematical questions? The population consisted of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Tests, Grade 8
Taspinar, Seyda Eraslan; Kaya, Ali – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
Objectives of the study are to determine the effect of teaching based on multiple intelligence theory (TBMIT) in visual arts class on student success and permanence. Experimental design is used in the study. Study group is composed of students at 8th grade in 2012-2013 educational term at Atatürk Secondary School in Igdir city centre. Experimental…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Teaching Methods, Visual Arts, Experimental Groups
Petscher, Yaacov; Foorman, Barbara R.; Truckenmiller, Adrea J. – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the extent to which students who took a computer adaptive test of reading comprehension accounting for testlet effects were administered fewer passages and had a more precise estimate of their reading comprehension ability compared to students in the control condition. A randomized controlled…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Comparative Analysis, Randomized Controlled Trials, Control Groups
Tsai, Chun-Yen – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
The scientific competencies advocated by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) focus on the abilities needed in students' adult lives. This study investigated how such scientific competencies could be improved by using online argumentation. One hundred and thirty-eight 8th grade high school students took part in the study, with…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Scores, Science Tests, Achievement Tests
O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Lee-St. John, Terrence; Raczek, Anastasia E.; Luna Bazaldua, Diego A.; Walsh, Mary – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Out-of-school factors can significantly impact students' readiness to learn and thrive in school. Research confirms that larger social structures and contexts beyond the school are critical, accounting for up to two-thirds of the variance in student achievement (Coleman et al., 1966; Rothstein, 2010; Phillips, Brooks-Gunn, Duncan, Klebanov, &…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Academic Achievement, Standardized Tests, Scores
Sharon Vaughn; Leticia R. Martinez; Jeanne Wanzek; Greg Roberts; Elizabeth Swanson; Anna-Mária Fall – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Supporting the reading comprehension and content knowledge acquisition of English language learners (ELs) requires instructional practices that continue beyond developing the foundational skills of reading. In particular, the challenges ELs face highlight the importance of teaching reading comprehension practices in the middle grades through…
Descriptors: Course Content, Social Studies, Grade 8, Middle School Teachers
Snipes, Jason; Huang, Chun-Wei; Jaquet, Karina; Finkelstein, Neal – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2015
The Effects of the Elevate Math summer program on math achievement and algebra readiness: This randomized trial examined the effects of the Elevate Math summer program on math achievement and algebra readiness, as well as math interest and self-efficacy, among rising 8th grade students in California's Silicon Valley. The Elevate Math summer math…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Readiness
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The 2013 study, "The Effectiveness of Secondary Math Teachers from Teach for America and the Teaching Fellows Programs," examined whether students taught by teachers in the "Teach for America" ("TFA") and "The New Teacher Project Teaching Fellows" ("Teaching Fellows") programs had greater…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Teachers
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The 2013 study, "The Effectiveness of Secondary Math Teachers from Teach for America and the Teaching Fellows Programs," examined whether students taught by teachers in the "Teach for America" ("TFA") and "The New Teacher Project Teaching Fellows" ("Teaching Fellows") programs had greater…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Teachers
