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Download full textMagableh, Ibrahim Suleiman Ibrahim; Abdullah, Amelia – International Journal of Instruction, 2020
Teachers sometimes fail to give varied teaching instructions that are suitable for a mixed-ability classroom because these instructions do not match students' proficiency levels. The current quasi-experimental quantitative study investigated the effectiveness of differentiated instruction strategies on students' overall English achievement. 60…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Individualized Instruction, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
Sénécal, Anna-Marie; Mezzaluna, Vanessa; Cardoso, Walcir – Research-publishing.net, 2018
This study explored the effects of learner response systems (clickers) on the development of vocabulary knowledge in English (L2). Sixty-one Grade 8 learners divided in two groups participated in the experiment, which followed a pretest-posttest-delayed posttest research design. While the experimental group received a clicker-based treatment via…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Direct linkGarza, Tiberio; Huerta, Margarita; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Irby, Beverly J.; Tong, Fuhui – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The purpose of this study was to compare and describe 8 fifth-grade classrooms by their teachers pedagogy during a quasiexperimental, longitudinal, and field-based project focused on increasing English language learners' (ELLs') achievement in science and language. The larger study found statistically significant and positive intervention effects…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Science Instruction, English Language Learners
Awada, Ghada M.; Faour, Kawthar H. – Teaching English with Technology, 2018
The present study investigated the effectiveness of the Glogster and cooperative learning as differentiation models of English as a second/foreign language (ESL/EFL) and Science projects. The study employed a mixed method study design whereby questionnaire and openended interview were incorporated to elicit the required data. Eighteen teachers…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Dolean, Dacian Dorin – Language Teaching Research, 2016
Foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) has been the subject of several studies aimed to optimize learning of a foreign language in the classroom. However, few studies provide specific curriculum-based methodological strategies to be used in the classroom in order to lower the anxiety level. In this article, two experimental classes of 8th-grade…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Suleman, Qaiser; Hussain, Ishtiaq – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of the research paper was to investigate the effect of eclectic learning approach on the academic achievement and retention of students in English at elementary level. A sample of forty students of 8th grade randomly selected from Government Boys High School Khurram District Karak was used. It was an experimental study and that's why…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, School Holding Power, Pretests Posttests
Simard, Daphnee – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2009
This study investigated the effects of textual enhancement formats (number and choice of typographical cues) on the intake of plural markers in English as a second language among grade eight native French-speaking students. An experimental reading task integrating different formats of textual enhancement into a text was created. A split-plot…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Cues, Teaching Methods
Green, Patricia J.; Sha, Mandy; Liu, Lu – RTI International, 2011
In 2001, the U.S. Department of Education and the Ministry of Education in China entered into a bilateral partnership to develop a technology-driven approach to foreign language learning that integrated gaming, immersion, voice recognition, problem-based learning tasks, and other features that made it a significant research and development pilot…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Middle School Students, Partnerships in Education
Ghaith, Ghazi; Obeid, Hoda – Educational Research Quarterly, 2004
This study examines the effect of training in think alouds on literal and higher-order reading comprehension. Thirty-two (n = 32) eighth grade students of English as a foreign language (EFL) participated in the study. The participants were randomly assigned to control and experimental conditions. Descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Multivariate Analysis, Correlation, Grade 8
