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Dempsey, Terri L. – RTI International, 2018
Attention to mixed methods studies research has increased in recent years, particularly among funding agencies that increasingly require a mixed methods approach for program evaluation. At the same time, researchers operating within large-scale, rapid-turnaround research projects are faced with the reality that collection and analysis of large…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Mixed Methods Research, High Schools, Educational Research
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van Velzen, Joke H. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2018
There were two purposes for this mixed methods study: to investigate (a) the realistic meaning of awareness and understanding as the underlying constructs of general knowledge of the learning process and (b) a procedure for data consolidation. The participants were 11th-grade high school and first-year university students. Integrated data…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Mixed Methods Research, Data Collection, High School Students
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Erdem, Aytekin; Uzal, Gürcan; Saka, Mehpare – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2018
The aim of this study was to determine the opinions of high school students' proficiency perceptions towards the technology products and their usage at physics lessons. Mixed method including quantitative and qualitative data collection tools was used for data collection. The study group consisted of 514 students studying at High Schools. The…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Physics
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Smith, Thomas M.; Cannata, Marisa; Haynes, Katherine Taylor – Teachers College Record, 2016
Background/Context: Mixed methods research conveys multiple advantages to the study of complex phenomena and large organizations or systems. The benefits are derived from drawing on the strengths of qualitative methods to answer questions about how and why a phenomenon occurs and those of quantitative methods to examine how often a phenomenon…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, School Effectiveness, High Schools, Best Practices
Merrill, Lisa; Siman, Nina; Wulach, Suzanne; Kang, David – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2015
iMentor's College Ready Program is a unique approach that combines elements of school-based mentoring, whole school reform, and technology in an effort to help students develop the full suite of knowledge, behaviors, and skills they need to complete high school and enroll and thrive in college. iMentor partners with high schools that serve…
Descriptors: Mentors, Educational Change, Technology Uses in Education, College Readiness
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Pellas, Nikolaos; Peroutseas, Efstratios – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
While pedagogical and technological affordances of three-dimensional (3D) multiuser virtual worlds in various educational disciplines are largely well-known, a study about their effect on high school students' engagement in introductory programming courses is still lacking. This case study presents students' opinions about their participation in a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Educational Games, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment
Quintana, Elizabeth Ruiz – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This mixed method study explored and analyzed instructional strategies utilized by algebra teachers whose students' coursework culminated in the New York State Regents Examination in Integrated Algebra and for whom 50% of the tested cohort earned mastery level (85 or higher) on the examination. The targeted populations were eighth or ninth grade…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Academic Achievement, Suburban Schools, Standardized Tests
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Patel, Sita G.; Clarke, Annette V.; Eltareb, Fazia; Macciomei, Erynn E.; Wickham, Robert E. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2016
Family stressors predict negative psychological outcomes for immigrant adolescents, yet little is known about how such stressors interact to predict school outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore the interactive role of family stressors on school outcomes for newcomer adolescent immigrants. Using a convergent parallel mixed-methods…
Descriptors: High School Students, Adolescents, Immigrants, Mixed Methods Research
Roth-Francis, Chrissy – ProQuest LLC, 2013
More than 25% of new college students begin their higher education careers outside of the traditional fall start date (National Student Clearinghouse, 2012). This study examines the social, personal, and academic experiences of spring admits at a large, private research institution in the western United States. In this study, a spring admit is…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Higher Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission
Haley, Katrina A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study provides an in-depth analysis of whether students who take dual enrollment and/or AP classes have higher ACT test scores compared to a group of their peers that did not take dual enrollment or AP courses. The study also identified the demographic characteristics (ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic status) of students with a 3.0 or…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, High School Students, Student Placement, Advanced Placement Programs
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Thompson, Brandon; Vernado, Terri; Matthews, Brian – Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
This paper describes the first part of a new three-part study of STEM and engineering design research termed Design-Without-Make to be conducted by NC [North Carolina] State University in 2009-10 in an NC high school. The hybrid quantitative, qualitative case study is being developed with the purpose of capturing what new technological learning…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Design, STEM Education
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Meyers, Eric M. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2007
Introduction: changes in educational policy and practice demand that we examine school library programmes from a new perspective. As a model that takes a developmental view of minds in context, Cultural Historical Activity Theory is particularly well suited to the study of school libraries and the learning that occurs therein. This paper focuses…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Services, Best Practices, Intervention