Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 5 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 13 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
| Davies, Neil | 1 |
| Demetriou, Skevi | 1 |
| Desmarais, Michel, Ed. | 1 |
| Dong, Xiaoli | 1 |
| Gebhard, Meg | 1 |
| Graham, Holly | 1 |
| Holmes, Wayne | 1 |
| Howard-Jones, Paul | 1 |
| Jones, Carol | 1 |
| Liu, Yongbing | 1 |
| Lynch, Collin F., Ed. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
| Junior High Schools | 13 |
| Middle Schools | 11 |
| Secondary Education | 11 |
| Elementary Education | 5 |
| High Schools | 4 |
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Intermediate Grades | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| China | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Greece | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Program for International… | 1 |
| Test of English as a Foreign… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkGebhard, Meg; Graham, Holly – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to analyze how middle schoolers developed a critical awareness of language while participating in a curricular unit informed by systemic functional linguistics (SFL). This unit was developed to understanding and taking action to protect a local bat population in the context of school reforms shaping teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Grammar, Teaching Methods, Middle School Students, Grade 7
Zhang, Xiaopeng; Dong, Xiaoli – Modern Language Journal, 2016
This study examined the effectiveness of Zipfian frequency at facilitating the acquisition of English prenominal past participles. Chinese middle school students (N = 103) were randomly assigned to a sequenced Zipfian frequency (SZF) group, a random Zipfian frequency (RZF) group, a balanced frequency (BF) group, and a control group. A mixed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Parra, Sergio – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The use of video podcasts in education has emerged as a phenomenon that has gained a considerable amount of attention over the last few years. Although video podcasting is becoming a well-established technology in higher education, new multimedia instructional strategies such as student-created video podcasts in grades K-12 are under-researched.…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Information Dissemination, Video Technology, Second Language Instruction
Tseng, Jun-Jie – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) proposed by Mishra and Koehler is a theoretical construct of teacher knowledge that describes how teachers teach subject matter content using certain instructional methods with specific technology in particular contexts. This study aims to explore the interface between TPACK and SLA, intending to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Download full textRadi, Odette Bourjaili – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
The content of this paper will focus on both language and computer practices and how school age students develop their literacy skills in the two domains of "language" and "computers." The term literacy is a broad concept that has attracted many interpretations over the years. Some of the concepts raised by the literature apply…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Student Attitudes
What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) has updated its 2009 intervention report for SuccessMaker®, a set of computer-based courses designed to supplement regular K-8 reading instruction. The program is designed to improve skills in areas such as concepts of print, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension
Howard-Jones, Paul; Holmes, Wayne; Demetriou, Skevi; Jones, Carol; Tanimoto, Eriko; Morgan, Owen; Perkins, David; Davies, Neil – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
Many have warned against a direct "brain scan to lesson plan" approach when attempting to transfer insights from neuroscience to the classroom. Similarly, in the effective design and implementation of learning technology, a judicious interrelation of insights associated with diverse theoretical perspectives (e.g., neuroscientific,…
Descriptors: Brain, Neurology, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Shanahan, Timothy; Shanahan, Cynthia – Topics in Language Disorders, 2012
Recently, it has been proposed that schools teach disciplinary literacy in science, mathematics, history, and literature classes as students move into middle school and high school. A disciplinary literacy approach emphasizes the specialized knowledge and abilities possessed by those who create, communicate, and use knowledge within each of the…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Literacy, Middle School Students, High School Students
Zhang, Fengjuan; Liu, Yongbing – Language Teaching Research, 2014
This study examines the beliefs of Chinese junior high school English teachers about foreign language teaching and influencing contextual factors in a time when curriculum innovation is confronting deep-rooted cultural traditions and complex teaching realities. Drawing upon data collected by means of questionnaires and interviews, this study…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The "Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School" practice guide was developed by the What Works Clearinghouse™ (WWC) in conjunction with an expert panel to support teachers in providing language instruction. The practice guide provides teachers with guidelines and examples of ways to…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literacy
Young, John W.; Morgan, Rick; Rybinski, Paul; Steinberg, Jonathan; Wang, Yuan – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
The "TOEFL Junior"® Standard Test is an assessment that measures the degree to which middle school-aged students learning English as a second language have attained proficiency in the academic and social English skills representative of English-medium instructional environments. The assessment measures skills in three areas: listening…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Test Items, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Stamper, John, Ed.; Pardos, Zachary, Ed.; Mavrikis, Manolis, Ed.; McLaren, Bruce M., Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2014
The 7th International Conference on Education Data Mining held on July 4th-7th, 2014, at the Institute of Education, London, UK is the leading international forum for high-quality research that mines large data sets in order to answer educational research questions that shed light on the learning process. These data sets may come from the traces…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Lynch, Collin F., Ed.; Merceron, Agathe, Ed.; Desmarais, Michel, Ed.; Nkambou, Roger, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
The 12th iteration of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2019) is organized under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society in Montreal, Canada. The theme of this year's conference is EDM in Open-Ended Domains. As EDM has matured it has increasingly been applied to open-ended and ill-defined tasks…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Information Retrieval, Content Analysis
