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A Comparison of Traditional Homework to Computer-Supported Homework
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Michael Mendicino; Leena Razzaq; Neil T. Heffernan – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2009
This study compared learning for fifth grade students in two math homework conditions. The paper-and-pencil condition represented traditional homework, with review of problems in class the following day. The Web-based homework condition provided immediate feedback in the form of hints on demand and step-by-step scaffolding. We analyzed the results…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Homework, Computer Assisted Instruction, Effect Size
Computer-Based and Paper-and-Pencil Administration Mode Effects on a Statewide End-of-Course English Test
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Kim, Do-Hong; Huynh, Huynh – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2008
The current study compared student performance between paper-and-pencil testing (PPT) and computer-based testing (CBT) on a large-scale statewide end-of-course English examination. Analyses were conducted at both the item and test levels. The overall results suggest that scores obtained from PPT and CBT were comparable. However, at the content…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Computer Assisted Testing, Factor Analysis, Comparative Testing
Comparing Multiple Intelligences Approach with Traditional Teaching on Eight Grade Students' Achievement in and Attitudes toward Science
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Kaya, Osman Nafiz; Dogan, Alev; Gokcek, Nur; Kilic, Ziya; Kilic, Esma – Online Submission, 2007
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of multiple intelligences (MI) teaching approach on 8th Grade students' achievement in and attitudes toward science. This study used a pretest-posttest control group experimental design. While the experimental group (n=30) was taught a unit on acids and bases using MI teaching approach, the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Multiple Intelligences, Student Attitudes
A Comparison of One-to-One Embedded Instruction in the General Education Classroom and One-to-One Massed Practice Instruction in the Special Education Classroom
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Jameson, J. Matt; McDonnell, John; Johnson, Jesse W.; Riesen, Tim; Polychronis, Shamby – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
A single subject alternating treatment design was used to compare the relative effectiveness of one-to-one embedded instruction in the general education classroom and one-to-one massed practice instruction in a special education class. Four middle school students with developmental disabilities, their special education teacher, and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Inclusive Schools
Determining the Exchangeability of Concept Map and Problem-Solving Essay Scores
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Hollenbeck, Keith; Twyman, Todd; Tindal, Gerald – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2006
This study investigated the score exchangeability of concept maps with problem-solving essays. Of interest was whether sixth-grade students' concept maps predicted their scores on essay responses that used concept map content. Concept maps were hypothesized to be alternatives to performance assessments for content-area domain knowledge in science.…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Predictive Validity, Problem Solving, Ecology
Student-Generated Visualization as a Study Strategy for Science Concept Learning
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Hsieh, Yi-Chuan Jane; Cifuentes, Lauren – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
Mixed methods were adopted to explore the effects of student-generated visualization on paper and on computers as a study strategy for middle school science concept learning. In a post-test-only-control-group design, scores were compared among a control-group (n=28), a group that was trained to visualize on paper (n=30), and a group that was…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Study Habits, Scientific Concepts, Concept Teaching
The Effects of Implementation of the Multiple Intelligences Theory on Grade-7 Students' Attitudes toward and Perceptions of Science
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Kaya, Osman Nafiz; Ebenezer, Jazlin – Online Submission, 2003
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of implementation of student-centered activities based on multiple intelligences (MI) theory on grade-7 students' attitudes toward and perceptions of science. While the experimental group consisting of 25 students was taught a unit on the atom and atomic properties using strategies based on…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Multiple Intelligences, Student Attitudes