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Amalija Žakelj; Mara Cotic; Daniel Doz – Cogent Education, 2024
The present research investigates the effects of an active and experiential learning approach on eighth-grade students' mathematics achievement employing a quasi-experimental research design. A total of 231 students from four Slovenian primary schools participated in the study, with 101 students assigned to the experimental group (EG) and 130 to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Students, Grade 8
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Bottge, Brian A.; Rueda, Enrique; Kwon, Jung Min; Grant, Timothy; LaRoque, Perry – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2009
The purpose of this randomized experiment was to compare the performance of high-, average-, and low-achieving middle school students who were assessed with parallel versions of a computer-based test (CBT) or a paper-pencil test (PPT). Tests delivered in interactive, immersive environments like the CBT may have the advantage of providing teachers…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction
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
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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