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Mark A. Elliott; Allan McGroarty; David J. Robertson – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Background: A volitional help sheet (VHS) is an intervention for promoting implementation intentions. This study was the first to test the effectiveness of a VHS for increasing university students' lecture attendance. Aims: To develop a VHS to increase university students' lecture attendance and test its effectiveness at increasing the proportion…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Electronic Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Randomized Controlled Trials
González, Sonia K.; Grov, Christian – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To evaluate different recruitment methods to enroll participants into a mHealth pilot RCT: banner ads on Facebook and OkCupid, and targeted electronic outreach (e.g., emails to community-based organizations and to professors at local colleges). Participants: Between October 2015 and May 2016, 114 college-aged Black and Latina women 18…
Descriptors: Recruitment, Social Media, Electronic Mail, African American Students
Janfaza, Abusaied; Shahsavari, Khadijeh; Soori, Afshin – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
The need for the application of technology in education has been increased. One of the new approaches in technology is using email for learning a second or a foreign language. The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of using email in improving writing skills among Iranian EFL students. The participants of the study were 42…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
O'Bannon, Blanche W.; Britt, Virginia G.; Beard, Jeffrey L. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
This study examined the effectiveness of using a Facebook group to increase preservice teachers' knowledge when one was used as a forum to share, answer, and discuss content-related questions in a technology course required for all students seeking teacher licensure. Further, it examined the students' prior use of Facebook groups, how the…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Social Media, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Level
Oreopoulos, Philip; Dunn, Ryan – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
High school students from disadvantaged high schools in Toronto were invited to take two surveys, about three weeks apart. Half of the students taking the first survey were also shown a 3 minute video about the benefits of post secondary education (PSE) and invited to try out a financial-aid calculator. Most students' perceived returns to PSE were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Student Surveys, Video Technology