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Lim, Sue-ann; Jung, Jae Yup; Kalyuga, Slava – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2023
Solving a novel problem has recently garnered some attention as a viable alternative to traditional explicit instruction in the preparation of students for learning. This study investigated the effectiveness of introducing problem-solving tasks and worked examples prior to explicit instruction, along with the use of contrast, for gifted and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Problem Solving, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education
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Branko Andic; Mirjana Maricic; Filiz Mumcu; Theodosia Prodromou; Janika Leoste; Musa Saimon; Zsolt Lavicza – Smart Learning Environments, 2024
Educational Robotics (ER) has emerged as one of the tools to improve STEM learning in primary education if students are properly instructed. However, there is a lack of studies that guide teachers on which type of instruction should be used for ER in STEM between direct (DI) and indirect instruction (II). As a result, the present study aims to…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Educational Technology, Robotics, Task Analysis
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Manson, Elisapesi; Ayres, Paul – Educational Psychology, 2021
This study investigated the effectiveness of using a sequence of worked examples as part of the feedback cycle. Worked examples were either presented as full worked examples or partial worked examples (single-step and completion formats). In two experiments, grade 8 students completed a learning phase on a mathematics topic, which was immediately…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Demonstrations (Educational), Direct Instruction
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Martin, Andrew J.; Ginns, Paul; Burns, Emma C.; Kennett, Roger; Pearson, Joel – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Among a sample of 2,071 Australian high school students nested within 188 science classrooms, the present study explored the role of science teachers' "load reduction instruction" (LRI; instruction that seeks to reduce cognitive load by appropriately balancing explicit instruction with guided autonomy) in student- and classroom-level…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Learning Processes, Learner Engagement, High School Students
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Sherpa, Sonam Zangpo – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2021
This study investigated the effect of direct and indirect written corrective feedback (WCF) on the grammatical accuracy in the use of past tense and articles by grade eight learners (n = 45). The study also explored the extent to which the use of WCF may affect the syntactic complexity in the learners' writing. The learners were selected and…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Feedback (Response), Error Correction, Revision (Written Composition)
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White, Matthew Oliver – Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 2020
Academically engaging adolescents with learning difficulties continues to be a challenge for teachers and education authorities around the world. This paper reports on one part of a broader study to address the impasse present between research and practice in meeting the needs of adolescents with learning difficulties. Drawing on the mounting…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Positive Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement