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van Aswegen, Christa; Pendergast, Donna – International Research in Early Childhood Education, 2015
This article reports on the evaluation of one topic in an enrichment program designed for children in their early years of learning. The program is responsive to an increased understanding of the benefits for very young children of programs that not only take advantage of the sensitive periods for learning but that also assist parents to a take a…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Mixed Methods Research, Early Childhood Education, Questionnaires
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Tindall-Ford, Sharon; Agostinho, Shirley; Bokosmaty, Sahar; Paas, Fred; Chandler, Paul – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
This research investigated the viability of learning by self-managing split-attention worked examples as an alternative to learning by studying instructor-managed integrated worked examples. Secondary school students learning properties of angles on parallel lines were taught to integrate spatially separated text and diagrammatic information by…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Geometry, Computer Uses in Education, Self Management
Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Mooney, Mary; Barker, Katrina; Dobia, Brenda – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: A school-wide program known as Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) that systematically reinforces positive behaviours in schools based on the USA model of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) but also emphasizes learning processes and outcomes was implemented in the Western Sydney Region (WSR) of Australia. Aim: The…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Self Concept, Factor Analysis
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Volet, Simone E. – Learning and Instruction, 1991
Results from an experiment with 28 experimental and 28 matched control college students taking a 13-week computer science course support the potential of modeling and coaching students in metacognitive strategies to enhance learning. The instructional method had significant long-term and short-term effects on cognitive and affective learning…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science