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Stagnitti, Karen; Bailey, Alison; Hudspeth Stevenson, Edwina; Reynolds, Emily; Kidd, Evan – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2016
The current study investigated the influence of a play-based curriculum on the development of pretend play skills and oral language in children attending their first year of formal schooling. In this quasi-experimental design, two groups of children were followed longitudinally across the first 6 months of their first year at school. The children…
Descriptors: Investigations, Play, Oral Language, Foreign Countries
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Klisc, Chris; McGill, Tanya; Hobbs, Valerie – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Asynchronous online discussion (AOD) is used in many tertiary education courses, and assessing it has been shown to enhance critical thinking outcomes. There has, however, been debate on what should be assessed and how the assessment should be implemented. The most common form of assessment involves grading the individual discussion contributions,…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Critical Thinking, Skill Development
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Strang, Kenneth David – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2011
Virtual learning is a popular teaching modality, and it has been reported in research that there is no significant difference in academic outcome as compared with face-to-face courses. Not all researchers agree with this assertion and some claim it is more difficult to teach math-oriented subjects online. Given that educational psychology theories…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication, Synchronous Communication