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Middle School English Language Learner Electronic Media Usage and Its Relationship to Reading
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Ramirez, Bari N. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A quantitative, correlational prediction study was performed to determine the relationship between English language learner (ELL) use of electronic media and reading proficiency in a large urban middle school in Texas. The predictor variables were viewing television programs in English, viewing television programs in Spanish, using a computer for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Middle School Students, Electronic Learning, Urban Schools
The Effects of Guided Discussion on Math Anxiety Levels, Course Performance, and Retention in a College Algebra Internet Class
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Emig, Christa – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The study sought to test the hypotheses that effective, guided discussions that facilitate meaningful dialogue about math anxiety would reduce levels of math anxiety in college algebra students, and would enhance course performance and course retention at a large community college in South Texas. The study was quantitative with a qualitative…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Anxiety, Effect Size
Availability and Use of Microcomputers in Public Schools.
Schlessinger, June H.; Karp, Rashelle S. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1990
Describes the results of three surveys that were conducted in 1982 and 1986 to determine the availability and use of microcomputers in public schools in Texas and Pennsylvania. Library use of microcomputers is examined as well as classroom use, trends are examined, and hypotheses for a planned future study are given. (17 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)