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Omer, Uzma; Tehseen, Rabia; Farooq, Muhammad Shoaib; Abid, Adnan – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Learning analytics (LA) is a significant field of study to examine and identify difficulties the novice programmers face while learning how to program. Despite producing notable research by the community in the specified area, rare work is observed to synthesize these research efforts and discover the dimensions that guide the future research of…
Descriptors: Programming, Learning Analytics, Educational Research, Data
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Sandra Jo Wilson; Brian Freeman; E. C. Hedberg – Grantee Submission, 2024
As reporting of effect sizes in evaluation studies has proliferated, researchers and consumers of research need tools for interpreting or benchmarking the magnitude of those effect sizes that are relevant to the intervention, target population, and outcome measure being considered. Similarly, researchers planning education studies with social and…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Effect Size, Meta Analysis, Statistical Analysis
Peek, Robin – 1988
This paper introduces the contemporary research on information behaviors and applies it to educational research activities. Information behaviors are defined as the processes by which information users formulate their information needs, seek and observe sources, evaluate the sources, and then act upon the information. It is suggested that because…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Information Needs
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Dunn, Rita; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1985
Cites research showing individual reactions to bright and dim light in the classroom. Shows individual susceptibility to extreme negativism in inappropriate lighting conditions and suggests that students' predispositions for illumination be identified. Notes that restless, fidgety youngsters should be placed into softly lit sections, with the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns
Hosford, Philip L.; Martin, Jeanette V. – 1980
A review of past methods of observing teacher behavior is presented, with comment on the relative effectiveness of each method provided. A research model using videotape recording of teachers' in-classroom behavior is suggested, and information given concerning the current use of similar methods of observation. (LH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
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Scott, Myrtle – Journal of Special Education, 1980
The author discusses the substantive and methodological contributions which several disciplines can make to naturalistic research in the field of special education and raises definitional issues. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Definitions, Disabilities, Ecology
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Masland, Susan W. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1994
Reviews research on norms of behavior toward male and female students that newly certified teachers bring to their classrooms, and explores ways teacher educators can provide alternatives to gender bias. There are no simple strategies for preservice teachers to learn, but research can help teacher educators work toward gender fairness. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Behavior Patterns, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Finn, Jeremy D. – 1998
This report is an overview of recent research on the effects of class size on the academic performance and behavior of students at risk. In several ways it is not a conventional literature review. It emphasizes one recent large-scale investigation, Tennessee's Project STAR (Student-Teacher-Achievement-Ratio), begun in 1985. It is more evaluative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Class Size, Educational Policy
Sinatra, Richard – 1983
A review of research makes it increasingly clear that findings from the areas of brain development and hemispheric specialization, student and teacher learning styles, and holistic and meaning-centered approaches to reading and writing are related, as they all contribute to a richer view of how learners learn. In brain research, the popular focus…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Tinning, Richard I. – 1983
A review is presented of research concerning physical education instruction, focusing upon those studies which use interaction analysis as a method of systematically observing the instructional process. A brief overview of the development of interaction analysis systems in physical education cites instruments which were designed for focusing on…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Interaction Process Analysis
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Ballard, Keith D. – Educational Psychology, 1986
Suggests the need for detailed study of (1) behavior-environment interactions and (2) interdependencies within behavioral repertoires. Examines systems theory as a paradigm for both interpreting dynamic interrelationships and examining the complexities of learning and adaption. Argues for noninterventive studies of individual children's…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Child Development
Nelson-Le Gall, Sharon – 1986
Help-seeking has become a topic of growing interest in the past 5 years for educators and psychologists concerned with the development and enhancement of children's active learning skills. This paper explains the instrumental role of help-seeking in learning. Major conceptualizations of help-seeking are examined and evaluated for their utility in…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style, Decision Making, Educational Environment
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Weinstein, Carol S. – Review of Educational Research, 1979
Research on the impact of classroom environment on student behavior, attitudes, and achievement is reviewed. The review is divided into three areas: environmental variables; ecological perspectives; and open space school designs. Research needs are discussed, and the advantages and disadvantages of various research designs are summarized.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acoustical Environment, Behavior Patterns, Class Size