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Direct linkLi, Feng; Wang, Xi; He, Xiaona; Cheng, Liang; Wang, Yiyu – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
This study adopted a meta-analysis to explore the effectiveness of unplugged activities (UA) and programming exercises (PE) teaching approaches on computational thinking (CT) education. Through a two-stage literature collection and selection process, 29 articles were included in the meta-analysis, 31 independent effect sizes (16 of UA and 15 of…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Activities, Programming, Computation
Peer reviewedRossmiller, Richard A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
Reviews the findings of studies conducted on students' time on task in school, noting especially the factors influencing students' total time in school and their time engaged in learning. Draws implications for schools' use of instructional time. (JW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Time Factors (Learning), Time Management
Peer reviewedMcWilliam, R. A. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1991
The article reviews research on children's use of time with emphasis on maintaining "engagement" (developmentally and contextually appropriate behavior). Techniques for preschool teachers to use to promote high levels of engagement by children with or without disabilities are identified. (DB)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedSimons, P. R. J. – Instructional Science, 1983
Discusses methodological problems regarding time-on-task in experiments in which effects of extra study aids are evaluated. Illustrations of different methods of studying learning aids and their effects on the outcome are based on six experiments into the influence of concrete analogies on learning. Seventeen references are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Reading Rate
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, D. John; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1983
A study examined student engaged and nonengaged behavior in mathematics class during various types of instructional activities and at different age levels. Third- and fifth-grade students spent more time on seatwork, while seventh-grade students had more teacher-led activities. As grade level increased, student engagement decreased. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5
Pemberton, Deloras K. – 1984
Generalizations arising from effective teaching studies are vulnerable because they are not based on a theoretical perspective of how learning occurs or can be improved, but have resulted from observations of what teachers appear to be doing when students are learning. Critics of teacher effectiveness studies contend that good instruction requires…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Design
Kuceris, Misty; Zakariya, Sally, Ed. – 1982
According to this publication, a school's most effective tool in encouraging student success may be its control over the time the student spends working on goal-oriented learning activities--that is, time on task. This document is intended to help school administrators understand the effects of their decisions on students' learning time and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques
