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Impact of Simulation Based Education on Biology Student's Academic Achievement in DNA Replication
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Reddy, M. Vijaya Bhaskara; Mint, Phyu Phyu – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of simulation methods in teaching Science on education students' academic achievement. 70 students (35 control, 35 experimental) who studied at Srinivasa College of education, SV University in the Department of Education. 2015-2016 academic year students were participated in this simulation based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Biology, College Students
Enhancing Vocabulary Retention by Embedding L2 Target Words in L1 Stories: An Experiment with Chinese Adult E-Learners
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Ge, Zi-Gang – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a storytelling approach in Chinese adult e-learners' vocabulary learning. Two classes of 60 students participated in the experiment, with 30 in the experimental group and 30 in the control group. The storytelling approach and the rote memorization approach were employed by the two groups…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Electronic Learning
Using Meaningful Interpretation and Chunking to Enhance Memory: The Case of Chinese Character Learning
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Xu, Xiaoqiu; Padilla, Amado M. – Foreign Language Annals, 2013
Learning and retaining Chinese characters are often considered to be the most challenging elements in learning Chinese as a foreign language. Applying the theory of meaningful interpretation, the chunking mnemonic technique, and the linguistic features of Chinese characters, this study examines whether the method of meaningful interpretation and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Phrase Structure, Orthographic Symbols, Mandarin Chinese
Introducing Science Experiments to Rote-Learning Classes in Pakistani Middle Schools
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Pell, Anthony William; Iqbal, Hafiz Muhammad; Sohail, Shahida – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2010
A mixed-methods sequential research design has been used to test the effect of introducing teacher science demonstrations to a traditional book-learning sample of 384 Grade 7 boys and girls from five schools in Lahore, Pakistan. In the quasi-experimental quantitative study, the eight classes of comparable ability were designated either…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Science Instruction
Examining the Motivational Impact of Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Goal Framing and Autonomy-Supportive Versus Internally Controlling Communication Style on Early Adolescents' Academic Achievement
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Vansteenkiste, Maarten; Simons, Joke; Lens, Willy; Soenens, Bart; Matos, Lennia – Child Development, 2005
The present experimental research examined whether framing early adolescents' (11- to 12-year-olds) learning activity in terms of the attainment of an extrinsic (i.e., physical attractiveness) versus intrinsic (i.e., health) goal and communicating these different goal contents in an internally controlling versus autonomy-supportive way affect…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Adolescents, Rote Learning, Obesity
Who Benefits from Mastery Learning?
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Lai, Patrick; Biggs, John – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1994
Data from 95 educationally disadvantaged Hong Kong students placed in mastery-learning classes were compared with 64 control students in expository-learning classes. Results indicate that under mastery learning, deep- and surface-biased learners increasingly diverge in performance and attitude, with surface learners doing better unit to unit, and…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Biology, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis