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Shihusa, Hudson; Keraro, Fred N. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2009
This study investigated the effect of using advance organizers on students' motivation to learn biology. The research design used was quasi-experimental design where the non-randomised Solomon Four group was adopted. The focus was on the topic pollution. The sample comprised of 166 form three (third grade in the secondary school cycle) students in…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation, Advance Organizers
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Eilam, Billie; Poyas, Yael – Learning and Instruction, 2008
The present study extended multimedia learning principles beyond the lab to an ecologically valid setting (homework). Eighteen information cards were used to perform three homework tasks. The control group students learned from single representation (SR) cards that presented all information as printed text. The multiple representation (MR) group…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Homework, Printed Materials, Learning Motivation
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Matera, Carola; Gerber, Michael M. – NHSA Dialog, 2008
This article reports the results of a preliminary study that applied a randomized posttest-only design to evaluate the effectiveness of a literacy curriculum that incorporated explicit opportunities for Spanish-speaking Head Start preschool children (N = 76) to develop writing abilities in English. The study also addressed English language…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Speech Communication, Writing (Composition), Creative Activities