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Effects of Educational Technology Applications on Reading Outcomes for Struggling Readers: A Best Evidence Synthesis
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Cheung, Alan C. K.; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2012
This review examines the effectiveness of educational technology applications in improving the reading achievement of struggling readers in elementary schools. The review applies consistent inclusion standards to focus on studies that met high methodological standards. A total of 20 studies based on about 7,000 students in grades K-6 were included…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Educational Technology, Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs
Assessing Effectiveness and Efficiency of Academic Interventions in School Psychology Journals: 1995-2005
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Bramlett, Ron; Cates, Gary L.; Savina, Elena; Lauinger, Brittni – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This article reviews research in the four major school psychology journals: "Journal of School Psychology," "Psychology in the Schools," "School Psychology Quarterly," and "School Psychology Review." The function of the review was to provide school psychologists with a summary of academic interventions published through years 1995-2005, synthesize…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Psychologists, School Psychology, Periodicals
The Effectiveness of Educational Technology Applications for Enhancing Reading Achievement in K-12 Classrooms: A Meta-Analysis. Revised
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Cheung, Alan C. K.; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2012
The purpose of this review is to learn from rigorous evaluations of alternative technology applications how features of using technology programs and characteristics of their evaluations affect reading outcomes for students in grades K-12. The review applies consistent inclusion standards to focus on studies that met high methodological standards.…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Meta Analysis
Exploring the Relationship between Physical Education and Enhancing Behaviour in Pupils with Emotional Behavioural Difficulties
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Medcalf, Richard; Marshall, Joe; Rhoden, Clare – Support for Learning, 2006
This article contributes to an evidence base suggesting that PE offers particular advantages for promoting improved behaviour. The research design involved using statistical approaches to investigate the behaviour of 4 male pupils, aged 15 year old, all of whom were statemented for EBD in mainstream classes. Assessments were made of both Pre- and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Physical Education, Statistical Analysis, Curriculum Development
Library Instruction Workbook for the Sciences for Use in Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University. Pilot Study, Final Report.
Ellsbury, Susan H.; And Others – 1980
Freshman botany students, graduate students, and student library assistants participated in a study to determine the effectiveness of a self-paced workbook on learning library skills in searching science literature and to determine staff and funding requirements to run larger scale instructional programs. The botany students comprised four groups.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Libraries, Costs, Higher Education
Feasibility Study: Library Instruction in Specific Science Disciplines Using the Self-Paced Workbook Adapted to Departmental Needs, Mitchell Memorial Library, Fall 1981.
Ellsbury, Susan H.; And Others – 1981
Student library assistants and undergraduate and graduate students from agricultural and biological engineering, biological sciences, and entomology participated in a study to determine the effectiveness of instructional materials adapted to specific science disciplines for developing practical skills in the use of library resources. All students…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Libraries, College Students, Costs