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Sabbah, Sabah Salman – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2015
This study explored the potential effect of college students' self-generated computerized mind maps on their reading comprehension. It also investigated the subjects' attitudes toward generating computerized mind maps for reading comprehension. The study was conducted in response to the inability of the foundation-level students, who were learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Concept Mapping, Reading Achievement
Wilde, Judith – National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction NCELA, 2004
The purpose of scientifically-based research within No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is to identify and disseminate conclusive information on ?what works? in education, with an emphasis on determining what instructional input (curricula, instructional techniques) works to increase student outcomes such as academic achievement and language proficiency.…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Research Design
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Purves, Alan C. – American Journal of Education, 1984
Focuses on reading in the school domain and concludes that achievement in reading results from a combination of maturation, exposure, and instruction. Assesses the limits an successes of the instruction of reading in the U.S. and makes cross-national comparisons. (RDN)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Interpretive Skills
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1982
The provincial results of the English 33 Achievement Test administered June 8, 1982, as part of the Student Achievement Testing Program of Alberta Education are presented in this report. Following a list of the requirements of Part A (written expression), the first section describes the categories used to assess total expression and the scoring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, English Instruction