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Kavrayici, Ceyhun – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2021
Communication, motivation, time management, rules and behavior management, plan program activities and physical order are important in the management of virtual classrooms, as they are in the management of traditional classrooms. On the other hand, "sense of classroom community" in online learning environment is classified with…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Virtual Classrooms, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
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Dündar, Sahin – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2019
Social studies promotes civic competence by equipping students with the knowledge, values, beliefs, attitudes, and skills needed in a democratic society (Allen & Stevens, 1998; National Council for the Social Studies [NCSS], 1994). However, the multidisciplinary characteristics of civic issues entail an integrated curriculum covering different…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Correlation, Intellectual Disciplines, Social Studies
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Ritchie, William J.; Fornaciari, Charles J.; Drew, Stephen A. W.; Marlin, Dan – Journal of Management Education, 2013
Many capstone strategic management courses use computer-based simulations as core pedagogical tools. Simulations are touted as assisting students in developing much-valued skills in strategy formation, implementation, and team management in the pursuit of superior strategic performance. However, despite their rich nature, little is known regarding…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Business Administration Education, Strategic Planning, Teamwork
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Mellard, Daryl; Woods, Kari; Md Desa, Zairul – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2012
Educators confront a difficult challenge of quickly and efficiently identifying students with literacy skill deficits in academically diverse career and technical education classes. A statistical examination of oral reading fluency (ORF) of 296 at-risk students participating in Job Corps tests the hypothesis that a 2-minute, two-dimensional ORF…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Reading Fluency, At Risk Students, Young Adults
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Liu, Yuliang – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2013
This quasi-experimental study was to design, develop, and implement one multimedia math lesson in third grade to improve students' math learning. The non-equivalent control group design was used. The experimental group had 11 third grade students and the control group had 15 third grade students in an African American predominated elementary…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Comparative Analysis, Predictor Variables
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Polikoff, Morgan S. – American Journal of Education, 2012
The alignment of instruction with the content of standards and assessments is the key mediating variable separating the policy of standards-based reform (SBR) from the outcome of improved student achievement. Few studies have investigated SBR's effects on instructional alignment, and most have serious methodological limitations. This research uses…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, State Standards, Academic Achievement
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Kahne, Joseph E.; Sporte, Susan E. – American Educational Research Journal, 2008
This study of 4,057 students from 52 high schools in Chicago finds that a set of specific kinds of civic learning opportunities fosters notable improvements in students' commitments to civic participation. The study controls for demographic factors, preexisting civic commitments, and academic test scores. Prior large-scale studies that found…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation, Educational Opportunities, Instructional Development
Jones, Louise J.; Napier, T. Lee – 1988
A study was conducted to identify factors contributing to the success of instructional development projects. Success factors derived from factor analysis were compared with those in a previous study (Lawrason and Hedberg, 1979), and values obtained on the prediction model for this study were compared with those in the study cited. The Survey of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, College Instruction, Factor Analysis
Rose, Andrew M.; And Others – 1985
In this first of three volumes, issues related to the prediction of the potential effectiveness of a simulator training device are reviewed, and the methods used to analyze effectiveness are discussed. The Army, which uses simulator devices for performance based weapons training, has used a process linked to the Life Cycle System Management Model…
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Rose, Andrew M.; And Others – 1985
This report describes an analytic training Device Effectiveness Forecasting Technique known as DEFT. DEFT accounts for device effectivness in terms of several different criteria and classes of independent predictor variables. In its present form, DEFT is a series of interactive, menu-driven computer programs that provide for three levels of device…
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
McKee, Barbara G. – 1978
An attitude rating scale and instructional assessment survey were administered in 62 classes at the State University of New York at Cortland to examine the relationship between student ratings of instruction and students' course-oriented attitudes. The Adjective Rating Scale (ARS) was designed to measure course and program-oriented attitudes, and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Course Content, Course Evaluation