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Johnson, Evelyn S.; Moylan, Laura A.; Crawford, Angela; Zheng, Yuzhu – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2019
In this study, we developed a Reading for Meaning special education teacher observation rubric that detailed the elements of evidence-based comprehension instruction and tested its psychometric properties using many-facet Rasch measurement. We collected video observations of classroom instruction from 10 special education teachers across 3 states…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Reading Comprehension, Special Education Teachers, Test Construction
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Toom, Auli; Tiilikainen, Mikko; Heikonen, Lauri; Leijen, Äli; Mena, Juanjo; Husu, Jukka – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2019
This study investigated student teachers' (N = 82) learning of action-oriented knowledge (AOK), triggering incidents in teaching practice, and the relationships between these two. Student teacher's action-oriented knowledge is understood as core capability for the practice of teaching, and learning of action-oriented knowledge needs to be…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Critical Incidents Method, Preservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Tavarez DaCosta, Pedro; Herrera Gutierrez, Yerni – Online Submission, 2020
Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago (UTESA) is a university considered as one of the highest ranking universities in the Dominican Republic, it is one of the few to be recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology as an autonomous university for its constant research and updating. This university offers to college students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Watson, Jane; English, Lyn – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2017
This study reports on a classroom activity for Grade 5 students investigating their reaction times. The investigation was part of a 3-year research project introducing students to informal inference and giving them experience carrying out the practice of statistics. For this activity the focus within the practice of statistics was on introducing…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Reaction Time, Class Activities
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Dolgunsöz, Emrah – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2016
Inferring unknown word meanings by using contextual clues is a common strategy employed by EFL learners during reading. This study aims to (a) investigate the effect of familiarity on lexical inferences in EFL reading; (b) examine inference efficiency among EFL readers with different levels of vocabulary knowledge and reading proficiency; and (c)…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, English (Second Language), Reading Skills, Vocabulary
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Kubiatko, Milan; Balatova, Kristyna – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
The water birds are inseparable part of the environment and ecosystems. This group of birds has got an important role in the functioning of aquatic ecosystems make them sensitive indicators of the health of these environments. The main aim of the study was to find out the attitudes toward and knowledge about water birds among lower secondary…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Animals
Kim, Young-Suk Grace – Grantee Submission, 2016
We investigated component language and cognitive skills of oral language comprehension of narrative texts (i.e., listening comprehension). Using the construction-integration model of text comprehension as an overarching theoretical framework, we examined direct and mediated relations of foundational cognitive skills (working memory and attention),…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Cognitive Ability, Oral Language, Listening Comprehension
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Sun, Jerry Chih-Yuan; Kuo, Cian-Yu; Hou, Huei-Tse; Lin, Yu-Yan – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
The purposes of this study were to provide a game-based anti-phishing lesson to 110 elementary school students in Taiwan, explore their learning behavioral patterns, and investigate the effects of the flow states on their learning behavioral patterns and learning achievement. The study recorded behaviour logs, and applied a pre- and post-test on…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Elementary School Students
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Sankaram, Kamala; Schober, Michael F. – Discourse Processes: A multidisciplinary journal, 2015
How do readers who are able to post responses on a political blog ("interactive readers") differ in their navigation and comprehension from "noninteractive" readers who are not empowered to post? In this study, a nonpartisan political blog was populated with news content about the then-upcoming 2012 U.S. presidential election.…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Political Issues, Computer Mediated Communication, Comprehension
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Hoh, Yin Kiong – Teaching Science, 2013
This article reports on the results of a paper-pen questionnaire study involving certain key aspects of the nature of science. The questionnaire covers, among other things, aspects such as uniqueness of the scientific method, objectivity of scientific data, and immutability of scientific laws. The survey was given out to eighty trainee teachers…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Preservice Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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Manspeaker, Sarah A.; Van Lunen, Bonnie L.; Turocy, Paula S.; Pribesh, Shana; Hankemeier, Dorice – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2011
Context: While evidence-based practice (EBP) concepts are being taught in health profession education programs, models of instruction and effectiveness of these models are not evident in athletic training. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Evidence-Based Teaching Model (EBTM) in increasing student knowledge, attitudes, and use of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Athletics, Teaching Models, Knowledge Level
McKown, Brigitte A.; Barnett, Cynthia L. – Online Submission, 2007
This action research project report documents the action research project that was conducted to improve reading comprehension with second grade and third grade students. The teacher researchers intended to improve reading comprehension by using higher-order thinking skills such as predicting, making connections, visualizing, inferring,…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 3, Reading Difficulties, Thinking Skills