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Whitney, Camille R.; Candelaria, Christopher A. – AERA Open, 2017
Many people have worried about possible adverse effects of high-stakes testing on socioemotional outcomes. This article uses a difference-in-differences approach to investigate the effects of the introduction of high-stakes testing via the No Child Left Behind Act on socioemotional outcomes. Data are from the Early Childhood Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, High Stakes Tests, Accountability
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Kharkhurin, Anatoliy V.; Wei, Li – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2015
This study further explores the theme of bilingual creativity with the present focus on code-switching. Specifically, it investigates whether code-switching practice has an impact on creativity. In line with the previous research, selective attention was proposed as a potential cognitive mechanism, which on the one hand would benefit from…
Descriptors: Role, Code Switching (Language), Creativity, College Students
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Maduabuchi, Chinyere Henrietta; Emechebe, Vivian I. – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2016
This study is aimed at identifying both prospects and problems of using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching reading comprehension in English as Second Language. To achieve this aim, a total of 25 secondary school English teachers were interviewed through the use of questionnaire. The teachers were purposively and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Reading Instruction
McCombs, Barbara L.; Dobrovolny, Jacqueline L. – 1980
The potential reliability and construct and predictive validity of a 30-item Study Skills Questionnaire (SSQUES) was evaluated for its ability to: (1) predict student performance in a self-paced, individualized, or computer-managed instructional environment, and (2) identify students needing some type of study skills remediation. The study was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Attention Control, Computer Managed Instruction