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Direct linkHong, Huang-Yao; Lee, Yuan-Hsuan – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
Reading motivation can greatly impact reading comprehension, but it tends to diminish in and beyond elementary school. This study employs knowledge building pedagogy to advance reading motivation and comprehension in an elementary Chinese language arts class. Participants were twenty-four third graders who spent one class period (ie, 40 minutes)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation
Ben-Yehudah, Gal; Eshet-Alkalai, Yoram – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
The use of digital environments for both learning and assessment is becoming prevalent. This often leads to incongruent situations, in which the study medium (eg, printed textbook) is different from the testing medium (eg, online multiple-choice exams). Despite some evidence that incongruent study-test situations are associated with inferior…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
Lai, Ah-Fur; Chen, Chih-Hung; Lee, Gon-Yi – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
Reading has been regarded as a medium for learning science, revealing the importance of enhancing learners' reading competence in science education. The critical features of science texts are their multiple representations, such as text and visual elements, which assist the representation of science concepts. A multimedia learning environment can…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Cognitive Ability, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Bani-Salameh, Zakaria A.; Kabilan, Muhammad K.; Bani-Salalmeh, Lina – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
A multimedia English for Specific Purposes (ESP) programme was developed to train flight attendants. The programme comprised of two units. Unit one is listening comprehension, which provides the flight attendants' with specific information of Airbus A340. Unit two is reading comprehension, which provides the flight attendants with the emergency…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Safety, Achievement Tests
Grimshaw, Shirley; Dungworth, Naomi; McKnight, Cliff; Morris, Anne – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2007
This study investigates the differences in children's comprehension and enjoyment of storybooks according to the medium of presentation. Two different storybooks were used and 132 children participated. Of these, 51 children read an extract from "The Magicians of Caprona," about half reading an electronic version with an online dictionary, and the…
Descriptors: Narration, Reading Comprehension, Indexes, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedHorton, Steven V.; And Others – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1990
Describes study that investigated the effectiveness of a computer-based study guide using hypertext software to increase textbook comprehension among four learning-disabled students in a remedial high school social studies class. Four levels of instructional cues are described that matched students to their highest level of independent interaction…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Hypermedia
