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Hossein Kargar Behbahani; Sedigheh Karimpour – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
This study examined the effect of mobile-mediated dynamic assessment on reading comprehension and reading fluency skills of Iranian L2 learners. With 50 Iranian L2 learners, randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups, a pretest-posttest control group design was used. Whereas the control group received traditional instructor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Reading Comprehension
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Mohamed A. Mekheimer – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
This study explored the efficacy of video podcasts (VODcasts) in fostering whole-language learning among college EFL students. Employing a quasi-experimental design with pre-tests, post-tests, and a control group, the research compared the effects of a one-year remedial instruction program. The experimental group received instruction incorporating…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Technology Uses in Education
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Delgado, P.; Anmarkrud, Ø.; Avila, V.; Altamura, L.; Chireac, S. M.; Pérez, A.; Salmerón, L. – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Informational video blogs are a popular method of communication among students that may be fruitful educational tools, but their potential benefits and risks remain unclear. Streaming videos created by "YouTubers" are often consumed for entertainment, which may lead students to develop habits that hinder in-depth information processing.…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Secondary School Students
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Ebadi, Saman; Ashrafabadi, Fateme – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
This study investigated how Augmented Reality (AR) impacted EFL learners' reading comprehension and attitudes toward utilizing AR. A mixed-method was used with a sample composed of 64 upper-intermediate EFL learners in a state university in Iran. Independent and paired sample t-test were used to investigate the experimental group's reading…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Reading Comprehension
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Zipke, Marcy – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
Two experiments explored the effects of reading digital storybooks on tablet computers with 25 preschoolers, aged 4-5. In the first experiment, the students' word recognition scores were found to increase significantly more when students explored a digital storybook and employed the read-aloud function than when they were read to from a comparable…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices
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Phadung, Muneeroh; Suksakulchai, Surachai; Kaewprapan, Wacheerapan – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
This study investigated the effects of using an interactive e-story for early literacy instruction on word recognition, story comprehension and story application. The study was conducted in two classrooms in the southern border provinces of Thailand with ethnic minority children at the kindergarten level. The samples consisted of 60 children who…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Emergent Literacy, Ethnicity, Minority Groups
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Abrami, Philip C.; Wade, C. Anne; Lysenko, Larysa; Marsh, Jonathon; Gioko, Anthony – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
The research explores the impact of interactive, multimedia literacy software (ABRA) on the reading skills of early elementary students in Kenya. Twelve grade two English teachers and their students from six schools were randomly divided in half: an experimental group (N = 180) where ABRA was part of their English Language instruction and a…
Descriptors: Literacy, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Grade 2