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Lauren Clark – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examines the impact of teacher-led interventions with and without computer-assisted instruction (CAI) on student reading fluency in a Tier II Response to Intervention (RTI) framework. Utilizing archival data from the 2023-2024 school year, the research focuses on elementary students from first through fifth grade in a southeastern U.S.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Fluency, Computer Assisted Instruction, Response to Intervention
Crisp, Barbara Bernice – ProQuest LLC, 2018
It was not known how primary brick-and-mortar faculty experience preparing to transition their teaching in face-to-face settings with traditional textbooks to a teaching environment that incorporated Internet-based curriculum resources. The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore how primary brick-and-mortar faculty in a south…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Internet, Electronic Learning, Conventional Instruction
Hanley, David – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The central purpose of this quasi-experimental cohort study was to investigate pedagogical methods of academic delivery with and without the use of a technology component to determine if a correlation existed in student achievement gains. Qualitative data included a focus group interview with one-to-one teacher participants. Pretest and posttest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Achievement Gains
Joseph A. Browning – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Contemplative practices are increasingly utilized in various fields, including medicine, psychology, sociology, and neurology. Enterprising instructional designers are gaining an appreciable interest in pedagogical implications of contemplative practices for education. A review of literature suggests that contemplative pedagogy (as opposed to…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Reflection, Metacognition, Teaching Methods
Carroll, Norine – ProQuest LLC, 2017
By the year 2025, 75% of the workforce will consist of Generation Y (Kim, 2017). With the major shift in the workforce, organizations must consider the different learning styles and expectations of the Y generation, as compared to the previous, dominant generations (Tulgan, 2009). In order to determine if there is a difference in short-term and…
Descriptors: Retention (Psychology), Generational Differences, Pretests Posttests, Computer Assisted Instruction
Murray Finley, Philip R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This quantitative causal comparative ex post facto study compared the performance and persistence of undergraduate English Language Learners (ELL) in a private institution of higher education in Puerto Rico. The sample of convenience consisted of 1,281 freshmen students who were divided into two groups: (a) Group A (n = 339), students that…
Descriptors: Correlation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Charters, Christi R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Many students lack adequate mathematic skills and must enroll in developmental math programs to satisfy the math requirement to earn a college degree, but developmental programs are often problematic with high failure rates, preventing graduation. This study examined whether the emporium model, a computer-based developmental math tool, was more…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction
Stayner, Mindy L. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the relationship between a computer-based learning (CBL) method and academic performance, controlling for independent, non-academic and academic confounding, variables of high school GPA, college GPA, marital status, number of dependents, age, gender, race, level of education, and semester…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Heithecker, Julia Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare the educational effectiveness of online versus in-class computer literacy courses, and examine the impact, if any, of student demographics (delimited to gender, age, work status, father and mother education, and enrollment status). Institutions are seeking ways to produce technologically…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Online Courses, Web Based Instruction, Conventional Instruction
Sirk, J. Wylie, II. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Education is one of the most political topics of today and teachers need highly effective professional development training to meet the challenges required for educating all students with their diverse needs. The educational process is a very complex mission and teachers must work collaboratively to acquire new and effective methods and strategies…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Comparative Analysis, Quasiexperimental Design, Predictor Variables
Longberg, Pauline Oliphant – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As computer assisted instruction (CAI) becomes increasingly sophisticated, its appeal as a viable method of literacy intervention with young children continues despite limited evidence of effectiveness. The present study sought to assess the impact of one such CAI program, "Imagine Learning English" (ILE), on both the receptive…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Instruction, Beginning Reading
Greco, Patrick F. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Part I. The design and development of organic second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) materials have attracted much interest due to their applications in optoelectronic devices and modern communications technology. Donor-pi-acceptor compounds, D-(CH=CH)[subscript n]-A, often exhibit hyperpolarizability that results in laser frequency doubling (second…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
Rollins, Karen F. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The following study examined the difference in science vocabulary acquisition comparing computer-assisted learning and a traditional study review sheet. Fourth and fifth grade students from a suburban school in central Texas were randomly selected and randomly assigned to either experimental group or control group. Both groups were given a…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
Abel, Brian B. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study was designed to investigate the differences between two groups of fifth grade students' performance on the 2010 fifth grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) math test. The sample consisted of a group of fifth grade students receiving the traditional instruction from their classroom teacher and a group of fifth grade…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Standardized Tests
Shoemaker, Traci L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group study was to test theories of constructivism and motivation, along with research-based teaching practices of differentiating instruction and instructing within a child's Zone of Proximal Development, in measuring the effect of computer-aided instruction on fifth grade students'…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Quasiexperimental Design, Constructivism (Learning)
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