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Christopher Thomas Long – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This mixed-methods case study investigated changes to first year, first-generation (FYFG) college students' visual thinking and learning while enrolled in a 15-week academic success course (ASC) with a focus on meta-learning. The researcher found that a 5-week meta-learning intervention within the ASC helped six focal participants enact changes to…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Freshmen, Metacognition, Intervention
Minxin Cheng – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Background: Autism spectrum disorder and cerebral palsy are prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders. Autistic individuals or individuals with cerebral palsy often struggle with sensory processing that further impacts movement execution. Immersive virtual reality (VR) is a promising assessment and intervention modality to promote motor learning in…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Computer Simulation
Pritchard, Jan Teena – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The most basic and fundamental skill for academic success is the ability to read. The purpose of this 1-group pretest and posttest pre-experimental quantitative study was to investigate how a unique instructional approach, called "curriculum in motion" with an emphasis on therapeutic martial arts and Brain Gym exercises influenced…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Pretests Posttests, Statistical Analysis, Teaching Methods
Li, Feng – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Video-based eye tracking techniques have become increasingly attractive in many research fields, such as visual perception and human-computer interface design. The technique primarily relies on the positional difference between the center of the eye's pupil and the first-surface reflection at the cornea, the corneal reflection (CR). This…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Human Body, Visual Stimuli, Video Technology
Faraci, Marie Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The problem. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the Irlen[R] method's use of colored overlays on the reading achievement of 3rd-grade students who were identified as having Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome/Irlen[R] Syndrome. Method. This was a true experimental, pre-test, post-test design. The Irlen[R] overlay, either present…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Teachers, Reading Instruction