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Gregory Warren Orr – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation investigates the impact of cross-modal binding on word reading skills among English Language Learners (ELLs). Using Baddeley's updated working memory model, which includes the Episodic Buffer, this study examines how the ability to bind visual and phonological information in memory influences the reading development of ELL…
Descriptors: Word Recognition, Generalization, Teaching Methods, English Learners
Cloe Zeidan – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The present dissertation reports two experiments that examine implicit and explicit language learning methods and their impacts on early vocabulary, grammar, and phonological acquisition, in addition to working memory, proactive/reactive control, and fluid intelligence, as well as learner motivation. Experiment 1 investigated adult L2 acquisition…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Second Language Learning, Cognitive Ability, Teaching Methods
Mary Aldugom – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Children and adult learners benefit from viewing hand gestures at instruction across domains (Cook, Duffy, & Fenn, 2013; Huang, Kim, & Christianson, 2019; Ping & Goldin-Meadow, 2008). Within the domain of mathematical learning, gesture at instruction has been shown to benefit children and adults in laboratory and classroom settings…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Nonverbal Communication, Short Term Memory
Kate McPherson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Written expression is used throughout the education system and is significant to student success, However, many students express difficulty in this area. The problem is what instructional methods are used to address written expression difficulty within a virtual elementary school environment. Instructional methods used to address this problem are…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Writing Difficulties
Jackson, Monica D. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The focus of the classroom karaoke study was to determine if singing could help Japanese EFL students improve their English pronunciation skills. Five students from a private English language school in Japan were the main participants. They ranged in age (from 20-50) as well as in English proficiency level (from beginning to advanced). After the…
Descriptors: Singing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Pronunciation
Tong Li – ProQuest LLC, 2019
How people learn to read is an interesting question which has been investigated by many studies with various approaches. Some recent studies have related learning to read with domain-general abilities and have found a positive relationship between statistical learning and learning to read, as well as between procedural learning and learning to…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Beginning Reading, Orthographic Symbols
Kostromitina, Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Despite the importance that learners must place on using prosody appropriately in EIL interaction, pragmatic functions of prosody have been largely disregarded in teaching materials and classroom instruction (Nikolic, 2018). Moreover, with a recent change in classroom paradigms instigated by the global development of educational technologies and…
Descriptors: Intonation, Suprasegmentals, Pragmatics, Foreign Countries
Doyle, Brianna – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation explored the lived experiences of undergraduate and graduate students with learning disabilities and learning-affected disorders within the context of the college writing classroom. Utilizing a critical incident technique (CIT) framework, the dissertation inquired about the writing processes, learning styles, decisions regarding…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Writing Instruction, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Alexandra Owens – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to examine teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about executive functions utilized in reading instruction of kindergarten through third-grade students. This research study used open-ended, semi-structured interview questions to gain a better understanding of what teachers know and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
Martin, Alexandra – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The growing presence of Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication (SCMC), defined as 'real-time, synchronous conversation that takes place online' (Baralt & Leow, 2016, p. 200), via video-chat programs such as Skype in online language courses has been documented in the literature (Ziegler, 2016c). While research up to now has shown that…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Audio Equipment, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Drobisz, Jack – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This research examined how four different animated pedagogical agent implementations, which focus on perceptual and inquiry arousal conditions of attention as defined in Keller's ARCS model of motivational design (Keller, 2009), impact English language learners' situational interest, cognitive load, and reading comprehension in online readings…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Animation
Sliva, Yekaterina – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to introduce an instructional technique for teaching complex tasks in physics, test its effectiveness and efficiency, and understand cognitive processes taking place in learners' minds while they are exposed to this technique. The study was based primarily on cognitive load theory (CLT). CLT determines the amount of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Physics, Cognitive Processes
Barry, Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Struggling readers, or students who read below grade level but have strong phonological awareness, may benefit from using instructional tools like graphic organizers (GOs) while reading. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between reading comprehension and teacher-generated graphic organizers (GOs) as they support…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Executive Function, Reading Comprehension, Underachievement
Caruthers, Tarchell Peeples – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Current research shows that, despite standards-based mathematics reform, American students lag behind in mathematics achievement when compared to their counterparts in other countries. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine if reading level, as measured by the Scholastic Reading Inventory, is related to standards-based mathematics…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mixed Methods Research, Academic Standards, Reading Achievement
Abercrombie, Sara – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The case-based instructional method uses fictionalized or actual narratives as instructional tools to support learning, decision-making, and improved transfer to practical settings. Educational theorists and researchers specializing in case-based instruction have suggested that cases can be made more realistic, engaging, and challenging, thus…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Short Term Memory, Recall (Psychology), Long Term Memory
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