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James DiFranco – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The recent Next Generation Science Standards recommend students have increased opportunities engaging in modeling work scientists do. Science classroom tasks include simple inquiry compared to more complex authentic inquiry that closely resembles authentic science. Science fair participation presents students with the opportunity to engage in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Authentic Learning, Inquiry
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
Sonya Mehta – ProQuest LLC, 2020
A fundamental issue in speech science concerns the extent to which speech sounds are mentally represented by articulatory-motor and/or auditory-acoustic features. This dissertation aims to expand upon the current literature by investigating changes in production and perception following visual feedback training with either articulatory or acoustic…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Phonology, Speech Communication
Safavi, Setareh – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study investigated a computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) software that utilized automatic speech recognition (ASR) and accent conversion technology to improve pronunciation of second language learners. Such speech processing method is capable of addressing the typical shortcoming of ASR technology for second language pronunciation…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Pronunciation Instruction, Audio Equipment, Second Language Learning
Kimberly D. Buescher – ProQuest LLC, 2015
A well-documented curricular gap exists in L2 pedagogy between the introductory courses, focusing mainly on language, and advanced courses, focusing mainly on literary content. Intermediate learners, despite their proficiency, generally have difficulty in bridging this gap, as it requires a shift from decoding to interpreting and analyzing texts.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Concept Formation, Teaching Methods
Robitaille, Yvette Jeannine Powell – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Questioning and discussion techniques are effective instructional methods that develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Despite these positive associations, there is inconsistent implementation of these techniques across disciplines and grade levels, often resulting in a negative effect on student achievement. This collective case…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Case Studies
O'Neill, Errol Marinus – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Online translation (OT) sites such as Free Translation and Babel Fish are freely available to the general public and purport to convert inputted text, from single words to entire paragraphs, instantly from one language to another. Discussion in the literature about OT for second-language (L2) acquisition has generally focused either on the…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Learning, Translation, Computational Linguistics
Mathes, Staci M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This problem-based learning project focused on the need to enhance the capacity for leadership of building administrators in order to effectively evaluate teachers. Federal and state guidelines mandate highly qualified teachers in every classroom, and teacher evaluation is an important component to ensure qualified teachers are in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Expertise, Evaluators, Teacher Evaluation, Problem Based Learning
Lewinski, Kimberly E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this case study is to document the ways in which fifth-grade students in a historically, low-performing school learned to write from a teacher who did not emphasize test-taking processes. The study demonstrates how these instructional practices in a writing workshop context positively affected the student performance on a statewide…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Writing Tests, Essay Tests, Writing Workshops
Gregoire, Shirley Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to gather perceptions of principals and teachers with regard to the effectiveness of principals as evaluators of teachers. Perceptions were reviewed within the context of seven standards across the four attributes of the personnel standards developed by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Personnel Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis