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Teachers' Instructional Adaptations: A Research Synthesis
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Parsons, Seth A.; Vaughn, Margaret; Scales, Roya Qualls; Gallagher, Melissa A.; Parsons, Allison Ward; Davis, Stephanie G.; Pierczynski, Melissa; Allen, Melony – Review of Educational Research, 2018
Researchers recognize adaptive teaching as a component of effective instruction. Educators adjust their teaching according to the social, linguistic, cultural, and instructional needs of their students. While there is consensus that effective teachers are adaptive, there is no consensus on the language to describe this phenomenon. Diverse…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Literature Reviews, Teaching Models, Teaching Methods
Professional Development for Technology-Enhanced Inquiry Science
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Gerard, Libby F.; Varma, Keisha; Corliss, Stephanie B.; Linn, Marcia C. – Review of Educational Research, 2011
The knowledge integration framework is used to analyze studies on professional development in technology-enhanced science involving more than 2,350 teachers and 138,0000 students. The question of how professional development enhances teachers' support for students' inquiry science learning is the focus of the work. A literature search using the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
A Synthesis of Research on Language of Reading Instruction for English Language Learners
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Slavin, Robert E.; Cheung, Alan – Review of Educational Research, 2005
This article reviews experimental studies comparing bilingual and English-only reading programs for English language learners. The review method is best-evidence synthesis, which uses a systematic literature search, quantification of outcomes as effect sizes, and extensive discussion of individual studies that meet inclusion standards. A total of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs