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Chen, Tan-I; Lin, Shih-Kai; Chung, Hung-Chang – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
The combination of education and robots is becoming an increasingly important issue. Although researchers have conducted some studies on educational robotics in STEM education at the undergraduate level, no research examined the effects of gamified educational robotics on participants' motivation and creativity. Therefore, this study examines the…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Robotics
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Caves, Katherine; Balestra, Simone – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The authors examined the short- and long-term effects of high school exit exams (HSEEs) on graduation rates and achievement using an interrupted time series approach. There is a positive overall effect of HSEE introduction for graduation rate trends, which is heterogeneous over time. HSEEs have a negative impact on graduation rates in the year of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Exit Examinations, Academic Achievement, Graduation Rate
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Chang, Chi-Cheng; Warden, Clyde A.; Liang, Chaoyun; Lin, Guan-You – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine differences in learning achievement, flow, and overall cognitive load between digital game-based learning (DGBL) and traditional computer-based learning (CBL). This study was conducted with 103 Taiwan college students: 50 college students in the experimental group used DGBL; 53 students in the control group…
Descriptors: Computer Games, College Students, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Zarzour, Hafed; Sellami, Mokhtar – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2017
With the emergence of the Web 2.0, collaborative annotation practices have become more mature in the field of learning. In this context, several recent studies have shown the powerful effects of the integration of annotation mechanism in learning process. However, most of these studies provide poor support for semantically structured resources,…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Documentation, Data, Semantics
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Zarzour, Hafed; Sellami, Mokhtar – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
In this study, a linked data-based annotation approach is proposed. A learning system has been developed based on the approach by providing an annotating function, a linked data enrichment function, a sharing function and faceted search function. To evaluate the effectiveness of this innovative approach, an experiment was carried out in which two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Documentation, Cognitive Ability, Experimental Groups
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Uchida, Akitoshi; Michael, Robert B.; Mori, Kazuo – AERA Open, 2018
A growing body of correlational research finds a relationship between self-efficacy--beliefs in one's capabilities--and academic success. But few studies have investigated whether self-efficacy is causally related to academic success. We hypothesized that an experience of success would promote self-efficacy in junior high school students and would…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Self Efficacy, Student Improvement, Junior High School Students
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Lin, Jian Wei; Mai, Li Jung – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2018
Since the global research into mindfulness meditation (MM) is revealing many positive effects on everyday life for those who practise it, studying its effects on academic performance could be worthwhile. However, the duration of effects of MM on academic performance is still unclear. Thus, this study first investigates the MM influence on…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Experimental Groups
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Raza, Shaukat Ali; Sikandar, Asma – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2018
The study explored the impact of leadership style of teacher on the performance of students in the light of Hersey and Blanchard situational model. Data were collected through readiness level scale and achievement tests from 80 students of 8th grade in Lahore city using a pretest-posttest experimental design. Descriptive and inferential statistics…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Intervention
Lavallais, Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study attempted to measure the impact of mentorship on at-risk African American male's undergraduates' persistence, perception of achievement, and their post-graduate job placement. The results based on a sample size of 70 indicated that a statistically significant relationship does exist between the persistence rate of the control and…
Descriptors: Mentors, At Risk Students, African American Students, Males
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Chien, Yi-Ling; Tu, En-Nien; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
This study investigated school functioning among unaffected siblings of youths with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and identified the correlates for school maladjustment. We recruited 66 youths with a clinical diagnosis of ASD, aged 8-19, their unaffected siblings and 132 typically developing controls (TD). We found that ASD youths had poorer…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Siblings, Correlation
Flye, Alesia L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) curriculum emphasizes writing, collaboration, organization, and reading to strengthen academic skills. High school students enrolled in AVID elective classes receive daily academic support, while enrolled in challenging classes such as Advanced Placement (AP). The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Student Participation, Grade 11, Academic Achievement
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Bennett, Rebecca Iranzo; Egan, Helen; Cook, Amy; Mantzios, Michail – Higher Education for the Future, 2018
Higher education students experience heightened levels of stress and anxiety, and report experiencing negative thoughts and emotions, which influence information retention and recall. In a randomized experiment, we assigned participants to either a mindfulness meditation or an audiobook listening condition, and recorded the information recalled…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Relaxation Training, Attention Control, Recall (Psychology)
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Lysne, Steven J.; Miller, Brant G. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2017
Active instructional approaches have been demonstrated to result in greater student achievement, prompting institutions to transition to more active learning environments. However, little work has been conducted to specifically measure the retention of knowledge gained. The purpose of the research presented here was to test assumptions regarding…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Sanchez, Carmen E.; Atkinson, Kayla M.; Koenka, Alison C.; Moshontz, Hannah; Cooper, Harris – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
The "assessment 'for' learning" movement in education has increased attention to self-grading and peer-grading practices in primary and secondary schools. This research synthesis examined several questions pertaining to the use of self-grading and peer-grading in conjunction with criterion-referenced testing in 3rd- through…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Summative Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
Durak, Gürhan; Cankaya, Serkan; Yunkul, Eyup; Ozturk, Gülcan – Online Submission, 2017
Despite the widespread use of Social Learning Networks (SLNs), there is little research on the effectiveness of these sites in related literature. Therefore, there is a need for studies investigating but use of SLNs in educational environments and their effects on learners' academic achievements. In this study, the purpose was to investigate the…
Descriptors: Socialization, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
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