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Cooper, Cameron I. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2011
This article summarizes the creation and implementation of a concurrent support class for TRS 92--Intermediate Algebra, a developmental mathematics course at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. The concurrent course outlined in this article demonstrates a statistically significant increase in student success rates since its inception.…
Descriptors: Research Design, Community Colleges, Effect Size, Algebra
Jafari, Alireza – Online Submission, 2011
This study explored the relationship between religious orientation (internal-external) and the ways of coping stress (problem-based and emotion-based) in the students of IAU (Islamic Azad University), Abhar Branch. Religion with internal origin is comprehensive and has well-organized principles. However, religion with external origin is a device…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Majors (Students), Associate Degrees, Research Design
Banerjee, Banmali – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Methods and procedures for successfully solving math word problems have been, and continue to be a mystery to many U.S. high school students. Previous studies suggest that the contextual and mathematical understanding of a word problem, along with the development of schemas and their related external representations, positively contribute to…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Assignments, Bilingual Students
Williams, Matthew Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate if the delivery of personalized extraneous multimedia (PEM) messages prior to the delivery of the primary instructional materials could prime intrinsic interest and have a positive impact upon achievement in comparison to the use of non-personalized extraneous multimedia (NPEM). Extraneous materials are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Materials, Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction
Kwon, Jungmin – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to introduce Enhanced Anchored Instruction (EAI) into Korean special education classrooms, research its effectiveness in student achievement and motivation, to find out what kind of adjustment is needed for successful implementation, and analyze the students' and teachers' experiences of using EAI. Enhanced anchored…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Mathematics Instruction
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. Artificial Intelligence Lab. – 1977
The proposed research will thoroughly document the experiences of a small number of fifth grade children in an elementary school computer laboratory using LOGO, an advanced computer language designed for children. This documentation of a LOGO learning experience will offer specific information about the use of current advanced educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education
Baker, Eva L.; Herman, Joan L. – 1988
A plan for evaluating the Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) is presented, which implements the model for Sensible Technology Assessment/Research (STAR). STAR involves interactive participation in the evaluation study by ACOT participants, collateral university researchers, and University of California (Los Angeles) staff to develop a credible,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction