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Sehic, Sandro – English Language Teaching, 2017
The purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed-methods case study was to investigate the effects of English language learning on creative thinking skills in the domains of fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration as measured with the Alternate Uses Test. Unlike the previous research studies that investigated the links between English…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Creative Thinking
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Milosevic, Danica – Research-publishing.net, 2017
In the digital era, university instructors working in English for Technical Sciences (ETS) have opportunities, some might say obligations, to use audio-visual resources to motivate students. Such materials also call on cognitive and constructivist mechanisms thought to improve uptake of the target language (Tarnopolsky, 2012). This chapter reports…
Descriptors: English for Science and Technology, Video Technology, Instructional Materials, Case Studies
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Pieschl, Stephanie; Kourteva, Penka; Stauf, Leonie – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2017
Nowadays cyberbullying prevention programs such as Surf-Fair can significantly reduce cyberbullying but little is known about necessary and sufficient conditions of their effectiveness. Case Study 1 followed three successive waves of implementation of Surf-Fair in one German highest-track secondary school in a pre-post design. Results show no…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Prevention
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Carr, Alexis; Balasubramanian, K.; Atieno, Rosemary; Onyango, James – Distance Education, 2018
This paper discusses the relevance of lifelong learning vis-à-vis the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and stresses the need for an approach blending formal education, non-formal and informal learning. The role of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in moving beyond formal education and the importance of integrating pedagogy, andragogy and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Empowerment, Sustainable Development, Nonformal Education
Rogers, W. Todd; Hauserman, Cal P.; Skytt, Jacqueline – Canadian Journal of Education, 2016
The impact of Cognitive Coaching? included as part of the Leader2Leader (L2L) Leadership Pilot Program for beginning principals in Alberta, Canada, was evaluated in the present study. Fifteen qualified principals (coaches) and 23 new principals completed the L2L Pilot Program that took place over 18 months. Questionnaires for coaches and new…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Coaching (Performance), Leadership Effectiveness, Case Studies
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Cascales-Martínez, Antonia; Martínez-Segura, María-José; Pérez-López, David; Contero, Manuel – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
The main objective of this research is to determine the feasibility of using a multi touch tabletop system for applied mathematics learning in primary education with students with special needs (SEN). The instructional content designed on the tabletop focuses on understanding and managing money, coins, and banknotes. The study also analyzes the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Case Studies, Special Needs Students
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Michailidis, Nikolaos; Kapravelos, Efstathios; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
Self-regulated learning is an important means of supporting students' self-awareness and self-regulation level so as to enhance their motivation and engagement. Interaction Analysis (IA) contributes to this end, and its use in studying learning dynamics involved in asynchronous Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) activities has…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Learning Activities, Asynchronous Communication, Cooperative Learning
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Chai, Jia-Xiang; Fan, Kuo-Kuang – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
The combination of social media and invert teaching is a new path to inverting interation technology education and reconstructing the curriculum of context. In this paper, based on the theory of constructivism learning, a model named Mobile Inverted Constructivism (MIC) is provided. Moreover, in view of the functional quality of social media in…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Social Media, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Motivation
Faryadi, Qais – Online Submission, 2017
The prime objective of this research was to investigate whether Facebook helped undergraduate students of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) improve their English language proficiency, critical thinking, comprehension skills, and motivation. A triangulation method (quantitative, qualitative, and descriptive) was employed in the investigation.…
Descriptors: Social Media, Case Studies, Undergraduate Students, Pretests Posttests
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Awada, Ghada M.; Faour, Kawthar H. – Teaching English with Technology, 2018
The present study investigated the effectiveness of the Glogster and cooperative learning as differentiation models of English as a second/foreign language (ESL/EFL) and Science projects. The study employed a mixed method study design whereby questionnaire and openended interview were incorporated to elicit the required data. Eighteen teachers…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Kulak, Verena; Newton, Genevieve; Sharma, Rahul – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
Objective: Enhanced knowledge retention and a preference towards a deep learning approach are desirable pedagogical outcomes of case-based learning (CBL). The CBL literature is sparse with respect to these outcomes, and this is especially so in the area of biochemistry. The present study determined the effect of CBL vs. non CBL on knowledge…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Retention (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Biochemistry
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Prieto-Flores, Òscar; Feu, Jordi; Casademont, Xavier – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2016
In the last decades, many higher education institutions have developed practices of internationalization of curricula aiming at developing intercultural competences among the non-mobile majority of students. Some of them have developed service-learning activities focusing on working with underserved communities from different cultures. This…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Racial Bias, Mentors, Control Groups
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Ruppel, Margie; Fry, Sara Winstead; Bentahar, Adil – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2016
Through this study, a librarian and faculty team aimed to determine the extent to which a one-credit information literacy course deepened preservice teachers' understanding of information literacy. We employed a treatment and control group design; treatment participants received 15 hours of information literacy instruction while control…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Curriculum
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Dang, Hoang-Minh; Weiss, Bahr; Nguyen, Cao Minh; Tran, Nam; Pollack, Amie – School Psychology International, 2017
The purposes of this study were to (a) assess the efficacy of a universal classroom-based mental health and social skills program for primary school students in Vietnam, and (b) given the universal nature of the intervention, assess outcomes as a function of risk status (high versus low). RECAP-VN is a semi-structured program that provides…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Case Studies, Mental Health Programs
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Eisenkopf, Gerald; Sulser, Pascal A. – Journal of Economic Education, 2016
The authors present results from a comprehensive field experiment at Swiss high schools in which they compare the effectiveness of teaching methods in economics. They randomly assigned classes into an experimental and a conventional teaching group, or a control group that received no specific instruction. Both teaching treatments improve economic…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Teaching Methods, Economics Education, Conventional Instruction
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