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A Research of Analysing the Effectiveness of Speaking-Pen on English Learning in Consideration of Individual Differences Using a Linear Mixed-Effect Model
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Tsubak, Michiko; Maeda, Yoshihiro – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan (2011) started the 'Foreign Language Activities' in fifth grade based on the new Courses of Study in April of 2011. The ministry has considered beginning this course in third grade and the 'English Course' in 5th grade in order to improve students' reading, writing,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Individual Differences, Instructional Effectiveness, English (Second Language)
Improving Word Reading Speed: Individual Differences Interact with a Training Focus on Successes or Failures
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Steenbeek-Planting, Esther G.; van Bon, Wim H. J.; Schreuder, Robert – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2012
The effect of two training procedures on the development of reading speed in poor readers is examined. One training concentrates on the words the children read correctly ("successes"), the other on the words they read incorrectly ("failures"). Children were either informed or not informed about the training focus. A randomized controlled trial was…
Descriptors: Reading Rate, Individual Differences, Children, Reading Skills
The Effect of Interactive Media on Children's Story Memory.
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Ricci, Christine M.; Beal, Carole R. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002
In order to examine the influence of interactive media on children's story memory, first-grade children experienced a computer-based story in one of four presentation modes, two of which were interactive. In the interaction groups, there was no relation between the amount of interaction with the story and subsequent memory. (Author)
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Children, Comprehension, Computer Assisted Instruction
Speech Recognition-based and Automaticity Programs to Help Students with Severe Reading and Spelling Problems
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Higgins, Eleanor L.; Raskind, Marshall H. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2004
This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of two programs developed by the Frostig Center Research Department to improve the reading and spelling of students with learning disabilities (LD): a computer Speech Recognition-based Program (SRBP) and a computer and text-based Automaticity Program (AP). Twenty-eight LD students with reading…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Reading Programs, Reading Improvement, Learning Disabilities