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Direct linkWilliamson, Pamela; Carnahan, Christina R.; Jacobs, Jennifer A. – Exceptional Children, 2012
Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, this study sought to understand what influences reading comprehension and how meaning is made from text among high-functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Using a think-aloud procedure, 13 individuals ages 7-13 with ASD read 16 passages at their instructional reading level.…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Constructivism (Learning), Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis
Diamond, Myrna Elyse – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This descriptive case study investigated the role of narrative in multimedia learning and teaching and observed how teachers applied their understanding of narrative, and new constructivist technologies, to design multimedia presentations for instruction. The study looked specifically at the cognitive strategies, visual narrative concepts, and…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Computer Graphics
Law, Yin-Kum – Journal of Research in Reading, 2008
This study investigated how constructive activities are involved when Chinese students are performing reading tasks that require deeper levels of understanding. Forty students from Grade 5 (19 boys and 21 girls), and 42 students from Grade 6 (20 boys and 22 girls) participated in this study. To reveal the children's constructive processes in…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Protocol Analysis, Grade 6, Grade 5
O'Shea, Mary B. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Although much is known about how students perform on standardized tests, little research exists concerning how students think and process while taking such tests. This mixed methods action research study was designed to investigate if a constructivist approach to test preparation could yield improved results for 37 English language arts freshmen…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Test Items, Statistical Analysis, Grade 9
An Investigation of Reading Strategies Applied by American Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language
Lee-Thompson, Li-Chun – Foreign Language Annals, 2008
Minimal research has been conducted in reading Chinese as a second/ foreign language (CSI/CFL). In an effort to further the understanding of the reading process, this study, utilizing think aloud and retelling procedures, focuses on the identification of strategies that American university students applied to read Chinese texts (narrative and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Reading, Protocol Analysis, Second Languages
