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Steven T. Kalinowski; Avital Pelakh – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
This article presents a simple, cognitive theory of science and learning. The first section of the paper develops the theory's two main propositions: (i) A wide range of scientific activities rely heavily on one type of reasoning, hypothetical thinking, and (ii) This type of reasoning is also useful to students for learning science content. The…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Science Education, Scientific Research, Taxonomy
Brahim Ait Hammou; Abderrazak Zaafour; Bendaoud Nadif; Mohammed Zemrani – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2025
Research on the relationship between vocabulary knowledge and reading has largely focused on literal comprehension of informational texts. The present study, however, investigates the vocabulary-reading relationship by specifically examining critical reading skills in an argumentative text.76 EFL university students majoring in Education and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Qiao Wang; Ralph L. Rose; Ayaka Sugawara; Naho Orita – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2025
VocQGen is an automated tool designed to generate multiple-choice cloze (MCC) questions for vocabulary assessment in second language learning contexts. It leverages several natural language processing (NLP) tools and OpenAI's GPT-4 model to produce MCC items quickly from user-specified word lists. To evaluate its effectiveness, we used the first…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Skills, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Multiple Choice Tests
Türkoguz, Suat – International Education Studies, 2020
This study aims to investigate the test scores of the three-tier diagnostic chemistry test (TDCT)[three-tier diagnostic tests] and multiple choice chemistry test (MCCT) by response change behaviour (RCB). The study is a descriptive research study aiming to investigate the item response efforts of TDCT[three-tier diagnostic tests] and MCCT in a…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
Ababneh, Sana – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2020
The present study addresses a significant but neglected aspect of vocabulary teaching in general and teaching collocations, in particular, which is color term collocations. A significant number of idioms involve use color terms such as blue blood, black death, red tape, black sheep, and yellow press that are significant to study in the context of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Bachelor, Jeremy W. – Online Submission, 2020
The objective of this study was to employ a new tool for assessing pragmatic "proficiency" (over "performance") in L2 students and to determine if pragmatic lessons on compliment sequences had a positive impact on L2 Spanish students' intercultural competence. To this end, students at a Midwestern college engaged in live video…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Balci, Özgül; Kartal, Galip – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
The purpose of this mixed-method study was to examine the effect of a new vocabulary revision technique "peer-chain" developed by the researchers on vocabulary learning and retention among English as a foreign language (EFL) university students. A total of 46 participants (21 in the control group and 25 in the experimental group)…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Multiple Choice Tests, Computer Software, Comparative Analysis
Stenberg, Luz; Campoamor-Olegario, Lizamarie; Yong, Jackie – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2019
The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of group work on student outcomes. The study explores the incorporation of group work in assessments for first year international students. Group work was primarily used in this study to enhance learning amongst international students in Australia. The study utilized multiple-choice questions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Groups, Teaching Methods, Grades (Scholastic)
Abu-Joudeh, Maisoun – Journal of English as an International Language, 2021
Learning language is always a challenge. A more daunting task is learning those culturally bound aspects of language. The present study examines the ability of Jordanian EFL learners to comprehend culturally bound color expressions. It also investigates whether L1 transfer plays a role in their processing of color idioms. To achieve this goal, I…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Figurative Language, Native Language, Second Language Learning
Beck, Christopher W. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2018
Multiple national reports have pushed for the integration of quantitative concepts into the context of disciplinary science courses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quantitative and statistical literacy of biology students and explore learning gains when those skills were taught implicitly in the context of biology. I examined gains in…
Descriptors: Biology, Statistical Analysis, Mathematical Concepts, Curriculum Enrichment
Ardiansyah, Welly; Aryanti, Nurul; Ujihanti, Murwani – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2020
The objectives of this study are to see if Reciprocal Teaching (RT) is more a effective Language Learning Strategy (LLS) to teach reading comprehension, and to see if students of high reading comprehension achievement have better reading comprehension than those of moderate and low reading comprehension achievement. The 3 x 2 factorial design is…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Multiple Choice Tests
Marshall, Francisca B.; Marshall, Justin – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2021
The goal of this study was to explore how knowledge-check questions in video lectures affected learning. In a quasi-experimental study, six courses (n=84) were assigned to one of three groups: a control group and two treatment groups. The three groups saw the same video and knowledge-check questions. The three groups were evaluated with different…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Video Technology, Knowledge Level, Scores
Melovitz Vasan, Cheryl A.; DeFouw, David O.; Holland, Bart K.; Vasan, Nagaswami S. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2018
The pedagogical approach for both didactic and laboratory teaching of anatomy has changed in the last 25 years and continues to evolve; however, assessment of student anatomical knowledge has not changed despite the awareness of Bloom's taxonomy. For economic reasons most schools rely on multiple choice questions (MCQ) that test knowledge mastered…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Multiple Choice Tests, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Huang, Ting – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2019
This study adopted the between-subjects and within-subjects group designs to examine the impact of visual aids on 26 intermediate Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) learners' reading comprehension in an American college. Students were assigned into two groups to complete multiple-choice and translation tasks to test effects of visual aids. The…
Descriptors: Chinese, Reading Comprehension, Visual Aids, Student Characteristics
Omar, M. K. Al-Mahasneh; Mohammad, N. M. Ayasrah; Shima, M. S. Yahyaa; Raed, A. Al-Kriemeen; Ali, S. Al-Swalha – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2020
The present study aimed to identify the favorite methods of teaching and evaluation among students in university colleges. The study adopted a descriptive survey design; self-administered copies of the questionnaire were used to generate data from 1638 students at university colleges, selected by a random sample method. Frequency and percentage…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Evaluation Methods, Preferences, College Students