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Li, Jui-Teng; Tong, Fuhui – Language Teaching Research, 2020
Research has supported the benefit of cognitive vocabulary learning approaches, such as dual-coding (i.e. visual-verbal approach), on Chinese language learners' vocabulary attainment. However, few studies have systematically examined how to maximize Chinese word retention. Therefore, the goal of this study was to investigate the effects of two…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Retention (Psychology)
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Ulbig, Stacy G. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2016
Do individual-level student learning styles affect appreciation for and benefit from the use of classroom response system technology? This research investigates the benefit of in-class electronic classroom response systems ("classroom clickers"). With these systems, students answer questions posed to them in a PowerPoint presentation…
Descriptors: Audience Response Systems, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Cognitive Style
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Cranmore, Jeff; Tunks, Jeanne – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2015
While there is little doubt that engaging in musical or mathematical activities stimulates brain activity at high levels and that increased student involvement fosters a greater learning environment, questions remain about whether musical ability and mathematics performance are related. This study took a qualitative approach that allowed 24 high…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Music Activities, Multiple Intelligences
Richarte, Itzel – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the +/- presence of Spanish subject personal pronouns ("yo," "el/ella," "nosotros/nosotras," and "ellos/ellas" ) in sociolinguistic interviews of 36 Mexican-Americans from Houston, Texas (16 of 2nd generation and 20 of 3rd generation), and 20 Mexicans (control group) from Heroica…
Descriptors: Spanish, Sociolinguistics, Interviews, Mexican Americans
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Wilson, Hope E. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2015
There is a dearth of research regarding young children with high intellectual abilities, particularly research involving the direct observation of children in naturalistic settings. The current study examines 2 years of observations of young children (aged 37-71 months; n = 34) at an early childhood facility. The children were observed during the…
Descriptors: Play, Observation, Young Children, Early Childhood Education
Chandler, Jacob Ross – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the college-readiness rates of high school graduates in Texas designated as being (a) economically disadvantaged, (b) Limited English Proficient (LEP), or (c) enrolled in special education using archival data from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS). Data,…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High School Graduates, Economically Disadvantaged, Limited English Speaking
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Masse, Louise C.; Eason, Karen E.; Tortolero, Susan R.; Kelder, Steven H. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2005
This study assessed agreement between participants' rating (PMET) and compendium coding (CMET) of estimating physical activity intensity in a population of older minority women. As part of the Women on the Move study, 224 women completed a 7-day activity diary and wore an accelerometer for 7 days. All activities recorded were coded using PMET and…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Comparative Analysis, Computation, Older Adults