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Discriminating between Empirical Studies and Nonempirical Works Using Automated Text Classification
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Langlois, Alexis; Nie, Jian-Yun; Thomas, James; Hong, Quan Nha; Pluye, Pierre – Research Synthesis Methods, 2018
Objective: Identify the most performant automated text classification method (eg, algorithm) for differentiating empirical studies from nonempirical works in order to facilitate systematic mixed studies reviews. Methods: The algorithms were trained and validated with 8050 database records, which had previously been manually categorized as…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Databases, Information Retrieval, Search Strategies
The Effects of Literacy Support Tools on the Comprehension of Informational e-Books and Print-Based Text
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Herman, Heather A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed methods research explores the effects of literacy support tools to support comprehension strategies when reading informational e-books and print-based text with 14 first-grade students. This study focused on the following comprehension strategies: annotating connections, annotating "I wonders," and looking back in the text.…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Publishing
Social Emotional Learning in High School: How Three Urban High Schools Engage, Educate, and Empower Youth. Research Brief
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Hamedani, MarYam G.; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2015
The psychological, social, and emotional aspects of education have enjoyed increased attention in recent years as often termed "non-cognitive factors" and "soft skills" have gained traction in research, policy, and practice circles as major drivers of student achievement. This renewed attention represents an important shift, as…
Descriptors: Social Development, High Schools, High School Students, Student Empowerment
Year One Results from the Multisite Randomized Evaluation of the i3 Scale-Up of Reading Recovery
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May, Henry; Gray, Abigail; Sirinides, Philip; Goldsworthy, Heather; Armijo, Michael; Sam, Cecile; Gillespie, Jessica N.; Tognatta, Namrata – American Educational Research Journal, 2015
Reading Recovery (RR) is a short-term, one-to-one intervention designed to help the lowest achieving readers in first grade. This article presents first-year results from the multisite randomized controlled trial (RCT) and implementation study under the $55 million Investing in Innovation (i3) Scale-Up Project. For the 2011-2012 school year, the…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Intervention, Grade 1
An Examination of How Knowledgeable and Skilled Elementary Principals Lead Special Education Programs in Alabama: Four Case Studies
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Templeton, Richard Raymond – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 increased the importance of having principals who are not only effective leaders of general education programs but knowledgeable and skilled in special education and able to effectively lead special education programs. The researcher examined four principals of elementary schools (i.e., kindergarten through…
Descriptors: Principals, Elementary Schools, Special Education, Case Studies
The Impact of Assessment for Learning: Benefits and Barriers to Student Achievement
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Collins, Natalie M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to compare growth in student achievement of students in a classroom where the assessment for learning process was either absent from or present in a teacher's practices, and to gather the teacher's and students' perceptions of the benefits and barriers related to growth in student achievement when the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Evaluation, Barriers, Educational Benefits