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Abdullah Alamer; Florian Schuberth; Jörg Henseler – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2024
Researchers in second language (L2) and education domain use different statistical methods to assess their constructs of interest. Many L2 constructs emerge from elements/parts, i.e., the elements "define" and "form" the construct and not the other way around. These constructs are referred to as emergent variables (also called…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Second Language Learning, Language Research
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Gert Biesta – Scottish Educational Review, 2025
In this article I make the case that in order to understand what is special and distinctive about education, we ought to approach education from the angle of the teacher. I show that this suggestion goes against a current trend in educational discourse, which is to put learners and their learning in the centre of attention. I argue why such a turn…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis
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Järvenoja, Hanna; Järvelä, Sanna; Malmberg, Jonna – Educational Psychologist, 2015
Research on self-regulated learning has focused predominantly on a static individual level to explain various strengths and weaknesses of learners. However, much learning today is highly interactive and technologically enhanced, which an individually oriented perspective to regulated learning does not consider. In this article we discuss…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Self Management, Social Environment, Comparative Analysis
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Dooly, Melinda – Language Learning & Technology, 2018
Many reports suggest that the use of education technology can have a positive effect on language education. However, most of the research indicates that there is need for more detailed understanding of the pedagogical processes that support technology-enhanced language learning. This text takes a social semiotic perspective to examine multimodal…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
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Boström, Lena; Coburn, Annette – Scottish Educational Review, 2013
Education systems in Sweden and Scotland are currently undergoing reforms which have shifted curricula from content driven to student focused approaches. In Higher Education, the shift from elite to more accessible mass education may bring direct implications for teaching and learning. Institutions continually seek evidence of the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Student Teachers, Cognitive Style, Learning Strategies
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Skinner, Christopher H. – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
Almost all academic skills deficits can be conceptualized as learning rate problems as students are not failing to learn, but not learning rapidly enough. Thus, when selecting among various possible remedial procedures, educators need an evidence base that indicates which procedure results in the greatest increases in learning rates. Previous…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Learning Strategies, Comparative Analysis
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Zeiser, Kristina; Rickles, Jordan; Garet, Michael S. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
To help researchers understand potential issues one can encounter when conducting propensity matching studies in complex settings, this paper describes methodological complications faced when studying schools using deeper learning practices to improve college and career readiness. The study uses data from high schools located in six districts…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Teaching Methods
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Su, King-Dow – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2011
The purpose of this study is to design information communication technology (ICT) courses related to experimental chemistry for junior college freshmen (aged from 16 to 18), entitled "ICT-integrated environmental learning", and to assess the learning performance of these students after completing the courses. This study adopts a quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Two Year Colleges, Environmental Education, Learning Strategies
Kuhn, Matt; Hubbell, Elizabeth R.; Pitler, Howard – ASCD, 2012
If you've upgraded to the second edition of the landmark book "Classroom Instruction That Works," you need this companion guide to help you use technology to support research-based instruction. The authors follow the revised Instructional Planning Guide that makes it easier for you to know when to emphasize each of the instructional strategies,…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology, Cooperative Learning
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Fallahi, Carolyn R.; LaMonaca, Frank H., Jr. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2009
The authors redesigned a Lifespan Development course using Fink's (2003) taxonomy of significant learning and measured changes across his six domains: Knowledge, Application, Integration, Human Dimension, Caring, and Learning How to Learn. Using case studies and group work, 151 undergraduates completed identical pre- and post-tests that measured…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Caring, Psychology, Metacognition
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Muraya, Daniel Ngaru; Kimamo, Githui – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
Performance in Biology at secondary school level in Kenya remains poor and one reason is the teaching approach adopted by teachers with teacher-centered approaches being pre-dominant. This study sought to determine the effect of cooperative learning approach on mean achievement scores in Biology of secondary school students.…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Teacher Effectiveness, Achievement Tests, Cooperative Learning
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Lewis, Colleen M. – Computer Science Education, 2011
This study investigates differences between collaboration methods in two summer enrichment classes for students entering the sixth grade. In one treatment, students used pair programming. In the other treatment, students engaged in frequent collaboration, but worked on their own computer. Students in the two treatments did not differ significantly…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Research, Tests
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Hay, Ian; Elias, Gordon; Fielding-Barnsley, Ruth; Homel, Ross; Freiberg, Kate – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
Researchers have hypothesized four levels of instructional dialogue and claimed that teachers can improve children's language development by incorporating these dialogue levels in their classrooms. It has also been hypothesized that enhancing children's early language development enhances children's later reading development. This…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Difficulties, Language Acquisition, Delayed Speech
Hayes, David A. – Forum for Reading, 1989
Studies the effectiveness of the analogical study guide, a structured study activity to accompany assigned reading. Compares its learning outcomes with outcomes of two unstructured activities commonly assigned to accompany reading: essay writing and self-questioning. Finds that superior prose-learning occurs when study activities are carefully…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Essays, Higher Education
Ahn, Woo-Kyoung; And Others – 1989
A three-part study compared similarity-based learning (in which concepts are formed based on similarity among multiple examples) and explanation-based learning (in which general schema are acquired from a single example) in schema acquisition. Subjects, 16 undergraduates enrolled in introductory psychology courses at the University of Illinois and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Higher Education
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