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Raynetta K. Wiggins – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Through instructional tasks, teachers can present content in ways that require students to apply critical thinking, problem-solving, and other cognitive skills. The purpose of this mixed methods collective case study was to determine how teacher-assigned instructional tasks in mathematics impact students' learning of mathematical concepts. In this…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Task Analysis, Mathematical Concepts
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Jeffery, David; Johnson, David – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2019
This paper explores the argument that to widen participation in higher education, educational institutions should bear a greater responsibility for students' learning. Central to this debate is the notion of 'academic support'. There are many perspectives on what works to scaffold student participation and learning but rarely are the perspectives…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Academic Support Services, Disadvantaged
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Tuman, Walter – Russian Language Journal, 1987
Compares pronunciation guides to Russian in 15 texts and supplements intended for the English-speaking student. Transcription systems and a few other problems facing beginning students are also discussed.
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Comparative Analysis, Cyrillic Alphabet, Guides
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Oliver, Ron; Omari, Arshad; Herrington, Jan – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1998
Describes a study which investigated the impact of implementation strategies on learner behavior and engagement in a university classroom-based World Wide Web learning activity. In particular it examined the influence of a collaborative activity on learner behavior and the role played by a printed guide designed to focus and direct learners'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning