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Evidence-Based Reading Instruction for Students with Inattention: A Pilot Study
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Alicia A. Stewart; Sharon Vaughn; Nancy Scammacca; Elizabeth A. Swanson – Remedial and Special Education, 2023
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by persistently high levels of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity that interfere with functioning. Inattention is significantly related to lower reading outcomes, whereas hyperactivity/impulsivity alone is not. Strategies to Read Information Texts and Vocabulary…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Comparative Analysis
Evidence-Based Reading Instruction for Students with Inattention: A Pilot Study
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Alicia A. Stewart; Sharon Vaughn; Nancy Scammacca; Elizabeth A. Swanson – Grantee Submission, 2022
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by persistently high levels of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity that interfere with functioning. Inattention is significantly related to lower reading outcomes, whereas hyperactivity/impulsivity alone is not. Strategies to Read Information Texts and Vocabulary…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Comparative Analysis
The Impact of Practice Test-Taking on NJ ASK 3, 4, and 5 Language Arts Scores
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Rohrman, Susan T. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined the effectiveness of a pilot program utilizing practice standardized test questions for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders in an economically disadvantaged school and evaluated the impact of the pilot program on pre- and post-test practice tests in language arts literacy and on the 2009 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Pilot Projects, Economically Disadvantaged, Standardized Tests
Testing Reading Comprehension Skills (Part Two) Getting Students to Talk about Taking a Reading Test (A Pilot Study).
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Alderson, J. Charles – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1990
Reports on introspective and retrospective accounts from test takers, in an attempt to examine the validity of reading and test-taking "skills." It is noted that there are clearly certain skills or processes involved in answering test items in a particular format that are not necessarily specified by the test writer. (15 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Pilot Projects, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests
Benchmarking Text Understanding Systems to Human Performance: An Exploration.
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Butler, Frances A.; And Others – 1990
This study, part of a larger effort to develop a methodology for evaluating intelligent computer systems (Artificial Intelligence Systems), explores the use of benchmarking as an evaluation technique. Benchmarking means comparing the performance of intelligent computer systems with human performance on the same task. Benchmarking in evaluation has…
Descriptors: Adults, Artificial Intelligence, Benchmarking, Comparative Analysis
A Pilot Project to Evaluate the Use of Low-Cost Microcomputers to Improve the Effectiveness of ABE Services Provided Mentally Handicapped Adults. Final Report. (July 1, 1981-June 30, 1982).
Culclasure, David F. – 1982
A study evaluated the potential of low-cost microcomputers for enhancing the effectiveness of adult basic education (ABE) programs conducted for mentally handicapped adults. In conducting the study, researchers selected a sample of 36 mentally-handicapped adults who were served by the San Antonio State Hospital and the San Antonio State School.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis