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Ponce, Héctor R.; Mayer, Richard E.; Figueroa, Verónica A.; López, Mario J. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
This article examines the effectiveness of a software that supports formative assessment in real-time of learners' vocabulary knowledge through an interactive highlighting method. Students in a classroom are given a passage on their computer screen and asked to highlight the words they do not understand. This information is summarized on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Advanced Courses, Second Language Learning
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Chen, Chiu-Jung; Liu, Pei-Lin – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of using learner-generated and instructor-provided multimedia annotations on foreign language reading comprehension and attitudes. The four research questions are: (1) what are the effects of using different multimedia annotations on reading comprehension for learners of different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hypermedia, Cognitive Style, Reading Comprehension
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Yang, Yu-Fen; Hung, Ya-Chen – Educational Technology & Society, 2008
This study reports on our design of a computer system which supports the understanding of how students construct their mental representation of references and how the construction failures impede their reading comprehension. Three modules, "User interface", "Recording", and "Feedback" were implemented. The…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Reading Strategies
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2006
"DaisyQuest" is a software bundle that offers computer-assisted instruction in phonological awareness, targeting children aged three to seven years. The instructional activities, framed in a fairy tale involving a search for a friendly dragon named Daisy, teach children how to recognize words that rhyme; words that have the same…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness
Williams, Gertrude Rebecca – 1993
The purpose of this research was to determine whether a computer assisted instruction (CAI) program increased the reading and math standardized test scores for selected sixth grade high risk students in a rural school district. Fifty-four randomly selected students' scores on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) Series were compared before and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware