NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Smolkin, Laura B.; McTigue, Erin M.; Yeh, Yi-fen Y. – International Journal of Science Education, 2013
Given the importance of explanation in science texts for children, this research explored Coh-Metrix as a tool for rapidly determining the presence of explanations in science trade books. Variables from Coh-Metrix specifically addressing cause ("causal content," "causal cohesion," and "positive causal connectives")…
Descriptors: Science Education, Correlation, Textbook Research, Textbook Content
Niwa, Kendra D.; Mandrusiak, Michael N. – Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2012
The present study examines the interactions within 4 Facebook groups devoted to supporting people who self-injure. Content analysis was used to analyze posts made to the group during the 3-month period of the study to explore the nature of interactions and the frequency of themes. High prevalence themes included responses to verbal abuse against…
Descriptors: High School Students, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, Social Networks
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Abrami, Philip C.; Bernard, Robert M.; Wade, Anne; Schmid, Richard F.; Borokhovski, Eugene; Tamim, Rana; Surkes, Michael; Lowerison, Gretchen; Zhang, Dai; Nicolaidou, Iolie; Newman, Sherry; Wozney, Lori; Peretiatkowicz, Anna – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2006
This review provides a rough sketch of the evidence, gaps and promising directions in e-learning from 2000 onwards, with a particular focus on Canada. The authors searched a wide range of sources and document types to ensure that we represented, comprehensively, the arguments surrounding e-learning. Overall, there were 2,042 entries in their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Evidence, Barriers