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Benegas J.; Flores, J. Sirur – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
This longitudinal study reports the results of a replication of "Tutorials in Introductory Physics" in high schools of a Latin-American country. The main objective of this study was to examine the suitability of "Tutorials" for local science education reform. Conceptual learning of simple resistive electric circuits was…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Introductory Courses, Physics, High School Students
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Macías, Ana H.; da Luz Fontes, Ana Areas; Kephart, Kerrie; Blume, María – TESOL Journal, 2013
The authors report on an exploratory pilot project implemented in a large city on the U.S.-Mexico border. The project focuses on a curricular design in a secondary school where beginning-level English as a second language students are taught English language arts in Spanish. The researchers sought to determine whether these students made greater…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness, Performance Factors
Mouton, Harry; Reigeluth, Charles M. – 1987
This study explores the use of the adjunct question paradigm in self-instruction and distance education materials. The subjects were 187 high school students who read text passages and answered one high level (implication or inference) or low level (verbatim or paraphrase) question. These questions were either inserted in the text or massed at the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Distance Education, Factor Analysis, Instructional Design