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Clinton-Lisell, Virginia – Journal of Research in Reading, 2021
Background: Multitasking while reading is a commonplace activity. Many studies have been conducted examining the effect of multitasking on reading comprehension and times. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to consolidate the empirical findings on reading comprehension and times in order to understand the overall effect of multitasking on…
Descriptors: Reading Research, Attention, Performance Factors, Time on Task
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Markelz, Andrew M.; Taylor, Jonte C. – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2016
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders exhibit high levels of inappropriate behaviors. As a consequence, engagement in class as well as academic progress suffers. A review of the literature was conducted to examine the effects of teacher praise on attending behaviors and academic achievement of students with emotional disabilities.…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Literature Reviews, Positive Reinforcement
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Ginns, Paul; Martin, Andrew J.; Marsh, Herbert W. – Educational Psychology Review, 2013
This article reviews research on the effects of conversational style on learning. Studies of conversational style have variously investigated "personalization" through changing instances of first-person address to second or third person, including sentences that directly address the learner; including more polite forms of address; and…
Descriptors: Language Styles, Meta Analysis, Models, Learning Processes
Mikk, Jaan – Online Submission, 2006
An aspect of the complex relationship between students homework and academic achievement (Cooper, Robinson, and Patall, 2006) was examined by correlating TIMSS 2003 mathematics results with the data about homework in 46 countries of the TIMSS study. The TIMSS results had no statistically significant correlation with the teachers' emphasis on…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Comparative Analysis, Homework, Correlation
Jonassen, David H.; Wang, Sherwood – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1993
Discussion of hypertext structures focuses on three studies of preservice teachers that assessed the effects of different methods of explicitly mapping expert knowledge structures onto hypertext on the acquisition of structural knowledge. Topics addressed include time on task, semantic networking, cognitive limitations of browsing behavior, and…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Correlation
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Hicken, Samuel; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1992
Describes a study of undergraduate students that investigated the effects of two types of learner control and two types of incentives--task-contingent and performance-contingent--on learners' achievement, attitudes, use of options, and time on program using computer-delivered instruction. Implications for instructional design and research are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation
Mikk, Jaan – Online Submission, 2005
The good knowledge of the correlates of educational achievement highlights the ways to the efficient use of economic and human capital in raising the efficiency of education. The present paper investigates the correlates and compares the values of the correlates for the Republic of Lithuania with the average international values. The data for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Correlation