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The Efficacy of Collaborative Strategic Reading in Middle School Science and Social Studies Classes
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Boardman, Alison G.; Klingner, Janette K.; Buckley, Pamela; Annamma, Subini; Lasser, Cristin J. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2015
This study investigated the efficacy of a multi-component reading comprehension instructional approach, Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR), compared to business-as-usual instructional methods with 19 teachers and 1074 students in middle school social studies and science classrooms in a large urban district. Researchers collaborated with school…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Education, Social Studies, Investigations
The Development of Children's Algebraic Thinking: The Impact of a Comprehensive Early Algebra Intervention in Third Grade
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Blanton, Maria; Stephens, Ana; Knuth, Eric; Gardiner, Angela Murphy; Isler, Isil; Kim, Jee-Seon – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2015
This article reports results from a study investigating the impact of a sustained, comprehensive early algebra intervention in third grade. Participants included 106 students; 39 received the early algebra intervention, and 67 received their district's regularly planned mathematics instruction. We share and discuss students' responses to a written…
Descriptors: Algebra, Thinking Skills, Intervention, Grade 3
Three Investigations of the Utility of Textbook Technology Supplements
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Gurung, Regan A. R. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2015
In three separate introductory psychology classes over a three-year period, I tested whether over 600 students' exam scores were associated with the use of textbook technology supplements (TTSs). Each class used a different textbook and a different TTS ("Learnsmart," "PsychPortal," and "Aplia"). In general, students…
Descriptors: Investigations, Textbook Publication, Textbooks, Electronic Publishing
Investigating Teachers' Views of Student-Centred Learning Approach
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Seng, Ernest Lim Kok – International Education Studies, 2014
Conventional learning is based on low levels of students' participation where students are rarely expected to ask questions or to challenge the theories of the academic. A paradigm shift in curriculum has resulted in implementing student-centred learning (SCL) approach, putting students as the centre of the learning process. This mode of…
Descriptors: Investigations, Student Centered Curriculum, Teacher Attitudes, Learning Strategies
Videoconferencing in English Schools: One Technology, Many Pedagogies?
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Lawson, Tony; Comber, Chris – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2010
This paper explores the use of videoconferencing as used in English schools, drawing on data collected over seven years from a number of funded and unfunded projects. A common theme emerging from across these investigations is that the educational use of videoconferencing technology in schools is not a unitary phenomenon. Rather, different…
Descriptors: Investigations, Distance Education, Teaching Methods, Teleconferencing
Variation in General Instructional Objectives among Instructors at Two Community Colleges in a Western State
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Lei, Simon A. – Education, 2008
Variation in general instructional objectives among instructors in two community colleges (X and Y) located in a western state was investigated through a survey research. A three-part survey instrument was developed to facilitate this study. Although instructors realized the importance of each cognitive item, they focused significantly more on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Behavioral Objectives, Intermode Differences, Teacher Attitudes