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Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2024
In this contribution, I reflect on how multilingual pedagogies can be added to STEM and S.T.E.M. practices, in what could be called a "double-crossing": on the one hand, crossing linguistic boundaries and, on the other, crossing specific subject knowledge. Based on a content analysis of teachers' interviews referring to their pedagogical…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Multilingualism, Teaching Methods, Language Usage
Mathis, Anita Cannon – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The research literature on computer based (assisted) instruction is mixed. Some researchers say it improves and motivates student achievement. Some researchers say it has no effect on learning. Alarmingly, the data on eighth grade performance in math is low across the United States. In the state of Georgia there are gaps in the performance of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Izzo, Margo Vreeburg; Yurick, Amanda; McArrell, Bianca – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2009
Students with disabilities often lack the skills required to access the general education curriculum and achieve success in school and postschool environments. Evidence suggests that using assistive technologies such as digital texts and translational supports enhances outcomes for these students (Anderson-Inman & Horney, 2007). The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Effect Size