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Safari, Mahshad; Koosha, Mansour – English Language Teaching, 2016
Regarding the fundamental role of speaking in language skills, this study intended to investigate the effects of speaking portfolio as an alternative form of assessment for assessing Iranian EFL learners' speaking ability at the intermediate and advanced proficiency levels and also its impact on their attitudes. Accordingly, from the population of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Portfolios (Background Materials)
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Kim, So Mi; Hannafin, Michael J. – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2016
This study examined how differing instructional scaffolding influenced the actual use of evaluation skills to improve argumentation quality during college science inquiry. Source representation scaffolds supported multi-faceted reflection of complex source properties while managing cognitive load. Students were given an online annotation tool…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Evaluation Methods, Persuasive Discourse, College Science
Williams, Ryan; Swanlund, Andrew; Miller, Shazia; Konstantopoulos, Spyros; van der Ploeg, Arie – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
Differentiated instruction is commonly believed to be critical to improving the quality and efficiency of teachers' instructional repertoires (Fischer & Rose, 2001; Tomlinson, 2004). Tomlinson (2000) describes differentiation in four domains: content, process, product, and learning environment. Content differentiation involves varying…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Individualized Instruction, Educational Strategies, Teacher Effectiveness