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Training Interventions to Foster Skill and Will of Argumentative Thinking
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Hefter, Markus H.; Renkl, Alexander; Riess, Werner; Schmid, Sebastian; Fries, Stefan; Berthold, Kirsten – Journal of Experimental Education, 2018
Argumentative thinking requires not only the "skill" to apply argumentative strategies such as supporting theories with evidence but also the "will" to apply these strategies by considering argumentative thinking to be both reasonable and worthwhile. Focusing on direct instruction for the initial acquisition of both skill and…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Intervention, Thinking Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Learning to Teach Geography for Primary Education: Results of an Experimental Programme
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Blankman, Marian; Schoonenboom, Judith; van der Schee, Joop; Boogaard, Marianne; Volman, Monique – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2016
Students training to become primary school teachers appear to have little awareness of the core concepts of geography (teaching). To ensure that future primary school teachers are able to develop their pupils' geographical awareness, a six weeks programme was developed. The characteristics of this programme -- named Consciously Teaching Geography…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Experimental Programs, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Geography Instruction
An Experimental Study of Corrective Feedback during Video-Conferencing
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Monteiro, Kátia – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
This study investigated the effectiveness of oral metalinguistic feedback and recasts as well as the effect of focused tasks (FT) in the development of implicit and explicit knowledge during video-conference interactions. This was accomplished by partial replication of a study performed in a classroom setting. Three groups of Brazilian EFL…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, Feedback (Response), Experimental Programs, Error Correction
Teacher Scaffolding in Small-Group Work: An Intervention Study
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van de Pol, Janneke; Volman, Monique; Oort, Frans; Beishuizen, Jos – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2014
Adapting support contingently to student needs by first diagnosing their current understanding, that is, scaffolding, is considered a key aspect of excellent teaching. The use of classroom scaffolding is rare, however. We therefore investigated the benefits to teachers of a professional development program that was based upon a model of contingent…
Descriptors: Intervention, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Teamwork, Experimental Programs
Effect of Computer-Based Video Games on Children: An Experimental Study
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Chuang, Tsung-Yen; Chen, Wei-Fan – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
This experimental study investigated whether computer-based video games facilitate children's cognitive learning. In comparison to traditional computer-assisted instruction (CAI), this study explored the impact of the varied types of instructional delivery strategies on children's learning achievement. One major research null hypothesis was…
Descriptors: Video Games, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Staff Training by Satellite: An Experiment in Student-Directed Learning
Barker, Glenn; McCoy, Terry – Canadian Training Methods, 1978
The Canadian Public Service Commission conducted an experimental course using the communication technology satellite for the experimental group and a conventional classroom for the control group. Both groups of forty managers had the same subject matter and used the same student-directed learning methodology. The article contains observations on…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Control Groups, Course Descriptions, Educational Methods