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Sen, Ceylan; Ay, Zeynep Sonay; Güler, Gürsel – Athens Journal of Education, 2021
This study investigated the effectiveness of inquiry-based learning (IBL) approach in ratio and proportion on the mathematics reasoning skill of seventh-grade students. The study was carried out in a seventh-grade mathematics course in a middle school located in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey during the 2016-2017 academic year. The IBL…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students
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Blanton, Maria; Isler-Baykal, Isil; Stroud, Rena; Stephens, Ana; Knuth, Eric; Gardiner, Angela Murphy – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2019
We share here results from a quasi-experimental study that examines growth in students' algebraic thinking practices of generalizing and representing generalizations, particularly with variable notation, as a result of an early algebra instructional sequence implemented across grades 3--5. Analyses showed that, while there were no significant…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Firat, Tahsin; Ergul, Cevriye – Educational Research Quarterly, 2019
One of the main reasons why students with learning disabilities have difficulty in reading comprehension is their inability to have metacognitive skills such as planning, monitoring and evaluating their reading performance. In this context, the study aimed to investigate the effects of the TWA strategy ["Think Before Reading, Think While…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Learning Disabilities
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Feng, Zeyu – Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2020
Adult Japanese speakers often experience difficulty learning English /r/-/l/. Previous research has reported the effectiveness of using perception-based high-variability identification training with natural speech stimuli on improving Japanese speakers' perception and production of /r/-/l/. Recent studies have also shown the effectiveness of using…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Pronunciation Instruction, Japanese, Native Language
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Cease-Cook, Jennifer; Test, David W.; Scroggins, La' Shawndra – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
This study used a multiple-probe across participants design to examine the effects of the CD-Rom version of the "Self-Advocacy Strategy" on quality of contributions in Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings of five high school students with intellectual disability. Results indicated a functional relationship between using the CD-Rom…
Descriptors: High School Students, Individualized Education Programs, Mental Retardation, Self Advocacy
Coogle, Christan Grygas; Rahn, Naomi L.; Ottley, Jennifer Riggie – Grantee Submission, 2015
The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of immediate feedback through bug-in-ear eCoaching on early childhood special education pre-service teachers' use of communication strategies using an activity-based intervention approach. Three early childhood special education pre-service teachers participated in this study. A…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Communication Strategies, Special Education
Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Mullis, Ina V. S., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2013
TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) is an international assessment of mathematics and science at the fourth and eighth grades that has been conducted every four years since 1995, with the most recent assessment in 2011. PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) is an international assessment of reading…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Grade 4
Orabuchi, Iheanacho I. – 1992
This document reports the results of a 4-month experimental study designed to determine the effectiveness of using computers with interactive software programs to teach higher-order thinking skills. The effects of CAI (computer-assisted instruction) on affective domains were assessed, as well as the effectiveness of CAI with interactive software…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Data Analysis, Educational Technology