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Ziyu Meng – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This research study conducted a meta-analysis to integrate the studies that investigated the effectiveness of project-based learning on academic achievement based on a worldwide higher-education population. The researcher explored the variables that previous meta-analysis studies used to evaluate academic achievements, such as student grade point…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Academic Achievement, Student Projects, Active Learning
Fowler-Cartwright, Glendia – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This research study examined the lived experiences of two faculty members who facilitated embedded-level English courses at Middlesex Community College (MxCC), a two-year public institution in the Connecticut State College & University (CSCU) system. The following central question guided this research study: To what extent, as perceived by…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College English, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Peterlin, Laveda J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Engaging higher education students in a unique classroom learning experience has become the objective of many syllabi. Millennials were raised using television for learning and now use multiple screens to engage in television programming. This research looks at using screen narratives (television programming) as the focus of a higher education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Course Descriptions, Television Viewing, Ethnography
Hollingsworth, Kelly Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study analyzed the effectiveness of instructional time on rhythm-reading learning and retention. Second-grade students (N = 128) received either five-minutes or ten-minutes of rhythm-reading instruction using techniques from Feierabend's (2001) "Conversational Solfege" and practice during regularly scheduled weekly music class.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Time Factors (Learning), Reading Instruction, Time on Task
Zimmerman, Christina Joyce – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to analyze a possible relationship between two catalysts: the amount of time and the number of Bible study resources teachers use in preparation to teach Sunday school with Christian education curriculum resources. The precedent literature of this study validates that the goal of Christian education is spiritual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Christianity, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Pannell, Ronald Howard – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This investigation examined the effects of self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) on the written expression of students with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD). The target students for this study were elementary students who receive special education services under the category of EBD. An AB Multiple Baseline Design (i.e., Baseline,…
Descriptors: Self Control, Writing (Composition), Elementary School Students, Emotional Disturbances
Hauth, Clara – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the use of self-regulating strategies (SRSD) to support students with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD) in the academic area of writing. Eight, eighth grade students identified as having emotional disabilities participated in a multiple baseline multiple probe designed to assess the effects of teaching persuasive…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Grade 8, Self Management
Bieniek, Eric J. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In recent decades, educators have been faced with an ever-increasing number of students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder that require specialized instruction to support learning and processing deficits. As students mature, the demand for individualization continues to be a priority. To address this need, educators must be equipped with…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Models, Vocational Education, Skill Development