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Jwaifell, Mustafa; Al-Mouhtadi, Reham; Aldarabah, Intisar – World Journal of Education, 2015
Spiritual intelligence has gained great interest from a good number of the researchers and scholars, while there is a lack of using new technologies such as WebQuest as an instructional tool; which is one of the e-learning applications in education in enhancing spiritual intelligence of 4th graders in Jordanian schools. This study aimed at…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Spiritual Development
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Kumar, Amit; Mathur, Madhu – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Teaching a subject like physics needs special teaching methods. It has been felt that in spite of strenuous efforts of physics teacher, students fail to grasp the certain concepts of subject, which lead disinterest among students towards physics. More ever students are often unable to apply their knowledge to advance studies. Therefore there is a…
Descriptors: Physics, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Science Instruction
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Shipstead, Zach; Redick, Thomas S.; Engle, Randall W. – Psychological Bulletin, 2012
Working memory (WM) is a cognitive system that strongly relates to a person's ability to reason with novel information and direct attention to goal-relevant information. Due to the central role that WM plays in general cognition, it has become the focus of a rapidly growing training literature that seeks to affect broad cognitive change through…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intelligence, Transfer of Training, Short Term Memory
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Martins, Margarida; Silva, Cristina; Pereira, Miguel – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2010
Our aim was to analyze the impact of the characteristics of occlusive versus fricative phonemes used in writing programs on the evolution of preschool children's writing. The participants were 39 5-year-old graphoperceptive children. Their intelligence, number of letters known, and phonological skills were controlled. Their writing was evaluated…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Childrens Writing, Phonemes
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Van der Molen, M. J.; Van Luit, J. E. H.; Van der Molen, M. W.; Klugkist, I.; Jongmans, M. J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a computerised working memory (WM) training on memory, response inhibition, fluid intelligence, scholastic abilities and the recall of stories in adolescents with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities attending special education. Method: A total of 95 adolescents with…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mild Mental Retardation, Adolescents, Instructional Effectiveness
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Alloway, Tracy – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2012
Background: Working memory is linked to learning outcomes and there is emerging evidence that training working memory can yield gains in working memory and fluid intelligence. Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether interactive working memory training would transfer to acquired cognitive skills, such as vocabulary and…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Outcomes of Education, Educational Objectives, Short Term Memory
AL-Nifayee, Amani Mohammed – Online Submission, 2010
This research investigates the effectiveness of the Instrumental Enrichment Approach on the enhancement of the reading comprehension skills of learners with English Language Learning Difficulties. It aims at identifying the reading comprehension skills required for preparatory stage English language learners, re-develop and teach sample materials…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Check Lists, Reading Tests
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Perez, Luz F.; Beltran, Jesus A. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2008
The purpose of the study was to determine whether the application of a school intervention programme based on the theory of multiple intelligences improves the academic achievement of students with low intellectual capacity, and whether the intervention programme also improves their level of general intelligence. The assessment design is…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Multiple Intelligences, Intervention, Academic Achievement