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Gu, Hui; Yao, Jijun; Zhou, Longjun; Cheung, Alan C. K.; Abrami, Philip C. – ECNU Review of Education, 2021
Purpose: This study explores the effectiveness of a A Balanced Reading Approach for Children Always Designed to Achieve Best Results for All (ABRACADABRA; hereinafter, ABRA)--a web-based literacy program designed by Concordia University in Canada--on third-grade students in Nanjing, China. Design/Approach/Methods: Participants comprised 999…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Courseware, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Washington, Tina Marie Oubre – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the SuccessMaker (SM) program along with teacher instruction and skill development on the academic performance of fourth grade students. School personnel are searching for efficient and effective means for improving instruction and knowledge. Instructional technology can be very…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Grade 4, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students
Menendez, Rita M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of participation in Read 180, a teacher-mediated, computer-mediated reading instruction program, on the reading proficiency of 4th and 5th grade English Language Learners. The students who participated in the Read 180 program scored below the 25th percentile on the Florida Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Grade 4, Grade 5, Language Proficiency
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Kleinmann, Howard H. – Modern Language Journal, 1987
Study of the reading achievement of nonnative speakers of English enrolled in a basic skills college reading course indicated that those students receiving computer-assisted instruction (CAI) made higher reading achievement gains than students not receiving CAI. An annotated list of CAI reading software is included. (CB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, English (Second Language)
Krendl, Kathy A.; Williams, Russell B. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1990
Reviews the research literature on Writing to Read (WTR), a computer-based language arts program designed to help kindergarten and first grade students develop reading and writing skills. Limitations of the evaluation reports, research projects, and specialized applications of WTR are reviewed, and problems in research design and methodology are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Courseware, Grade 1