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Direct linkSpatariu, Alexandru; Hartley, Kendall; Schraw, Gregory; Bendixen, Lisa D.; Quinn, Linda F. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2007
Many consider rich argumentation to be the core of quality discussions and view it as a vehicle to solving problems and clarifying content. This study examined the influence of a discussion leader intervention on the quality of online argumentation and interactivity. Subjects were 44 undergraduate students who participated in online discussions on…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Persuasive Discourse, Higher Education, Computer Mediated Communication
Sammons, Pam; Day, Christopher; Kington, Alison; Gu, Qing; Stobart, Gordon; Smees, Rebecca – British Educational Research Journal, 2007
This article outlines the research design of a large-scale, longitudinal research study in England intended to describe and explore variations in teachers' work, lives and their effects on pupils' educational outcomes. The study, funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and incorporated into the Teaching and Learning Research…
Descriptors: Research Design, Methods Research, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
Download full textGanahl, Andrea Drew – 1994
This critical review examines 16 empirical studies applicable to 4 areas of parenting: (1) Nurturance; (2) Parenting Style; (3) Parents as role-models; and (4) Parenting in regard to individual differences in children. The studies were examined in the context of how each one supported Biblical principles. Each study was critiqued in terms of…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Child Rearing, Christianity, Comparative Analysis
Binkley, Marilyn, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This report discusses various methodological issues confronted in the Reading Literacy Study conducted under the auspices of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and issues relating to analysis of the data. The study analyzed in the report involved fourth- and ninth-grade students (9-year-olds and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Data Interpretation, Global Approach
Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski; And Others – 1993
Elementary preservice teachers (n=185) in a blocked program of methods courses developed integrated thematic units focusing on social studies and science that viewed reading, language arts, and mathematics as tools students use to study the major content areas in the elementary school program: social studies and science. This was a complex task…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Arts
Clancey, William J. – 1983
GUIDON is an intelligent computer-aided instruction (ICAI) program for teaching diagnosis, which has been tested using the infectious disease diagnosis rules of the MYCIN consultation system developed at the Stanford University School of Medicine. GUIDON engages a student in a dialogue about a patient suspected of having an infection and thus…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Diagnosis, Communicable Diseases, Computer Assisted Instruction
Boe, Erling E. – 1990
The role of survey data in assessing teacher supply, demand, and shortage is illustrated through a description of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) of the National Center for Education Statistics. This survey exemplifies a method that involves: (1) a sample survey; (2) representative surveys; (3) cross-sectional surveys; and (4) comprehensive…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Murphy, John Merton – 1985
A study of the listening strategies of college students for whom English is a second language analyzed their oral and written responses to listening selections. The analysis resulted in 17 individual strategies classified in six broad categories. More and less proficient listeners were distinguishable by the frequency of the strategies they used…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Rassekh, Shapour; Vaideanu, George – 1987
The study of the changing content of education forms part of the general thinking on the future of education. This book contains an analysis of case studies of the projected evolution of educational content for the 20-year period (1980-2000) in China, Hungary, the Netherlands, the Philippines, and the United States. relating those changes to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Environment
Rubin, Lois S.; Mott, David E. W. – 1983
Three different item-bank maintenance procedures were compared for the purpose of investigating their cumulative effects on a series of longitudinal equatings of tests measuring the same characteristic. Item data used resulted from Rasch one-parameter latent trait test calibrations. Comparison of the results in the various final banks were made.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Equated Scores, Grade 10
Crowe, Michael R.; Harvey, R. J. – 1980
A study examined the retention of mathematical and reading comprehension skills for students enrolled in a learning-in-work environment (experience-based career education) and a traditional classroom learning environment. Academic achievement was measured using a twelve-month longitudinal design. Student performance in each environment was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Career Education, Cognitive Style
Crowe, Michael R.; Harvey, R. J. – 1980
This technical report details a study to examine the retention of mathematical and reading comprehension skills for students enrolled in a learning-in-work environment (experience based career education) and a traditional classroom learning environment. (An executive summary is available as CE 027 942.) Chapter 1 introduces the problem,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Career Education, Cognitive Style
HUFF, GEORGE P. – 1964
AFFECTIVE BEHAVIOR TESTING INSTRUMENTS KNOWN AS Q-SORTS WERE DEMONSTRATED IN A COMPUTER-ORIENTED APPROACH TO THE ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL TRAITS, VALVE SYSTEMS, AND SELF-CONCEPTS OF THE ROLE OF A TEACHER. DURING TWO SEMESTERS, Q-SORTS WERE ADMINISTERED TO 351 STUDENT TEACHERS, BEGINNING ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, AND MASTER TEACHERS IN EIGHT GROUPS.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Behavior Rating Scales, Computer Programs, Evaluation Methods
Caro, Paul W. – 1976
Studies of transfer of training may be used to determine whether simulator training improves pilot performance in an aircraft. Some approaches to determining simulator training effectiveness, such as surveys of pilot and instructor opinions, are not considered particularly reliable. Several other approaches have also been suggested. One factor…
Descriptors: Flight Training, Literature Reviews, Methods Research, Military Training
Peer reviewedBennett, Tom – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1985
Summarizes findings of a survey of selected members of the Association for Media and Technology in Education (Canada) to identify which instructional development field techniques they utilize and the extent of their use; presents conclusions concerning instructional development's state of the art in Canada; and discusses implications for future of…
Descriptors: Certification, Competence, Educational Media, Foreign Countries
