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Langlois, Alexis; Nie, Jian-Yun; Thomas, James; Hong, Quan Nha; Pluye, Pierre – Research Synthesis Methods, 2018
Objective: Identify the most performant automated text classification method (eg, algorithm) for differentiating empirical studies from nonempirical works in order to facilitate systematic mixed studies reviews. Methods: The algorithms were trained and validated with 8050 database records, which had previously been manually categorized as…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Databases, Information Retrieval, Search Strategies
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Kim, Ah-Young; Park, Anne; Lust, Barbara – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
The current study compares simultaneous vs. successive bilingualism through a mixed-method research design with four four-year-old Korean-English bilingual children who were born and raised in the USA. Two simultaneous bilinguals were exposed to Korean and English from birth, whereas two successive bilinguals were exposed to Korean from birth, but…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Korean Americans, Korean, English
Peterson, Jean S. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2019
Intended to guide scholars who are new to qualitative research, this methods brief focuses mostly on what reviewers look for in manuscripts submitted for publication. The author acknowledges that reviewers' preferences likely reflect their theoretical perspectives, research-oriented coursework, mentors, and research and writing experiences. The…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Qualitative Research, Educational Research, Vocabulary
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Iqbal, Syeda Asima; Komal, Syeda Anila – English Language Teaching, 2017
This research is about the effectiveness of Vocabulary Knowledge Scale after extensive reading which helps in the enhancement of global language skills especially their vocabulary. This research is an endeavor to create an awareness of its significance in language acquisition through extensive reading especially focusing on vocabulary. The…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Language Skills, Language Tests, Reading
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Lesaux, Nonie K.; Harris, Julie Russ – Topics in Language Disorders, 2017
This mixed-methods study examines the reading skills and processes of early adolescent Latino English learners demonstrating below-average reading comprehension performance (N = 41, mean age = 13 years). Standardized measures were used to estimate participants' word reading and vocabulary knowledge, and interviews were conducted to examine reading…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Reading Skills, Reading Processes, Early Adolescents
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van Jaarsveld, Pieter Paul – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2018
This paper analyses student teachers' meta-narratives associated with 'doing' mathematics. The quality of the vocabulary associated with the doing of the mathematical objects of a sample of 56 multilingual third-year mathematics methodology students preparing to be secondary teachers was explored and assessed. Sfard's theoretical concept of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Personal Narratives, Vocabulary, Student Teachers
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Franco-Camargo, Lubin Fernando; Camacho-Vásquez, Gonzalo – English Language Teaching, 2018
ICT role in education nowadays is not only important, but also effective; its advancement allows a vast opportunity to be explored by EFL teachers into the EFL classroom. This action-research study envisioned and carried out from our teaching practice basis with English language B1 level students at Weisheit institute. Observation and instruments…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Collaborative Writing, Web Sites
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Tu, Wendy; Snyder, Martha M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2017
Difficulties in learning statistics primarily at the college-level led to a reform movement in statistics education in the early 1990s. Although much work has been done, effective learning designs that facilitate active learning, conceptual understanding of statistics, and the use of real-data in the classroom are needed. Guided by Merrill's First…
Descriptors: Statistics, College Students, Educational Change, Active Learning
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Ahmed, Mahgoub Dafalla – English Language Teaching, 2015
This study examines the Sudanese EFL students' comprehension performance and measures the differences in their performance according to gender. After one semester of participation in extensive reading, 300 secondary school students from 15 schools in the state of Khartoum are randomly selected for the study. A comprehension test followed by a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Secondary School Students
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Cabielles-Hernandez, David; Pérez-Pérez, Juan-Ramón; Paule-Ruiz, MPuerto; Fernández-Fernández, Samuel – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2017
New possibilities offered by mobile devices for special education students have led to the design of skill acquisition software applications. Advances in mobile technologies development have made progress possible in helping teachers with autistic students modelling and evaluation. "Chain of Words" theoretical basis is the autism…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Communication Strategies
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Ventura, Patricia; Martín-Monje, Elena – Research-publishing.net, 2016
This paper explores how the incorporation of a social network such as Facebook can enhance the acquisition of specialised vocabulary in the context of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Such initiative took place in the second edition of the MOOC Professional English, the first ever English for Specific Purposes (ESP) MOOC to be launched in…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Social Media, Online Courses, English for Special Purposes
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Reynolds, Barry Lee – Reading Research Quarterly, 2015
Adult English-L1 (n = 20) and English-L2 (n = 32) experimental groups were given a novel containing nonce words to read within two weeks to investigate whether the reading of fiction can induce a state of incidental vocabulary acquisition. After reading, an unexpected meaning recall translation assessment measuring acquisition of 49 target nonce…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition
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Neville, David O. – ReCALL, 2015
The article reports on a mixed-methods study evaluating the use of a three-dimensional digital game-based language learning (3D-DGBLL) environment to teach German two-way prepositions and specialized vocabulary within a simulated real-world context of German recycling and waste management systems. The study assumed that goal-directed player…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Educational Games, Video Games, Computer Games
Orman, John Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine 1:1 iPad implementation's impact on students' reading achievement from 2013-2017 and student efficacy in using the technology to learn at one independent middle school in Grades 5-8. To determine the impact of the 1:1 iPad initiative on reading achievement, this mixed methods study examined five years of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Padgett, Rebecca M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine 1:1 iPad implementation's impact on students' reading achievement from 2013-2017 and student efficacy in using the technology to learn at one independent middle school in Grades 5-8. To determine the impact of the 1:1 iPad initiative on reading achievement, this mixed methods study examined five years of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
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