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Students' Attitudes toward Science as Predictors of Gains on Student Content Knowledge: Benefits of an After-School Program
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Newell, Alana D.; Zientek, Linda R.; Tharp, Barbara Z.; Vogt, Gregory L.; Moreno, Nancy P. – School Science and Mathematics, 2015
High-quality after-school programs devoted to science have the potential to enhance students' science knowledge and attitudes, which may impact their decisions about pursuing science-related careers. Because of the unique nature of these informal learning environments, an understanding of the relationships among aspects of students' content…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Achievement Gains
Student Satisfaction with EFL Speaking Classes: Relating Speaking Self-Efficacy and Skills Achievement
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Asakereh, Ahmad; Dehghannezhad, Maliheh – Issues in Educational Research, 2015
This study investigated the relationship between student satisfaction with speaking classes, speaking skills self-efficacy beliefs, and speaking skills achievement. To this end, one hundred Iranian EFL undergraduate students filled out two questionnaires; a research-made and pilot-tested questionnaire for student satisfaction with speaking…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Satisfaction, English (Second Language)
Learner Characteristics and Writing Performance in a Community College English as a Second Language Course: Some Unexpected Findings
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Lambert, Olga D. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
This study investigates the relationships between individual learner characteristics and gain in writing performance as measured by a standardized writing assessment in a sample of community college academic English as a Second Language (ESL) students in the United States. The ethnically and linguistically diverse convenience sample included 76…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Writing Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Fluent Reading in Special Primary Education
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Houtveen, Anthonia A. M.; van de Grift, Wim J. C. M.; Brokamp, Saskia K. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2014
The learning gains in reading of students in 57 classrooms in special primary education doubled as a result of implementing the Reading Impulse in Special Education (RISE) programme. Raising the scheduled reading time with 1.5 hr in all classrooms and implementing standards-based teaching characterised by "monitoring of pupil progress",…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction
Introducing Literature to an EFL Classroom: Teacher's Instructional Methods and Students' Attitudes toward the Study of Literature
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Yilmaz, Cevdet – English Language Teaching, 2012
This study reports on a teacher-researcher's introductions of literary works to undergraduates enrolled in literature course in the department of English during a thirteen-week experiment. The main focus in the study is on the investigation of the undergraduates' attitudes toward the study of literature in English, as well as factors affecting…
Descriptors: Literature, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Sheltered Instruction for English Language Learners: Insights and Challenges
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Macías, Ana H.; da Luz Fontes, Ana Areas; Kephart, Kerrie; Blume, María – TESOL Journal, 2013
The authors report on an exploratory pilot project implemented in a large city on the U.S.-Mexico border. The project focuses on a curricular design in a secondary school where beginning-level English as a second language students are taught English language arts in Spanish. The researchers sought to determine whether these students made greater…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness, Performance Factors