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Wills, Howard P.; Iwaszuk, Wendy M.; Kamps, Debra; Shumate, Emily – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
This study explored the effects of a group-contingency intervention on student behavior across academic instructional periods. Research suggests group contingencies are evidence-based practices, yet calls for investigation to determine the best conditions and groups suited for this type of intervention. CW-FIT (Class-Wide Function-related…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervention, Evidence, Best Practices
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Pérez-Marín, Diana; Pascual-Nieto, Ismael – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2013
A pedagogic conversational agent (PCA) can be defined as a computer system that interacts with the student in natural language assuming the role of the instructor, a student or a companion. It can have a personality and can generate different sentences according to the agent or the student mood. Empathy with the students' feelings seems to…
Descriptors: Natural Language Processing, Conversational Language Courses, Computer Assisted Instruction, Questionnaires
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Penuel, William R.; Boscardin, Christy Kim; Masyn, Katherine; Crawford, Valerie M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2007
This study examined how 498 elementary and secondary educators use student response systems in their instruction. The teachers all completed an online questionnaire designed to learn about their goals for using response systems, the instructional strategies they employ when using the system, and the perceived effects of response systems.…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Reaction, Feedback (Response)