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O'Brien, Lisa M.; Leighton, Christine M. – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2015
This mixed-methods study explored joining use of increasing-complex text with sound instructional practices on English Learners' (ELs) academic language and conceptual knowledge. Findings showed one-week postintervention, ELs achieved significant academic vocabulary gains such that there were no differences between ELs and general education (GE)…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Academic Discourse, Concept Formation, Reading Instruction
Sprenger, Lori – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The investigated research problem was the need to identify the facilitators and barriers to competent academic writing by examining writing self-efficacy and academic writing experiences of entry-level BSN students. The study's participants included entry-level bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) students in a Midwestern state. The mixed methods…
Descriptors: Nursing, Nursing Students, Mixed Methods Research, Self Efficacy
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Park, Youngmin; Warschauer, Mark – Language Learning & Technology, 2016
This experimental study examined how the reading and writing development of sixth-grade L2 students was affected by syntactic enhancement. Visual-syntactic text formatting (VSTF) technology, which visualizes syntactic structures, was used to convert a textbook to the one with syntactic enhancement. The sample (n = 282), which was drawn from a…
Descriptors: Syntax, Second Language Learning, Literacy, English (Second Language)
Taveggia, Diane Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Vocabulary, both the number of words and the knowledge about each word, are important in the comprehension of academic text in post-secondary education, and adult English language learners often have vocabularies of low quantity (number of words) and quality (knowledge about words). Research points to the effectiveness of teaching independent…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development, English Language Learners, Community Colleges
Hess, Steven Timothy Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Writing for scientific publication represents an opportunity to interact with colleagues and make a positive contribution to the academic community. However, there is a growing concern regarding the ability of graduate students' to transfer writing skill sets learned at the graduate and undergraduate levels into professional settings. The main…
Descriptors: Physics, Writing Skills, Statistical Analysis, Graduate Students
Metcalf, Heather E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Considerable research, policy, and programmatic efforts have been dedicated to addressing the participation of particular populations in STEM for decades. Each of these efforts claims equity-related goals; yet, they heavily frame the problem, through pervasive STEM pipeline model discourse, in terms of national needs, workforce supply, and…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, STEM Education, Mixed Methods Research, Critical Theory
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Larson, Sue C. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2014
Seeking to increase conceptual understanding by sustaining adolescents' engagement and interest in secondary science classrooms, an intervention, the Engagement Model of Academic Literacy for Learning (EngageALL), was designed to implement a disciplinary literacy approach and organize instruction according to characteristics of student interest…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Vocabulary, Role