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Jackson, Leonard B. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this quantitative retrospective quasi-experimental study was to determine if there was a statistically significant difference between sixth, seventh, and eighth grade special education students receiving multiple instructional strategies and sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students receiving traditional instructional strategies.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Special Education, Standardized Tests, Reading Tests
Skelton, Robin Renee' Gossage – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this non-experimental, causal-comparative study was to examine the impact of a blended learning format on the academic achievement of at-risk 9-12 grade students in a rural Northeast Georgia school system. After obtaining IRB approval and district curriculum director and superintendent approval, data was obtained for evaluation.…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Rural Schools
Singer, Kerri Patrick; Foutz, Tim; Navarro, Maria; Thompson, Sidney – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Engineers today need both engineering knowledge and social science knowledge to solve complex problems. However, most people have a traditional view of engineering as a field dominated by math and science foci, with little social consequence. This study examined and compared perceptions about engineering from Freshmen taking three different First…
Descriptors: Control Groups, College Freshmen, Engineering Education, Learning Theories
Merkel, John Conrad; Brania, Abdelkrim – Innovative Higher Education, 2015
This five-year study of the peer-led team learning (PLTL) paradigm examined its implementation in a Calculus I course at an all-male HBCU institution. For this study we set up a strong control group and measured the effect of PLTL in the teaching and learning of Calculus I through two points of measure: retention and success rates and learning…
Descriptors: Calculus, Peer Teaching, Teamwork, Cooperative Learning
Johnson, David R.; Renzulli, Linda; Bunch, Jackson; Paino, Maria – Teaching Sociology, 2013
We describe a semester-long active learning project in which students practice the skills of synthesis and analysis by developing portfolios organized around a topic of their own choosing (relevant to their substantive course). We build on prior contributions in four ways. First, we offer a project that is indicative of basic skills in the…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Psychology, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Terrazas-Arellanes, Fatima E.; Gallard M., Alejandro J.; Strycker, Lisa A.; Walden, Emily D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to document the design, classroom implementation, and effectiveness of interactive online units to enhance science learning over 3 years among students with learning disabilities, English learners, and general education students. Results of a randomised controlled trial with 2,303 middle school students and 71…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Online Courses, Learning Disabilities, English Language Learners
Lovin, Elizabeth; Lambeth, Dawn T. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2015
The purpose of this research was to explore the impact of an online-learning component incorporating peer discussion groups on art achievement, digital literacy practice, student engagement, and student attitude of an eighth-grade visual arts classroom. Participants included 30 students in two 8th-grade art classes. Students in one class received…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Influence of Technology, Art Activities, Art Products
Portes, Pedro R.; Canche, Manuel S. Gonzalez; Stollberg, Robert – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
The Instructional Conversation (IC) is a complete classroom pedagogy that focuses on teaching through small-group dialogue with students allowing responsive instruction for each student. The IC is anchored by cognitive-developmental theory and by four decades of multi-method quasi-experimental studies. This study describes the first research of an…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction, Standardized Tests
McCown, Margaret Averill; Thomason, Gina B. – Reading Improvement, 2014
With the increased emphasis on informational text with Common Core State Standards and the difficulty many students have with this type of text, this study examined the effects of Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) on informational text comprehension and metacognitive awareness of fifth grade students. Participating students included a…
Descriptors: State Standards, Reading Comprehension, Metacognition, Reading Strategies
Early, Diane M.; Maxwell, Kelly L.; Skinner, Debra; Kraus, Syndee; Hume, Katie; Pan, Yi – Child Trends, 2014
Georgia has been at the forefront of the pre-kindergarten movement since implementing its pre-k program in 1992 and creating the nation's first state-funded universal pre-k program in 1995. Georgia's Pre-K, administered by "Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning" (DECAL), aims to provide high-quality…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness
Early, Diane M.; Pan, Yi; Maxwell, Kelly L. – Child Trends, 2014
The primary purpose of the accompanying final study was to evaluate the impact of two professional development models on teacher-child interactions in Georgia's Pre-K classrooms. Teachers were randomly selected to participate and were randomly assigned to one of the professional development conditions or to a control group. Because of this…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness
Uzomah, Stephanie Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In 2007, only 32% of Georgia's fourth grade students were considered at or above the proficient level in mathematics. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the TouchMath program at one elementary school. The TouchMath program was developed based on the constructivist learning theory and includes aspects of theories from…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Kindergarten, Control Groups
White, Kara Morgan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The concepts and ideas of mathematics is a major element of educational curriculum. Many different instructional strategies are implemented in mathematics classrooms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an instructional model utilizing hands-on learning and use of manipulatives on mathematics achievement of middle school…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning, Manipulative Materials
Williams, Jennifer; McClure, Megan – Journal of Leadership Education, 2010
Finding an effective teaching methodology for leadership educators is daunting. In this experimental study undergraduate leadership students' retention of knowledge was tested after receiving leadership instruction via lecture, experiential learning, and public pedagogy. Results show lecture is an inferior method of teaching leadership while…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Leadership Training, Experimental Curriculum, Undergraduate Students
Bette Chambers; Robert E. Slavin; Nancy A. Madden; Philip Abrami; Michele K. Logan; Richard Gifford – Elementary School Journal, 2011
This study evaluated the relative effects of Tier II computer-assisted tutoring in small groups (Team Alphie) and one-to-one tutoring provided to struggling readers in 33 high-poverty Success for All (SFA) schools. In this year-long study, struggling readers in the Team Alphie schools were tutored in groups of 6. In the control schools, students…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Difficulties, Grade 2, Tutoring
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