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Imms, Wesley; Mahat, Marian; Byers, Terry; Murphy, Dan – Online Submission, 2017
This report provides results of a survey disseminated to over 6000 school principals in Australia and New Zealand (NZ). Participants were invited to provide their perceptions of (1) the types of learning spaces in their schools; (2) the types of teaching approaches observed in those spaces; (3) the degree to which teachers in those spaces utilised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Educational Environment, Teaching Methods
Kartal, Galip; Uner, Seda – Online Submission, 2017
This study investigates the effects of conceptual metaphors on Turkish EFL learners' acquisition of phrasal verbs. The participants were 120 beginner, elementary, and pre-intermediate level students. The research follows a pre and post-test quasi-experimental research design. The students were assigned to proficiency levels according to their…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Phrase Structure, Verbs, Language Tests
Zan, Nuray – Online Submission, 2015
As a result of rapid technological advances, smartphones have recently enjoyed widespread use. The basic purpose of this study is to examine the effects of smartphones when they are used as educational tools in learning environments. To assess the effects of smartphone use on learning, this study uses smartphones as educational tools in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Organic Chemistry
Wu, Hui-Ling; Weng, Hsiao-Lan; She, Hsiao-Ching – Online Submission, 2016
This study examined how background knowledge, scientific reasoning ability, and various scaffolding forms influenced students' science knowledge and scientific inquiry achievements. The students participated in an online scientific inquiry program involving such activities as generating scientific questions and drawing evidence-based conclusions,…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Prior Learning, Abstract Reasoning, Thinking Skills
Shudooh, Yusuf M. – Online Submission, 2016
The application of computer-assisted platforms in writing classes is a relatively new paradigm in education. The adoption of computers-assisted writing classes is gaining ground in many western and non western universities. Numerous issues can be addressed when conducting computer-assisted classes (CAC). However, a few studies conducted to assess…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Instruction, Writing Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
El-Koumy, Abdel Salam Abdel Khalek – Online Submission, 2006
A study investigated the effects of the Directed Reading Thinking Activity on Egyptian first-year secondary stage EFL students' referential and inferential reading comprehension. The study utilized a pretest-posttest control group experimental design. The subjects consisted of 72 first-year secondary students in Menouf Secondary School for Boys at…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Research Design