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Cerezo, Luis; Baralt, Melissa; Suh, Bo-Ram; Leow, Ronald P. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2014
Currently, an increasing number of educational institutions are redefining second/foreign language (L2) classrooms by enhancing--or even replacing--traditional face-to-face (FTF) instruction with computer-assisted language learning (CALL). However, are these curricular decisions supported by research? Overall, a cursory review of empirical studies…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods
de Boer, Hester; Donker, Anouk S.; van der Werf, Margaretha P. C. – Review of Educational Research, 2014
This meta-analysis examined the influence of attributes related to the implementation of learning strategy instruction interventions on students' academic performance, and also examined how the attributes related to the method of testing the intervention effects affected the actual effects measured. Using metaregression, we analyzed the…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies
Cheung, Alan C. K.; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2012
This review examines the effectiveness of educational technology applications in improving the reading achievement of struggling readers in elementary schools. The review applies consistent inclusion standards to focus on studies that met high methodological standards. A total of 20 studies based on about 7,000 students in grades K-6 were included…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Educational Technology, Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs
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Bramlett, Ron; Cates, Gary L.; Savina, Elena; Lauinger, Brittni – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This article reviews research in the four major school psychology journals: "Journal of School Psychology," "Psychology in the Schools," "School Psychology Quarterly," and "School Psychology Review." The function of the review was to provide school psychologists with a summary of academic interventions published through years 1995-2005, synthesize…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Psychologists, School Psychology, Periodicals
Cheung, Alan C. K.; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2012
The purpose of this review is to learn from rigorous evaluations of alternative technology applications how features of using technology programs and characteristics of their evaluations affect reading outcomes for students in grades K-12. The review applies consistent inclusion standards to focus on studies that met high methodological standards.…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Meta Analysis
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Van Cura, Maureen – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: This study sought to understand the relationship between school-based health centers (SBHCs) and academic outcomes such as early dismissal and loss of seat time (the time students are available in school to learn or to access support services). Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was used to compare rates of early dismissal…
Descriptors: Research Design, Poverty, Educational Objectives, School Nurses
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Waniek, Jacqueline; Ewald, Karolin – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
This study examines the cognitive costs of navigation aids in a hypermedia learning task. In a 2(navigable vs. non-navigable) x 2(map vs. content list) experimental design cognitive requirements were measured by users' eye movement data. Additionally, data from users' navigation operations, knowledge acquisition, and subjective evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Research Design, Eye Movements, Hypermedia, Cognitive Processes
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Medcalf, Richard; Marshall, Joe; Rhoden, Clare – Support for Learning, 2006
This article contributes to an evidence base suggesting that PE offers particular advantages for promoting improved behaviour. The research design involved using statistical approaches to investigate the behaviour of 4 male pupils, aged 15 year old, all of whom were statemented for EBD in mainstream classes. Assessments were made of both Pre- and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Physical Education, Statistical Analysis, Curriculum Development
Karweit, Nancy; Slavin, Robert E. – 1980
This paper addresses four issues in the design and execution of behavioral observation in classrooms. These four issues relate to the consequences of using different observation intervals, schedules of observation, student sampling methods, and definitions of on-task and off-task behavior for reliability, means, and correlations of time on-task…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Correlation, Elementary Education
Horn, Robert E. – Performance and Instruction, 1992
Describes research and evaluation on the Information Mapping method of structured analysis and writing of training and reference documents to illustrate how a flaw in research design can cause "little or no effect" results. Information retrieval experiments, learning experiments, and field tests are examined for problems, including size…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Field Tests, Information Retrieval, Learning Strategies
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Woolfolk, Anita E.; Woolfolk, Robert L. – Journal of School Psychology, 1986
Four groups of preservice teachers were randomly assigned to one of three conditions to test the effectiveness of brief training in time-management techniques. Significant differences among the groups were observed on measures of promptness in completing tasks during student teaching and on self-ratings of proficiency in time management.…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Investigations, Preservice Teacher Education
Peterson, Penelope L. – 1985
To assess the condition of American education in the next decade, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) should focus on collecting data in the following major areas: (1) the quality and quantity of time that is allocated to various activities in the classroom; (2) the concerns of teachers, including their working conditions and time…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Ellsbury, Susan H.; And Others – 1980
Freshman botany students, graduate students, and student library assistants participated in a study to determine the effectiveness of a self-paced workbook on learning library skills in searching science literature and to determine staff and funding requirements to run larger scale instructional programs. The botany students comprised four groups.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Libraries, Costs, Higher Education
Hess, Fred – 1987
Several years ago, a coalition of Chicago civic groups met to determine the scope of the urban dropout problem and develop strategies for dealing with it. The resulting research program rejected both attrition and survey analysis approaches in favor of direct examination of all student records for three graduating classes (1982, 1983, and 1984)…
Descriptors: Dropout Research, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Ethnography
Hathaway, Walter E. – 1981
A model is presented for the improvement of compensatory early childhood education through more effective use of student and staff time. A framework for research to test the model is also suggested. Sections of the document prefacing discussion of the model include (1) an overview of the historical antecedents and development of early childhood…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational History, Educational Improvement
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