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What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
For the 2014 study, "A Randomized Trial Examining the Effects of Aerobic Physical Activity on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in Young Children", researchers examined the effect of a daily before-school physical activity program on behavioral outcomes of students in grades K-2. The study sample included 202 students who…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Exercise, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Primary Education
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Barab, Sasha A.; Gresalfi, Melissa; Ingram-Goble, Adam – Educational Researcher, 2010
Videogames are a powerful medium that curriculum designers can use to create narratively rich worlds for achieving educational goals. In these worlds, youth can become scientists, doctors, writers, and mathematicians who critically engage complex disciplinary content to transform a virtual world. Toward illuminating this potential, the authors…
Descriptors: Play, Research Methodology, Video Games, Educational Objectives
Cheung, Alan C. K.; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2011
The use of educational technology in K-12 classrooms has been gaining tremendous momentum across the country since the 1990s. Many school districts have been investing heavily in various types of technology, such as computers, mobile devices, internet access, and interactive whiteboards. Almost all public schools have access to the internet and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Program Effectiveness
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Watson, T.; Dufrene, Brad; Weaver, Adam; Butler, Tonya; Meeks, Caroline – Behavior Modification, 2005
The purpose of this study was to determine if specific classroom antecedents were associated with motor and vocal tics in two males diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome. A functional assessment consisting of teacher and student interviews, direct observations, brief functional analysis, and confirmatory naturalistic observations indicated that…
Descriptors: Habit Formation, Behavior Problems, Neurological Impairments, Functional Behavioral Assessment