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Fayazi-Nasab, Ensieh; Ghafournia, Narjes – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2016
There exist many factors, affecting reading ability. Multiple intelligence and motivational strategies are among the factors that seem to make significant contribution to the reading process. Thus, the present study probed the probable significant relation between Iranian language learners' multiple intelligences and reading ability. The study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Seniors, Multiple Intelligences, Reading Skills
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Israel, Oginni 'Niyi – Research in Pedagogy, 2016
This study investigated the effect of mathematics innovation and technology on students' academic performance in open and distance learning. Quasi -- experimental research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study consisted of all the 200 level primary education students at the National Open University of Nigeria (Ekiti and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Open Universities, College Mathematics
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Onyeaso, Adedamola Olutoyin – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Background/Objective: For effective bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), retention of CPR skills after the training is central. The objective of this study was to find out how much of the CPR skills a group of Nigerian secondary school students would retain six weeks after their first exposure to the conventional CPR training. Materials…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, First Aid, Skill Development
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Zschocke, Karen; Wosnitza, Marold; Bürger, Kathrin – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2016
Small group work is common practice in higher education. However, empirical research on students' emotions related to group work is still relatively scarce. Particularly, little is known about students' appraisals of a group task as antecedents of emotions arising in the context of group work. This paper provides a first attempt to systematically…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Preservice Teachers, College Students, Small Group Instruction
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Colmar, Susan; Davis, Nash; Sheldon, Linda – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2016
An exploratory applied study, using a set of attention and working memory strategies specifically developed for students and named Memory Mates, was completed with normally developing students attending a primary school. Students in one classroom received the intervention, while the other classroom functioned as a control group. The study was…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Attention, Short Term Memory, Pilot Projects
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Demirezen, Mehmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
The aim of this research is to diagnose and help students overcome their problems through practice activities in English Language Education Departments in Turkey. This paper measures the perception of co-articulatory information in terms of consonant-to-consonant relations in the structure of vocabulary items and affixes of English. Thirty eight…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Staub, Nancy L.; Poxleitner, Marianne; Braley, Amanda; Smith-Flores, Helen; Pribbenow, Christine M.; Jaworski, Leslie; Lopatto, David; Anders, Kirk R. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Authentic research experiences are valuable components of effective undergraduate education. Research experiences during the first years of college are especially critical to increase persistence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. The Science Education Alliance Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science…
Descriptors: Student Research, College Freshmen, Biology, College Science
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Gbore, Lawrence Olu; Osakuade, Joseph Oluwatayo – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study investigated the effects of test-wiseness training in Mathematics on adolescent secondary school students' test anxiety. The research study adopted for the study was an experimental research that involved pretest, posttest and control groups design. One hundred and twenty (120) adolescent senior secondary school class three students of…
Descriptors: Test Wiseness, Test Preparation, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics
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Kadir, Z. Abdul; Abdullah, N. H.; Anthony, E.; Salleh, B. Mohd; Kamarulzaman, R. – International Education Studies, 2016
Problem-based Learning (PBL) approach has been widely used in various disciplines since it is claimed to improve students' soft skills. However, empirical supports on the effect of PBL on problem solving skills have been lacking and anecdotal in nature. This study aimed to determine the effect of PBL approach on students' problem solving skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Problem Based Learning, Undergraduate Students
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Chang, Chi-Cheng; Liang, Chaoyun; Shu, Kuen-Ming; Tseng, Kuo-Hung; Lin, Chun-Yu – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2016
The study aims to examine whether reflective writing using e-portfolios enhances high school students' self-regulated learning. Participants included two classes of eighth-graders majoring in Information Processing and taking a course called "Website Design" at a vocational high school in Taiwan. There were 41 students, with 18 males and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, High School Students
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Winhusen, T.; Theobald, J.; Lewis, D.; Wilder, C. M.; Lyons, M. S. – Health Education Research, 2016
Individuals with opioid use disorder experiencing a non-fatal opioid-overdose (OOD) are at heightened risk for future OODs; there are no interventions to facilitate treatment enrollment for these patients. Our goal was to develop and initially test the "tailored telephone intervention delivered by peers to prevent recurring…
Descriptors: Intervention, Delivery Systems, Peer Counseling, Prevention
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Chin, Chi-Chin; Yang, Wei-Cheng; Tuan, Hsiao-Lin – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2016
This study explored the effects of arguing to learn in a socioscientific context on the fundamental and derived components of reading, writing, and science understanding as integral parts of science literacy. We adopted mixed-methods in which the 1-group pretest-posttest design with supplemental interviews and questionnaires. The pretest evaluated…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Scientific Literacy, Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research
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Salehi, Sadegh; Nejad, Zahra Pazuki; Mahmoudi, Hossein; Burkart, Stefan – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2016
This article assesses students' understanding of global climate change (GCC) and social factors affecting it. It was hypothesized that students who demonstrate pro-environmental attitudes are more likely to possess higher knowledge of GCC. It was further hypothesized that trust and personal efficiency would have a positive effect on the knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Climate, Knowledge Level
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Schneider, Deborah; Chambers, Alex; Mather, Nancy; Bauschatz, Retina; Bauer, Meredyth; Doan, Lesli – Reading Psychology, 2016
A controlled quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the effects of the use of MindPlay Virtual Reading Coach on participants' reading and spelling achievement. After attrition, participants included 170 students enrolled in eight second-grade classrooms (four classrooms in each school) in two public elementary schools in the southwestern…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Intervention, Reading Achievement, Grade 2
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Bayram, Metin – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
This research evaluated the effects of resistance training with upper body plyometric effects on the performance of male basketball players. Sixteen males in the physical education and sport science faculty of Ataturk University were randomly determined into two groups. The experimental group performed a combined strength and plyometric training…
Descriptors: Males, Physical Education, Pretests Posttests, Muscular Strength
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