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Brooks, Katie – Journal of Research in Education, 2011
Because of current federal and state educational policies, oral language development is an often overlooked aspect of language and literacy use and development of English Learning (EL) students in K-12 schools in the United States. This article describes a study in which a researcher used an ecobehavioral approach to investigate the conditional…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Middle School Students, English Language Learners, Language Acquisition
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Lindstrom, Christine; Sharma, Manjula D. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2011
In 2006 a new type of tutorial, called Map Meeting, was successfully trialled with novice first year physics students at the University of Sydney, Australia. Subsequently, in first semester 2007 a large-scale experiment was carried out with 262 students who were allocated either to the strongly scaffolding Map Meetings or to the less scaffolding…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Physics, Workshops, Foreign Countries
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Lippmann, John; Livingston, Patricia; Craike, Melinda J. – Health Education Journal, 2011
Aims: Flexible-learning first aid courses are increasingly common due to reduced classroom contact time. This study compared retention of first aid knowledge and basic life support (BLS) skills three months after a two-day, classroom-based first aid course (STD) to one utilizing on-line theory learning at home followed by one day of classroom…
Descriptors: First Aid, Delivery Systems, Training Methods, Intermode Differences
Garbett, Chris – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2011
In recent years there has been growth in online distance learning courses. This has been prompted by; new technology such as the Internet, mobile learning, video and audio conferencing: the explosion in student numbers in Higher Education, and the need for outreach to a world wide market. Web-based distance learning is seen as a solution to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Learning Modules, Student Experience
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Wolgemuth, Jennifer; Savage, Robert; Helmer, Janet; Lea, Tess; Harper, Helen; Chalkiti, Kalotina; Bottrell, Christine; Abrami, Phil – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
The effectiveness of a web-based reading support tool, ABRACADABRA, to improve the literacy outcomes of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students was evaluated over one semester in several Northern Territory primary schools in 2009. ABRACADABRA is intended as a support for teachers in the early years of schooling, giving them a friendly, game and…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Phonological Awareness, Attendance
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Fitzpatrick, Maureen J.; Meulemans, Yvonne Nalani – College Teaching, 2011
To determine the impact of an assignment and workshop intended to increase students' information literacy skills, we conducted a quasi-experiment using a pretest-posttest assessment with undergraduate students in four sections of an introduction to developmental psychology course. Two sections (N = 81) received the assignment and instructions…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Undergraduate Students, Quasiexperimental Design, Workshops
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Hansen, Kristine; Adams, Joyce – Across the Disciplines, 2010
This article describes and evaluates three approaches to teaching writing in the social sciences, particularly psychology: an English department-based course for all social science majors; a team-teaching model that embeds writing in core courses in psychology; and a stand-alone course dedicated to teaching writing in psychology, often taken…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teaching Models, Writing Instruction, Content Area Writing
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Webb, Michael – International Journal of Music Education, 2010
This article envisions a new, cross-modal approach to classroom music listening, one that takes advantage of students' rising screen literacy and the ever-expanding archive of music-related visual material available on DVD and on video sharing sites such as YouTube. It is grounded in current literature on music performance studies, embodied music…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Listening, Handheld Devices
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Jones, Christopher D.; Chancey, Roy; Lowe, Laura A.; Risler, Edwin A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
Objective: This research study assesses the effectiveness of participation in a multimodal/holistic residential treatment program on changing deviant sexual interests and functional impairment among sexually abusive youth. Method: A one-group pretest posttest design was utilized to examine pretest (intake) and posttest (discharge) scores for 58…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sexuality, Aggression, Juvenile Justice
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Cox, Becky J.; Cox, Betty J.; Vann, Martha – Journal of Learning in Higher Education, 2012
Successful teachers strive to ensure that their students learn to their maximum abilities. Is action research a valuable way for graduate students to review their effectiveness as teachers? Do students learn more through varied teaching strategies and techniques? The authors examined graduate students' perceptions of action research projects…
Descriptors: Action Research, Graduate Students, Teaching Methods, Teaching Models
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Oommen, Abraham – English Language Teaching, 2012
The current study, as part of an ongoing investigation to examine teacher perceptions about the teaching of English as a global language at the tertiary level education, aims at examining learner perceptions about PowerPoint presentations used in English classroom instruction for enhancement and integration of four language skills and effective…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Global Approach, Classroom Techniques, Language Skills
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Gautreau, Brian T.; Binns, Ian C. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2012
Student attitudes toward science and content achievements were examined in three secondary Biology I classrooms using an environmentally place-based curriculum as well as a traditional curriculum. Student attitudes were measured using Likert-scale science attitude surveys administered at the beginning of the school year and once again following…
Descriptors: Ecology, Student Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Academic Achievement
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Courtad, Carrie Anna – Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 2012
Many institutions of higher education (IHEs) that prepare teachers encounter the challenge of increasing requirements of general education preservice teachers so they are properly prepared to teach all students, including those with disabilities. This study examined the impact of a Web-based resource on preservice general education teachers'…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Lecture Method, Preservice Teachers
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Kim, Jungtae; Craig, Daniel A. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2012
Videoconferencing offers new opportunities for language testers to assess speaking ability in low-stakes diagnostic tests. To be considered a trusted testing tool in language testing, a test should be examined employing appropriate validation processes [Chapelle, C.A., Jamieson, J., & Hegelheimer, V. (2003). "Validation of a web-based ESL…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Testing, Language Tests, Construct Validity
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Curwood, Jen Scott – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2012
Multimodal texts involve the presence, absence, and co-occurrence of alphabetic text with visual, audio, tactile, gestural, and spatial representations. This article explores how teachers' evaluation of students' multimodal work can be understood in terms of cognition and culture. When teachers apply a paradigm of assessment rooted in print-based…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Intermode Differences, Multimedia Instruction, Media Literacy
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