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Huang, Hsin-chou – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2014
This study investigates the effectiveness of online versus paper-based reading strategy instruction on EFL learners' reading comprehension. Fifty-seven university students from two intact reading classes with comparable proficiency levels were assigned to participate in either a paper-based or an online reading instructional module. Both groups…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension
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Budiman, Zainol Badli; Halim, Lilia; Mohd Meerah, Subahan; Osman, Kamisah – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
Three teaching methods were compared in this study, namely a Cognitive Conflict Management Module (CCM) that is infused into Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE), (Module A) CASE without CCM (Module B) and a conventional teaching method. This study employed a pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design using non-equivalent…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Cognitive Development, Conflict
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Palmer-Keenan, Debra M.; Corda, Kirsten – Journal of Extension, 2014
Limited-resource adults' dietary intakes and nutrition behaviors improve as a result of Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) participation; however, physical activity education is needed for improved health. The experimental study reported here assessed if spending time…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Physical Activities, Nutrition Instruction, Course Content
Giovengo, Rick D. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The military instituted blended e-learning training programs to reduce manpower requirements and to lower training costs by leveraging technology, but success in this relationship has not been studied specifically. Working within theoretical constructs of motivation, expectancy, and social cognition this quasi-experimental study examined the…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Metacognition, Thinking Skills, Outcomes of Education
Fraenza, Christy B. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
High anxiety levels have been associated with high levels of the imposter phenomenon (IP), a negative experience of feeling like a fraud. Because IP can leave a person living in a negative cycle of anxiety that could limit participation in academic pursuits, the purpose of this study was to determine if there were differences in IP between…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Conventional Instruction, Online Courses, Social Influences
Amro, Hanan Jamal – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Demand for online learning has increased in recent years due to the convenience of course delivery. However, some students appear to have difficulties with online education resulting in lack of completion. The study utilized a quantitative approach with archival data and survey design. The factors of demographics, motivation, technology, and…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Student Attitudes, Online Courses, Statistical Analysis
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Ghamrawi, Norma – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2014
This study examined teachers' use of the Multiple Intelligences Theory on vocabulary acquisition by preschoolers during English as a second language (ESL) classes in a K-12 school in Lebanon. Eighty kindergartners (KG II, aged 5 years) and eight teachers constituted the sample. The study used mixed methods, including observations of videotaped…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multiple Intelligences, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Hayward, Stephen; Pjesky, Rex – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2012
This paper uses a blind grading process to test if the performance of online students were different from traditional students using a term paper from an economics graduate course. Consistent with the literature, no significant difference was found between the scores of online students and those of traditional students. Also consistent with the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Conventional Instruction, Grading, Scoring Formulas
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Lamport, Mark A.; Hill, Randy J. – Journal of Instructional Research, 2012
Hybrid online instruction is a cross between traditional face-to-face classroom format and online-only instruction. The premise behind hybrid instruction is that it provides the benefits of personal interaction with the convenience and flexibility of online assignments and discussions. While there has been significant research on how students…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Blended Learning, Academic Achievement, Online Courses
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Mack, Elizabeth; Augare, Helen; Cloud-Jones, Linda Different; David, Dominique; Gaddie, Helene Quiver; Honey, Rose E.; Kawagley, Angayuqaq O.; Plume-Weatherwax, Melissa Little; Fight, Lisa Lone; Meier, Gene; Pete, Tachini; Leaf, James Rattling; Returns From Scout, Elvin; Sachatello-Sawyer, Bonnie; Shibata, Hi'ilani; Valdez, Shelly; Wippert, Rachel – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2012
There are a growing number of informal science education (ISE) programs in Native communities that engage youth in science education and that are grounded in Native ways of knowing. There is also a growing body of research focusing on the relationship between culture, traditional knowledge, and science education. However, there is little research…
Descriptors: Expertise, American Indian Education, Science Education, Indigenous Populations
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Dioso-Henson, Luzale – Research in Education, 2012
Formalised peer-to-peer collaboration and the use of web-enhanced materials that are consistent with course objectives, graded assessments and learning outcomes is well known in educational practice. This study compared the academic gains of college students enrolled in Physics using Reciprocal Peer Tutoring (RPT) with others using non-Reciprocal…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Comparative Analysis, College Students, Physics
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Gainsburg, Julie – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2012
A major research concern for teacher education is the impact of university credentialing programs on K-12 teaching and the disjuncture between university-promoted practices and what teachers actually do in their classrooms. In particular, mathematics-credential programs typically promote reform-oriented methods, while mathematics teaching in the…
Descriptors: Credentials, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Mathematics Teachers
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Stahl, Garth; Dale, Pete – Educational Forum, 2012
The disengagement of working-class boys from education continues to be a major issue in the United Kingdom; however, there has been little educational research in working-class boys' identity work surrounding learning practices where boys actively engage. This article attempts to address how identities are influenced by new literacies,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Informal Education, Working Class
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Schwartz, Catherine Stein – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2012
This study describes implementation of the same problem-solving activity in both online and face-to-face environments. The activity, done in the first class period or first module of a K-2 mathematics methods course, was initially used in a face-to-face class and then adapted later for use in an online class. While the task was originally designed…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Problem Solving, Conventional Instruction, Teacher Role
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Hawkins, Ian; Phelps, Amy J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2013
The use of virtual laboratories has become an increasing issue regarding science laboratories due to the increasing cost of hands-on laboratories, and the increase in distance education. Recent studies have looked at the use of virtual tools for laboratory to be used as supplements to the regular hands-on laboratories but many virtual tools have…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology
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