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Lastrapes, Renée E.; Fritz, Jennifer N.; Casper-Teague, Laura – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2018
The Teacher versus Students Game is a variation of the Good Behavior Game (Barrish et al. in J Appl Behav Anal 2:119-124, 1969. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1969.2-119) in which students compete against the teacher to earn points and win the game. Students earn points when they follow rules, whereas the teacher earns points when they do not. The…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Educational Games, Competition, Time on Task
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Maykel, Cheryl; Bray, Melissa; Rogers, H. Jane – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2018
Few youths engage in the recommended amount of physical activity (PA). Many educators have concerns about increasing PA in schools, including taking time from academics, though studies show that school-based PA can be beneficial to academics. This study extends previous research on the relationship between school-based PA and time on task (TOT) by…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Observation, Time on Task, Grade 3
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Mangaroska, Katerina; Sharma, Kshitij; Giannakos, Michail; Træteberga, Hallvard; Dillenbourg, Pierre – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2018
This study investigates how multimodal user-generated data can be used to reinforce learner reflection, improve teaching practices, and close the learning analytics loop. In particular, the aim of the study is to utilize user gaze and action-based data to examine the role of a mirroring tool (i.e., Exercise View in Eclipse) in orchestrating basic…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Student Behavior, Computer Science Education, Programming
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Gyllen, J.; Stahovich, T.; Mayer, R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018
Time on task has been recognized as an important variable in academic learning, but self-report measures of study time are problematic. Therefore, this study employs an automated system for recording time spent reading a course textbook. College students in an introductory engineering course accessed their textbook online. The book contained pages…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Electronic Learning, Electronic Publishing
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Hoch, Stefan; Reinhold, Frank; Werner, Bernhard; Richter-Gebert, Jürgen; Reiss, Kristina – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2018
The transition from classical to electronic textbooks seems to be a logical step in the digitization advancing worldwide. However, developing an e-book ought to be more than digitizing text: key features of computer-based learning environments such as interactive exercises, adaptive demands, or automatic feedback should be integrated to take…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Mathematics, Electronic Publishing, Fractions
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Akyol, Betül – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2018
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between six-minute walk test and muscle pain, muscle strength in visually disabled people. The study includes 50 visually disabled people, aged between 17, 21 ± 5,3. Participants were classified into three categories according to their degree of vision (B1, B2, B3). All participants were…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Kinesthetic Perception, Human Body, Physical Activities
Perkins, Kyle; Frank, Eva – Online Submission, 2018
This paper presents item-analysis data to illustrate how to identify a set of internally consistent test items that differentiate or discriminate among examinees who are highly proficient and nonproficient on the construct of interest. Suggestions for analyzing the quality of test items are offered as well as a pedagogical approach to augment the…
Descriptors: Item Analysis, Test Items, Test Reliability, Kinetics
Echazarra, Alfonso – OECD Publishing, 2018
In the growing world of digital technology everything is about speed: computer processors have doubled their performance every two years for decades; the future 5G mobile phone generation is predicted to be about 100 times faster than the current 4G and 20 000 times faster than the "ancient" 3G; and, according to the International…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Use, Use Studies, Adolescents
Withey, Kristin L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
While there is a longstanding call for all students to succeed, students receiving special education services under the label of emotional disturbance (ED) are at an increased risk for minimal school and life outcomes, ranging from poor classroom grades and increased expulsion to high rates of incarceration and drug use. Although there are extant…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Intervention, Elementary School Students, Special Education
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Metcalfe, Janet; Xu, Judy – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2016
This article investigates the relation between mind wandering and the spacing effect in inductive learning. Participants studied works of art by different artists grouped in blocks, where works by a particular artist were either presented all together successively (the massed condition), or interleaved with the works of other artists (the spaced…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Cognitive Processes, Art, Artists
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DiGiacomo, Daniela K.; Prudhomme, Joshua J.; Jones, Hannah R.; Welner, Kevin G.; Kishner, Ben – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
This article explores the contemporary policy reform push to extend and expand learning time in schools. In light of the potential and continued prominence of learning time reforms in today's national educational landscape, this article makes visible the ways in which theory matters for the near- and long-term success of equity-focused educational…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Time on Task, Educational Policy, Learning Theories
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Costello, David – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
This doctoral research study explored student reading experiences within two Grade Two reading classrooms in eastern Canada, taking into account official and enacted reading curriculum, and student reading actions. The study was a critical ethnography with data being collected through classroom observations and curricular artifacts. Observational…
Descriptors: Compliance (Psychology), Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Reading Instruction
Gardner, Brian – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Disaster recovery planning is a crucial component to maintaining a business's economic stability. However, it is unclear how key performance indicators (KPIs) are perceived in the emergency medical service (EMS) industry during the disaster recover planning process. The problem addressed in this study was to understand KPIs and their components.…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Information Security, Emergency Programs, Planning
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Apter, Brian; Sulla, Francesco; Swinson, Jeremy – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2020
Recent systematic observations of UK classrooms are reviewed. Findings about how verbal teacher-feedback and students' on-task behaviour are associated are discussed. The method, utility and impact of this type of quantitative research are discussed using a large-scale (mass) secondary school study. Findings include: the use of positive feedback…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Feedback (Response), Teacher Student Relationship, Secondary School Teachers
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Vattøy, Kim-Daniel; Gamlem, Siv M. – Cogent Education, 2019
Systematic observation in educational research highlights a wide diversity of aspects of classroom interactions, yet frequency of score cycles is crucial when analysing dimensions of classroom teaching. The aim of this study is to focus on differences in quality of teaching and loss of instructional time using Classroom Assessment Scoring…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Observation, Secondary School Teachers, Time on Task
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