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Eom, WooYong; Reiser, Robert A. – International Journal of Instructional Media, 2000
Describes a study of sixth and seventh grade middle school students that examined the effects of learners' reported use of self-regulated learning strategies on achievement and motivation in learner-controlled and program-controlled computer based instruction. Discusses results of posttests, scores on a motivation survey, and the amount of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Hogg, Peter; Boyle, Tom; Lawson, Richard – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1999
Reports on a comparative assessment of a multimedia learning environment based on a guided discovery approach called CORE (Concept Object Refinement Expression) with two control conditions, lecture and electronic book, in an undergraduate radiography course. Discusses results of qualitative and quantitative measures of effectiveness, pretests and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Environment, Essay Tests
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Roshan, Visa; Dwyer, Francis – International Journal of Instructional Media, 1998
This study examined the instructional effect of varied graphic mapping strategies (spider maps, frame maps, and semantic maps) in facilitating college-student achievement of different types of educational objectives, and the significance of the amount of time students have to process the information presented in the varied mapping strategies.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Concept Mapping, Educational Objectives
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Karim, Salma; Kama, Mustafa Azad; Islam, Md. Mayenul – Indian Journal of Open Learning, 2001
Examines the role and effectiveness of radio and television programs in distance and open learning systems based on a survey of students at Bangladesh Open University. Offers recommendations for improvements, including extending the time span, ensuring the quality of presentations, teacher involvement, and audio and video cassette…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Distance Education, Educational Radio, Educational Television
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Kuh, George D. – Assessment Update, 2005
Student engagement measures make valuable contributions to an institution's assessment program. Combined with other relevant information, such data help to tie together what students and institutions do, student outcomes, and other indicators of institutional performance. The results can be used in a variety of ways, from comparing student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Time on Task, Learning Processes, Student Experience
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Peck, Heather L.; Kehle, Thomas J.; Bray, Melissa A.; Theodore, Lea A. – School Psychology Review, 2005
A multiple baseline design across three grade level groups with a comparison group was employed to investigate the effectiveness of yoga for improving time on task with 10 elementary school children who evidenced attention problems. A yoga videotape, published by Gaiam, was used that required the children to follow an adult instructor and three…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Intervention, Intervals, Academic Achievement
Law School Survey of Student Engagement, 2006
The Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) documents dimensions of quality in legal education and provides information about law student participation in effective educational activities that law schools and other organizations can use to improve student learning. Since its inception in 2003, more than 64,000 law students at 111 different…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Legal Education (Professions), Law Schools, Law Students
Durand, Linda; Early, Lanell; Wood, Becky Jolly – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2006
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Time on Task, Competence
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Pedaste, M.; Sarapuu, T.; Outcomes of Education – Interactive Learning Environments, 2006
The aim of the present study was to investigate those factors influencing performance in solving story problems in a web-based environment. A situational simulation, "Hiking across Estonia," was explored by two samples of voluntary groups of students, comprising 65 and 50 groups, respectively. They solved 25 ecological and environmental story…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cluster Grouping, Computer Assisted Instruction, Skill Development
Li, Tiancheng; Jonassen, David H. – 1996
Theories of situated learning attempt to overcome the ill-structured nature of some domains of learning, and to use students' tendencies to construct knowledge representation on context and prior experience. Success comes when students apply abstract principles to real life. This study compares the effectiveness of two different lesson structures…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Osman-Jouchoux, Rionda – 1997
Writers often must summarize others' texts as part of their own work. To succeed at this, they must first read and understand new information and then transform that information to fulfill a specific purpose. Concept mapping, used as a visual organizing technique, can be an effective link between the two processes. In a preliminary study, students…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Higher Education, Information Processing, Instructional Effectiveness
Stover, Karen – 1994
This paper reports on the application of a token economy approach to increase on-task behavior and decrease inappropriate "call-outs" of nine seventh and eighth grade Caucasian male students in a self-containted emotional support classroom. The program included a behavioral contract, token economy "bucks" kept in a classroom bank, and a list of 12…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management
Ros, Anje – 1993
Findings of a study that examined the effects of teacher behavior and organizational factors on student behavior in peer work groups are presented in this paper. Methodology included observation of one classroom from each of 10 Dutch elementary schools that frequently used forms of peer work groups and teacher interviews. Findings indicate that…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Ros, Anje – 1993
This paper presents findings of a study that examined the influence of organizational and instructional factors on the efficacy of cooperative learning in Dutch classrooms, as measured by student achievement. To answer the question "What is the degree to which primary schools in the Netherlands use cooperative learning," a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Pridemore, Doris R.; Klein, James D. – 1992
Although both learner control and feedback have been heavily researched, very little research has been conducted on giving learners control over the feedback which they receive. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of learner control of feedback in a computer assisted instruction (CAI) lesson. The independent variables were type of…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Feedback
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