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Vorhölter, Katrin – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2019
Metacognitive strategies are needed to solve complex problems such as mathematical modelling problems in groups in a goal-oriented and successful manner. In this paper, the results of an intervention study aiming at enhancing students metacognitive group strategies for modelling are presented. Students from 18 different classes (grade nine and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Metacognition, Models, Problem Solving
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Karaduman, Gülsah Batdal – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2019
This study aims to analyze the effects of conceptual change texts enriched with metaconceptual activities on the semantics of classroom teacher candidates. The sample of the study is made up of 60 3rd grade undergraduate students who study at Istanbul University Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty of Education. Pre-test post-test experimental modelling has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Concept Formation
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Vidak, Andrej; Odžak, Senad; Mešic, Vanes – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2019
Background: It is widely known that for many students it is very difficult to correctly predict how thermal expansion affects the appearance of a metal plate with a circular hole. Interviews with school teachers show that the source of this difficulty could stem from the fact that students' internal visualizations of an arbitrary object's thermal…
Descriptors: Physics, College Science, Science Instruction, Prediction
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Schiff, Rachel; Cohen, Miki; Marton, Reut; Sasson, Ayelet – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2019
Despite an increase in studies investigating morphological knowledge in dyslexia, the connection between morphological and semantic knowledge is still unclear. This study investigated the effect of semantic information on the performance of Hebrew-speaking, high-achieving adults with and without dyslexia in two auditory tasks: a primed-lexical…
Descriptors: Adults, Dyslexia, Semantics, College Students
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Alqudah, Derar; Bidin, Azman Bin; Hussin, Mohd Azizul Hakim Bin Md – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
This study aims to evaluate the effect of employing infographics in higher education, specifically with regard to students' interactions and their perception of the meaning of transferred information. This evaluation was presented through lectures at Applied Sciences Private University in Jordan and two other selected colleges (one scientific and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Instructional Effectiveness
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Sierra, Egoitz; Minguez, Rikardo; Solaberrieta, Eneko; Goikoetxea, Nestor; Iturrate, Mikel – Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 2019
This article shows the benefits of active learning compared to traditional learning. It proves the importance of a fruitful discussion between peers. It is a sample of methodological change with no curricular change. It also shows the overall satisfaction of the students, who achieved an equal or better academic performance than the students in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, College Freshmen, Active Learning
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Kaya, Mustafa; Yildiz, Kadir – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2019
In this research, it is aimed to examine the effects of Montessori education on the mentally retarded individuals in the special education who have had Montessori education and who have not had it. 24 trainable mentally disabled male students who had and did not have Montessori education in a private school in Kayseri participated in the study.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Intellectual Disability
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Dinç, Nurten; Ergin, Esin – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of core strength training on balance, explosive force and agility. 28 athletes volunteered in the study. The athletes were separated into two groups: the experimental group (n=15) with the average of age and weight of 19.5 ± 1.2 years and 64 ± 8.9 kg, respectively and the control group (n=13)…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Physical Fitness, Human Body, Psychomotor Skills
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Baliram, Nalline; Ellis, Arthur K. – School Science and Mathematics, 2019
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of metacognitive strategies and content-specific feedback on student achievement in high school mathematics. Participants consisted of a convenience sample of students in honors geometry. An analysis of variance with repeated measures was employed to address the research questions. For both the…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Metacognition, Feedback (Response), Academic Achievement
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Peñuelas-Calvo, Inmaculada; Sareen, Aditya; Sevilla-Llewellyn-Jones, Julia; Fernández-Berrocal, Pablo – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
We conducted a meta-analysis of 18 studies to establish whether a relation exists between Reading the Mind in the Eye Test (RMET) performance and intelligence quotient (IQ) in individuals diagnosed with autism-spectrum disorders (ASD) and controls, taking into account relevant characteristics such as age, gender, and autism quotient. Our findings…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Control Groups, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Baker, James P.; Goodboy, Alan K. – Communication Education, 2019
Guided by self-determination theory, we conducted a live lecture experiment in two 50-min college courses to manipulate autonomy-supportive instruction (i.e., the amount of choices and rationales offered to students). Participants were 201 undergraduate students who either attended a lecture where the instructor gave students choices over the…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Theories, Student Motivation, Lecture Method
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Turan, Mehmet Behzat; Disçeken, Osman – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2019
The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of imagination and cognitive learning exercises, which are applied to increase the success of elite handball players, on their balance skills. The research group consists of a total of 36 voluntary male athletes, 18 of which are the control group and 18 of them are the experimental group, aged…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Learning Processes, Imagination
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Margunayasa, I. Gede; Dantes, Nyoman; Marhaeni, A. A. I. N.; Suastra, I. Wayan – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
This research was aimed to analyze the effect of interaction between guided inquiry learning and cognitive style on students' science learning achievement. This study was a quasi-experiment with a 2×2 factorial design. The study was done with the fifth grade students in Singaraja City. The sample was selected using multi stage random sampling and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Science Achievement, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
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Sivrikaya, Kenan – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2019
This study was planned to determine the effect of a series of 8-week recreational activities on the personal, social and general adjustment levels and academic success of high school students (between 14-16 years). The data was collected from a total of 36 students, made up two groups each containing 18 members. They were all recruited voluntarily…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, High School Students, Student Adjustment, Academic Achievement
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Soltys, Stephen M.; Scherbel, Jill Rose; Kurian, Joseph R.; Diebold, Todd; Wilson, Teresa; Hedden, Lindsay; Groesch, Kathleen; Diaz-Sylvester, Paula L.; Botchway, Albert; Campbell, Pamela; Loret de Mola, Julio Ricardo – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
A case-control study was performed to determine whether an association exists between exposure to synthetic oxytocin and a subsequent autism spectrum disorder diagnosis; 171 children under age 18 meeting "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (5th ed.) autism spectrum disorder criteria were compared to 171 children…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Control Groups, Correlation, Drug Use
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