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Vögelin, Cristina; Jansen, Thorben; Keller, Stefan D.; Möller, Jens – Language Learning Journal, 2021
This experimental study examined the influence of vocabulary and spelling on teachers' perceptions of English as a second language (ESL) essays. Sixty-nine pre-service teachers from Switzerland and Germany rated four upper-intermediate ESL argumentative essays and provided written comments on strengths and weaknesses of the student compositions.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary, Spelling
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Ramos, Laura B.; Musanti, Sandra I. – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This qualitative case study explores how integrating multimodal writing opportunities in a second-grade dual language classroom opens up spaces for translanguaging practices in order to promote a more equitable and socially just access to biliteracy development for emergent bilinguals. A multimodal writing project that integrated writing and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingual Education, Code Switching (Language), Writing (Composition)
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Kingsbury, Marina A. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
This paper discusses the use and benefits of the Current Affairs Journals Assignment in the Introduction to International Relations Class. The assignment provides not only the immediate benefits of relating class material to current events but helps to shape students' interests and to build knowledge in a thematic or regional area that can guide…
Descriptors: Current Events, International Relations, Student Interests, Teaching Methods
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Joannidou, Shaunna; Sime, Julie-Ann – Research-publishing.net, 2021
As teaching moves increasingly online, language teachers are faced with the challenge of how to support dyslexic students in an inclusive manner in and out of the classroom. This paper will focus on an innovative educational multi-modal, mobile application -- Comics for Inclusive English Language Learning (CIELL) -- supporting upper-intermediate…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Student Needs, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
Somayeh Tahmouresi – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Individual differences factors (IDs) play significant roles in second language (L2) learning. Compared to the general field of SLA, however, little is known in the L2 writing domain regarding the influence of learner factors in L2 writing achievement. Therefore, in this study, I aimed to extend the IDs research in L2 writing by closely examining…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Individual Differences, Universities, English (Second Language)
Ruben Daniel Cayoja Ancalle – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The focus of the current study was to explore and describe the shared experiences of international students as they adapted academically and socially to a Christian university in North Texas. The research focus resulted from the gap identified in the literature review: the lack of knowledge about the experiences of international students as they…
Descriptors: Social Adjustment, Student Adjustment, Undergraduate Students, Friendship
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Fanguy, Mik; Costley, Jamie; Almusharraf, Norah; Almusharraf, Asma – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
As the number of students learning in online and flipped contexts grows, an important question arises: to what extent is it necessary to have places or activities where students interact regarding course content? The present paper looked at three flipped learning environments: one with no online collaboration, one featuring an online discussion…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Methods, Notetaking, English for Science and Technology
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Luo, Xiuling; Wei, Bing; Shi, Min; Xiao, Xin – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2020
Using the Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) taxonomy as the analytic framework, this study examined the impact of the reasoning flow scaffold (RFS) on students' written arguments. Two classes with a total of 88 10th grade students in a school participated in this study. One class, set as the experimental group, was taught scientific…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Persuasive Discourse, Science Process Skills, Outcomes of Education
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Ison, David C. – Online Learning, 2020
"Contract cheating," instances in which a student enlists someone other than themselves to produce coursework, has been identified as a growing problem within academic integrity literature and in news headlines. The percentage of students who have used this type of cheating has been reported to range between 6% and 15.7%. Generational…
Descriptors: Cheating, Contracts, Language Styles, Computational Linguistics
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Cisco, Jonathan – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2020
Students face challenging texts and concepts across the disciplines in higher education, and many students lack the reading skills and strategies to make sense of them. The aim of the small study described in this article was to explore the benefits, if any, of the difficulty paper, a written formative assessment that asks students to explore…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Writing Across the Curriculum, Formative Evaluation, Content Area Reading
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Johnston, Joseph B. – Teaching Sociology, 2020
The U.S. K-12 public education system is fundamentally unequal. What efforts can facilitate students to become deeply immersed in the realities of the system and to embody the need for social change? This article investigates scaffolded, semester-long writing assignments to demonstrate patterns in the three tenets of critical community-engaged…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Service Learning, School Community Relationship, Social Justice
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Campenni, C. Estelle; Hartman, Ashley – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2020
This randomized controlled study examined effects of mandala (structured and unstructured) and instruction (directed expression and free expression) on state anxiety, mood, and state mindfulness. Participants included 69 undergraduates randomly assigned to one of four conditions following anxious mood induction. The design followed 2 (mandala) X 2…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Metacognition, Art Products, Undergraduate Students
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Newman, Joshua – Teaching Public Administration, 2020
Academic integrity matters are relevant to all areas of university teaching, but they are of particular importance to degree programmes whose graduates intend to work in the public service. While a large body of scholarship exists on academic integrity, very little has been written that specifically relates to students who intend to pursue careers…
Descriptors: Integrity, Public Administration Education, Prevention, Plagiarism
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Buchenot, André C.; Roman, Tiffany A. – Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2019
Physical learning environments offer many affordances that one can choose from when designing instruction. For courses where student writing is central to course learning outcomes, a challenge exists in that innovative digital technologies may take precedence over nondigital tools, such as paper-based student writing. We argue that treating…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Physical Environment, Technology Uses in Education, Instructional Development
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Alred, Ashley R.; Doherty, Jennifer H.; Hartley, Laurel M.; Harris, Cornelia B.; Dauer, Jenny M. – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
An understanding of biological variation is important for understanding ecological interactions, ecosystem function, and species' response to environmental change. Biological variation is essential to species survival because natural selection acts upon the phenotypic variation within a population: the more varied the population's genetic…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Knowledge Level, Scientific Concepts
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