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Tarchi, Christian – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
This study explored the impact of the think-aloud research methodology on multiple-documents comprehension outcomes. The participants in this study were 168 University students. The procedure included three steps. First, students were administered the tests measuring prior topic beliefs, topic interest, and topic knowledge. Then, students were…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Reading Comprehension, College Students, Prior Learning
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Ramdhony, Dineshwar; Mooneeapen, Oren; Dooshila, Mantoo; Kokil, Khemraj – Higher Education Quarterly, 2021
Technology is changing the way teaching and learning take place. The main purpose of this study is to investigate tertiary students' attitude towards integrating information technology (IT) in higher education. Using stratified random sampling, 180 questionnaires were distributed to students from six tertiary institutions in Mauritius. Exploratory…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Technology Integration, Information Technology
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Sesto, Vanessa; García-Rodeja, Isabel – Education Sciences, 2021
Many studies have been conducted in recent years on the explanations given by preschool-age children about different natural phenomena. Nonetheless, very few studies have actually focused on the important domain of matter and its transformations. Specifically, the field of chemical reactions remains unexplored. This qualitative study aims to…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Chemistry
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Maphosa, Norman; Oughton, Helen – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2021
Many adult learning centres in England provide numeracy (or mathematics) education to adults in all sectors of society, including migrants from countries across the world. This study takes one group of migrants --- those from Zimbabwe --- and explores the relevance of adult numeracy education to the needs and aspirations of Zimbabwean adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Numeracy
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James, Emma; Gaskell, M. Gareth; Pearce, Rhiannon; Korell, Caroline; Dean, Charlotte; Henderson, Lisa M. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2021
Children and adults benefit from a new word's phonological neighbors during explicit vocabulary instruction, suggesting that related prior knowledge can support new learning. This study examined the influence of lexical neighborhood structure during incidental word learning--limiting opportunities for strategically engaging prior knowledge--and…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Vocabulary Development, Incidental Learning, Visual Aids
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Sherron, Todd; Cherrstrom, Catherine A.; Boden, Carrie; Wilson, Lindsey – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2021
An increasing number of universities have implemented prior learning assessment (PLA), but little research has examined the non-course matching approach referred to as block credit PLA. Adult learners pursuing a college degree often bring professional competencies, knowledge, and skills to the classroom. PLA enables adult learners to earn college…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Student Evaluation, Adult Students, College Credits
Joelyn de Lima – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Context is the background or the settings of an event or idea. It is only when events or ideas are considered within the context in which they occur that they can be fully understood. In education, the application of knowledge communicated in one context to a different one is a central feature of learning. However, knowledge transfer can be…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Evolution, Context Effect
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Wedlock, Joshua; Binnie, Christopher – English Australia Journal, 2023
Although using video to facilitate language learning is an exceedingly common practice, both for in-class and out-of-class learning, at present the literature exploring the use of authentic videos for intentional language learning is void of a user-friendly framework that educators and learners can refer to when selecting and using authentic…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition
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Xia, Qi; Chiu, Thomas K. F.; Chai, Ching Sing; Xie, Kui – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
The anthropomorphic characteristics of artificial intelligence (AI) can provide a positive environment for self-regulated learning (SRL). The factors affecting adolescents' SRL through AI technologies remain unclear. Limited AI and disciplinary knowledge may affect the students' motivations, as explained by self-determination theory (SDT). In this…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Grade 9, Needs, Satisfaction
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Tienken, Christopher H. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2023
Five facts about standardized tests should cause educators to rethink their use in decision-making. Standardized tests used for state and federal accountability purposes in PreK--12 public education are not diagnostic. The test results are impacted by family income and student background knowledge. The composition of the tests disadvantage…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Predictor Variables, Family Income
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Emily M. Stump; Mark Hughes; Gina Passante; N. G. Holmes – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Instructional labs: Improving traditions and new directions.] Uncertainty is an important concept in physics laboratory instruction. However, little work has examined how students reason about uncertainty beyond the introductory (intro) level. In this work we aimed to compare intro and beyond-intro…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Physics, Introductory Courses
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Wilawan Phothong; Jiraporn Chaimongkol; Luecha Ladachart – Journal of Technology Education, 2023
This study examines the influence of design-based learning on 25 eighth-grade students' design-thinking mindsets, that is, on the mental outlook that they adopt habitually when they engage in design thinking. It also compares changes in design-thinking mindsets across individuals of different genders and different levels of experience in design.…
Descriptors: Design, Concept Formation, Learning Processes, Thinking Skills
Ylonfoun, Awouignandji Leopold Ebenezer – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation explored Beninese English teachers' prior experience in writing in English and its implications for teaching writing in English in the Benin Republic. Grounded in a social constructionist paradigm, this dissertation used a qualitative research approach with initial survey, autobiographical narrative essay, and interviews to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Ankora, Carlos; Bolatimi, Stephen Oladagba; Bensah, Lily; Mahama, Francois; Kuadey, Noble Arden; Adu, Adolph Sedem Yaw; Adjei, Laurene – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2023
Background: The degree to which Computer Science (CS) and Information Communication Technology (ICT) students are motivated to learn greatly impacts their study habits, academic achievement in school and ultimately their job prospects. In recent times, skills in programming languages have become vital in searching for employment. Objective: This…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Motivation, Course Selection (Students), Programming Languages
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Doherty, Kristin – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2023
In this article, the author describes strategies to support students in conjecturing in ways that promote their agency. Conjecturing involves justifying (i.e., a practice that promotes epistemic agency and engages students in mathematical reasoning to defend their claims; Bieda & Staples, 2020) by which a conjecture becomes proven, modified,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Personal Autonomy
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