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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Effects of Keyword Cues and 3R Strategy on Children's e-Book Reading
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Liang, T.-H. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
Various studies have found that electronic books (e-books) promote learning, but few works have examined the use of e-books along with an adaptive reading strategy for children. The current study implemented a method to extract keyword cues from e-books to support e-book reading with the read, recite and review (3R) strategy, and then examined the…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Books, Childrens Literature, Reading Strategies
Computerized Comprehension Training for Whom and under Which Conditions Is It Efficient?
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Potocki, A.; Ecalle, J.; Magnan, A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the differential impact of a computer-based comprehension training programme according to second graders' comprehender profiles. These profiles differed in the children's abilities to process three types of textual information: literal information, text-connecting inferences and gap-filling…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Grade 2, Inferences
Teacher Guidelines for Cross-National Virtual Communities in Primary Education
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Ligorio, M. B.; Van der Meijden, H. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
The purpose of this study is to provide guidelines for teachers to carry out cross-national educational projects in schools through the introduction of virtual environments as a means of reshaping classroom-based activities. The theoretical foundations of the study are rooted in computer supported collaborative learning and the community of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Student Evaluation, Primary Education, Guidelines
Tools for the Job: A Report of Two Surveys of Information and Communications Technology Training and Use for Literacy in Primary Schools in the West of England
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Waite, S. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2004
Substantial investment has been made in improving computer hardware and raising the profile of information and communications technology (ICT) in English primary schools in recent years, in line with the belief that skills in ICT are essential for our future workforce. This study compares practising teachers' responses in 1998 and 2001 to a…
Descriptors: Computers, Information Technology, Elementary Education, Teacher Attitudes