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Download full textReinhart, Rachel Vannatta; Banister, Savilla – Athens Journal of Education, 2018
As our world has continued to become more dependent on digital communication and collaboration, online learning environments have become more sophisticated. Demand for online and/or hybrid learning materials has increased, not only in higher education arenas, but in elementary and secondary schools, as well. This study describes the development…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Online Courses, Instructional Materials, High School Students
Direct linkWolf, Katharina – Higher Education Research and Development, 2010
This paper reviews the effectiveness of web logs ("blogs"), or online journals, within the context of a compulsory final-year placement unit for public relations students. The key goal behind the use of Web2.0 technology was to encourage ongoing, reflective practice via an exchange between students thereby limiting feelings of isolation…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Mail, Public Relations
Shackelford, Judy; Bachman, Jean H. – American Journal of Health Education, 2009
Background: Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the United States and can be life-threatening. There are a rising number of adults with asthma that cannot be prevented or cured but may be controlled. Self-management education is essential for long-term asthma control; however, the most effective type of education is unknown.…
Descriptors: Health Education, Prevention, Physicians, Diseases
Lim, Jon; Kim, May; Chen, Steve S.; Ryder, Cynthia E. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of three different methods of instructional delivery (online instruction, traditional face-to-face instruction, and a combination of online and traditional instruction) on student achievement and satisfaction levels used in an undergraduate wellness course at a Midwestern university.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Online Courses, Wellness
Sauzier-Uchida, Emi – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2009
This study aims to report an attempt to design and organise a content-based EAP reading course in political science and economics at a university in Japan, and to shed some light on learners' actual practices and preferences through the use of survey- and interview-based research participated in by 438 students. A principal axis of this project…
Descriptors: Political Science, Economics, Textbooks, Course Evaluation
Newman, Denis; Finney, Pamela B.; Bell, Steve; Turner, Herb; Jaciw, Andrew P.; Zacamy, Jenna L.; Gould, Laura Feagans – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2012
This report presents the results of an experiment conducted in Alabama beginning in the 2006/07 school year, to determine the effectiveness of the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI), which aims to improve mathematics and science achievement in the state's K-12 schools. This study is the first randomized controlled trial…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Elementary Schools
What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
English language learners are students with a primary language other than English who have a limited range of speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills in English. English language learners also include students identified and determined by their school as having limited English proficiency and a language other than English spoken in the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Writing (Composition), Reading Difficulties
Tobias, Sigmund, Ed.; Fletcher, J. D., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
There is intense interest in computer games. A total of 65 percent of all American households play computer games, and sales of such games increased 22.9 percent last year. The average amount of game playing time was found to be 13.2 hours per week. The popularity and market success of games is evident from both the increased earnings from games,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Constructivism (Learning), Play, Video Games
Mamo, Martha; Kettler, Timothy; Hussman, Dann – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2005
Our objective was to evaluate responses from students with different learning styles to the use of computer technology as a supplemental tool in teaching soil erosion concepts. The online lesson utilized photographs, illustrations, animations, and an interactive model that allowed students to manipulate factors influencing soil erosion. Students…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Assisted Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Soil Science
What Works Clearinghouse, 2006
"Phonological Awareness Training plus Letter Knowledge Training" is a general practice aimed at enhancing young children's phonological awareness, print awareness, and early reading abilities. Phonological awareness, the ability to detect or manipulate the sounds in words independent of meaning, is a precursor to reading. Phonological…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Second Language Learning, Economically Disadvantaged, Beginning Reading
Wagemaker, Paula, Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2007
As part of its mission, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) is committed to the development of the community of researchers who work in the area of assessment both nationally and internationally. The association also has a commitment to provide policymakers with the types of data and analyses that will…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Mathematics Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Science Achievement
Kentel, Jeanne Adele; Dobson, Teresa M. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2007
Background: In the industrialized world opportunities for children to explore movement in active, imaginative ways during free play periods are increasingly threatened for a range of reasons, stemming from caregiver concern for children's safety to the abundance of game technologies that capture the attention of youth. In contrast, Kenya, East…
Descriptors: Play, Dance, Caregivers, Foreign Countries
