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Cerezo, Luis; Baralt, Melissa; Suh, Bo-Ram; Leow, Ronald P. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2014
Currently, an increasing number of educational institutions are redefining second/foreign language (L2) classrooms by enhancing--or even replacing--traditional face-to-face (FTF) instruction with computer-assisted language learning (CALL). However, are these curricular decisions supported by research? Overall, a cursory review of empirical studies…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods
de Boer, Hester; Donker, Anouk S.; van der Werf, Margaretha P. C. – Review of Educational Research, 2014
This meta-analysis examined the influence of attributes related to the implementation of learning strategy instruction interventions on students' academic performance, and also examined how the attributes related to the method of testing the intervention effects affected the actual effects measured. Using metaregression, we analyzed the…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies
Cheung, Alan C. K.; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2012
This review examines the effectiveness of educational technology applications in improving the reading achievement of struggling readers in elementary schools. The review applies consistent inclusion standards to focus on studies that met high methodological standards. A total of 20 studies based on about 7,000 students in grades K-6 were included…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Educational Technology, Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs
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Bramlett, Ron; Cates, Gary L.; Savina, Elena; Lauinger, Brittni – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
This article reviews research in the four major school psychology journals: "Journal of School Psychology," "Psychology in the Schools," "School Psychology Quarterly," and "School Psychology Review." The function of the review was to provide school psychologists with a summary of academic interventions published through years 1995-2005, synthesize…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Psychologists, School Psychology, Periodicals
Cheung, Alan C. K.; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2012
The purpose of this review is to learn from rigorous evaluations of alternative technology applications how features of using technology programs and characteristics of their evaluations affect reading outcomes for students in grades K-12. The review applies consistent inclusion standards to focus on studies that met high methodological standards.…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Meta Analysis
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Van Cura, Maureen – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: This study sought to understand the relationship between school-based health centers (SBHCs) and academic outcomes such as early dismissal and loss of seat time (the time students are available in school to learn or to access support services). Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was used to compare rates of early dismissal…
Descriptors: Research Design, Poverty, Educational Objectives, School Nurses
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Waniek, Jacqueline; Ewald, Karolin – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2008
This study examines the cognitive costs of navigation aids in a hypermedia learning task. In a 2(navigable vs. non-navigable) x 2(map vs. content list) experimental design cognitive requirements were measured by users' eye movement data. Additionally, data from users' navigation operations, knowledge acquisition, and subjective evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Research Design, Eye Movements, Hypermedia, Cognitive Processes