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Wang, Simon; Zhao, Addison; Newton, Sarah D.; Song, Shiyu; Morassini, Marissa Lyn; Brown, Scott W.; Lawless, Kimberley A. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
What makes a leader in an online learning environment? This question is approached from three angles in this study: online activity, language quality, and social background. This study examines the simulation data of the 2015 GlobalEd 2 Project, which consists of 337 7th and 8th grade students representing 18 countries. The three dimensions were…
Descriptors: Leaders, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Grade 7
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Kay, Robin; Edwards, Jaime – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2012
Video podcasts allow students to control when, where, and what they learn, as well as the pace of learning. Considerable research has been conducted in higher education on video podcast use, but not in middle schools (grades six to eight). This study investigated the use of worked example video podcasts in mathematics classrooms with students 11…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Handheld Devices, Web Based Instruction
Russell, Michael; Kleiman, Glenn; Carey, Rebecca; Douglas, Joanne – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2009
The study investigated whether online professional development courses with different levels of support have different impacts on teacher outcomes. Variations of an online course for middle school algebra teachers were created for four experimental conditions. One was a highly supported condition, with a math education instructor, an online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Algebra, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Teachers
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Kerr, Crystal – Ontario Action Researcher, 2009
This research project examined how to develop and sustain online, asynchronous learning communities in continuous intake, distance education environments for learners in grades 7 through 10. The study is an action research project that is based upon in-depth, qualitative data. Interviews were conducted with distance education teachers,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Research Projects, Action Research, Distance Education