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Lan, Yu-Ju; Lyu, Bo-Ning; Chin, Chee Kuen – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
This study aimed at enhancing the Mandarin essay writing by learners of Chinese as a second language (CSL) in Singapore by using authentic contexts in Second Life (SL). The participants were students in two classes of eighth graders from a junior high school in Singapore, and the study lasted for 5 weeks. A quasiexperimental design was adopted by…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Instruction, Essays, Grade 8
Kariuki, Patrick; Taylor, Jordan – Online Submission, 2018
Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Pictionary and traditional vocabulary strategies on student performance in a 9th grade English Language Arts classroom. The sample consisted of 30 ninth grade honor students who were randomly assigned to an experimental and control group. Data were collected using teacher made tests.…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Grade 9, Games, Vocabulary Development
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Pennington, Robert; Koehler, Mallory – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
There is limited research on teaching narrative writing skills to students with moderate to severe intellectual disability. In the current study, we used a multiple probe across participants single case design to evaluate the effects of an intervention package comprised of modeling, story templates, and self-graphing, on the inclusion of story…
Descriptors: Moderate Intellectual Disability, Modeling (Psychology), Story Telling, Intervention