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Miguel Blázquez-Carretero – ReCALL, 2023
In 2016, Lawley proposed an easy-to-build spellchecker specifically designed to help second language (L2) learners in their writing process by facilitating self-correction. The aim was to overcome the disadvantages to L2 learners posed by generic spellcheckers (GSC), such as that embedded in Microsoft Word. Drawbacks include autocorrection,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Spanish, Spelling, Error Correction
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Sara Moseley – William & Mary Educational Review, 2015
Education policies and approaches in the United States are always evolving and changing with new research and trends. With the growing emphasis on preparing students to be productive 21st century citizens in addition to traditional academic preparation, a greater emphasis is placed on incorporating technology into classrooms. One way that many…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2016
Accelerated Reader™ is a computerized supplementary reading program that provides guided reading instruction to students in grades K-12. It aims to improve students' reading skills through reading practice and by providing frequent feedback on students' progress to teachers. The Accelerated Reader™ program requires students to select and read a…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Supplementary Education, Primary Education
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Varsavsky, Cristina – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2012
Australian secondary school systems offer three levels of senior (year 12) mathematics studies, none of them compulsory: elementary, intermediate and advanced. The intermediate and advanced studies prepare students for further mathematics studies at university level. In the state of Victoria, there are two versions of intermediate mathematics: one…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Calculus, Algebra, Foreign Countries
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Nehm, Ross H.; Ha, Minsu; Mayfield, Elijah – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
This study explored the use of machine learning to automatically evaluate the accuracy of students' written explanations of evolutionary change. Performance of the Summarization Integrated Development Environment (SIDE) program was compared to human expert scoring using a corpus of 2,260 evolutionary explanations written by 565 undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science and Society, Scoring, Comparative Analysis
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Simonovits, Reinhard; McElroy, Jim; O'Loughlin, James; Townsend, Colin – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2013
The overall aim of the project is to allow for the collaboration of high school students of different European countries on small, selected maths topics. This involves the use of technology, student mobility and English language competency. Benefits are also expected to accrue to teachers of mathematics by providing the opportunity to work with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Cooperative Learning, Electronic Learning
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The 2013 study, "Interactive Learning Online at Public Universities: Evidence From a Six-Campus Randomized Trial," examined the impact of interactive learning online (ILO) on the pass rates of 605 students enrolled in introductory statistics courses at six public universities. ILO is a form of online course instruction in which…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Public Colleges, Interaction, Educational Technology
Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2014
Different technologies have been used for decades to support adult education and learning. These include radio, television and audio and video cassettes. More recently digital ICTs such as computers, tablets, e-books, and mobile technology have spread at great speed and also found their way into the teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Videoconferencing
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Lewis, Maurica S.; Zhao, Jinhui; Montclare, Jin Kim – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
Technology was employed to motivate and captivate students while enriching their in-class education. An outreach program is described that involved college mentors introducing touch-screen technology into a high school chemistry classroom. Three modules were developed, with two of them specifically tailored to encourage comprehension of molecular…
Descriptors: Chemistry, High School Students, Mentors, Outreach Programs
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Herrera, C.; Chambon, C.; Michel, B. F.; Paban, V.; Alescio-Lautier, B. – Neuropsychologia, 2012
Considering the high risk for individuals with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (A-MCI) to progress towards Alzheimer's disease (AD), we investigated the efficacy of a non-pharmacological intervention, that is, cognitive training that could reduce cognitive difficulties and delay the cognitive decline. For this, we evaluated the efficacy of a…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Investigations, Intervention, Alzheimers Disease
Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2012
This review summarizes research on the effects of technology use on mathematics achievement in K-12 classrooms. The main research questions included: (1) Do education technology applications improve mathematics achievement in K-12 classrooms as compared to traditional teaching methods without education technology?; and (2) What study and research…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Program Effectiveness
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
The "Read Naturally[R]" program is a supplemental reading program that aims to improve reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension of elementary and middle school students using a combination of texts, audio CDs, and computer software. The program uses one of four products that share a common fluency-building strategy: "Read…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Computer Uses in Education
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Larkin, Kevin; Finger, Glenn – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Although one-to-one laptop programs are being introduced in many schools, minimal research has been conducted regarding their effectiveness in primary schools. Evidence-based research is needed to inform significant funding, deployment and student use of computers. This article analyses key findings from a study conducted in four Year 7 classrooms…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laptop Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers
Jeans, Nick; Manches, Andrew; Stokes, Eleanor; Balmer, Kim – Adults Learning, 2011
People frequently hear competing media and research claims about the educational value of new technologies. But too often it is not clear how, if at all, these technologies are supporting learning. And there is not enough attention paid to the challenges of trying to introduce these technologies successfully into an educational context. To what…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
The study reviewed in this paper examined the effects of a web-based tutoring program, "Intelligent Tutoring of the Structure Strategy" ("ITSS"), on the reading comprehension of fourth-grade students in language arts classrooms. The analysis included 1,875 to 2,371 fourth-grade students from 100 to 117 classrooms in…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Web Based Instruction
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