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Meyer, Bonnie J. F.; Wijekumar, Kausalai K.; Lin, Yu-Chu – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
In the study, we investigated effects of 2 different versions of a web-based tutoring system to provide 5th-grade students with strategy instruction about text structure, which was an intervention to improve reading comprehension. The design feature assessed varied in individualization of instruction (individualized or standard). The more…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Text Structure, Intervention, Computer Attitudes
Barrow, Lisa; Markman, Lisa; Rouse, Cecilia E. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
We present results from a randomized study of a well-defined use of computers in schools: a popular instructional computer program for pre-algebra and algebra. We assess the program using a test designed to target pre-algebra and algebra skills. Students randomly assigned to computer-aided instruction score 0.17 of a standard deviation higher on…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Algebra