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Oh, Seungjae; So, Hyo-Jeong; Gaydos, Matthew – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2018
The goal for this research is to articulate and test a new hybrid Augmented Reality (AR) environment for conceptual understanding. From the theoretical lens of embodied interaction, we have designed a multi-user participatory simulation called ARfract where visitors in a science museum can learn about complex scientific concepts on the refraction…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Museums, Sciences, Scientific Concepts
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Roberts , Amy M.; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Hamre, Bridget K.; Buckrop, Jordan M. – Online Learning, 2017
Although scalable programs, such as online courses, have the potential to reach broad audiences, they may pose challenges to evaluating learners' knowledge and skills. Automated scoring offers a possible solution. In the current paper, we describe the process of creating and testing an automated means of scoring a validated measure of teachers'…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Scoring, Automation, Computer Assisted Testing
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Safara, Maryam; Ghasemi, Pejman – Journal of Education and Learning, 2017
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of yoga on spiritual intelligence in air traffic controllers in Tehran flight control center. This was a quasi-experimental research and the study population includes all air traffic controllers in Tehran flight control center. The sample consisted of 40 people of the study population that were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Traffic Safety, Spiritual Development, Metacognition
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Gold, Abby; Larson, Mary; Tucker, Jared; Strang, Michelle – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: We tested the effectiveness of the Go Wild With Fruits and Veggies! (GWWFV) Extension curriculum on increasing fruit and vegetable (FV) intake of third graders. Methods: An intervention study was used testing self-reported FV intake pre/post GWWFV. Recruited schools were randomized to control (12 schools, N = 369, third grade children)…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Food
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Crouch, Elizabeth; Dickes, Lori A.; Davis, Amanda; Zarandy, Joy – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Consumption of social media has quickly evolved into a primary source of health information for many consumers. This seems to be particularly true for individuals seeking to modify chronic health conditions like weight loss, obesity, and obesity-related diseases. Purpose: This study explores whether watching Dr. Oz weight loss episodes…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Popular Culture, Television, Life Style
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Kelley, Elizabeth S.; Kinney, Kara – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2017
An emerging body of research examines language learning of young children from experiences with digital storybooks, but little is known about the ways in which specific components of digital storybooks, including interactive elements, may influence language learning. The purpose of the study was to examine the incidental word learning and story…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Childrens Literature, Electronic Publishing, Interaction
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Wang, Dongxu; Stewart, Donald; Chang, Chun – Health Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess whether the school-based nutrition programme using the health-promoting school (HPS) framework was effective to improve parents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour (KAB) in relation to nutrition in rural Mi Yun County, Beijing. Design/methodology/approach: A cluster-randomised intervention trial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nutrition Instruction, Health Promotion, Rural Areas
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Rienzo, Cinzia; Rolfe, Heather; Wilkinson, David – Education Endowment Foundation, 2016
Powerful Learning Conversations (PLC) sought to improve the feedback that teachers give to pupils in Year 9, by training them to apply techniques used in sports coaching. It is based on the idea that feedback in sports coaching is often provided immediately after a task is performed, and delivered in a way that children are more likely to respond…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Secondary School Students, Coaching (Performance), Athletics
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Liakin, Denis; Cardoso, Walcir; Liakina, Natallia – CALICO Journal, 2015
This study investigates the acquisition of the L2 French vowel /y/ in a mobile-assisted learning environment, via the use of automatic speech recognition (ASR). Particularly, it addresses the question of whether ASR-based pronunciation instruction using a mobile device can improve the production and perception of French /y/. Forty-two elementary…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Learning, Pronunciation, Telecommunications
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Sibieta, Luke – Education Endowment Foundation, 2016
REACH is a targeted reading support programme designed to improve reading accuracy and comprehension in pupils with reading difficulties in Years 7 and 8. It is based on research by the Centre for Reading and Language at York and is delivered by specially trained teaching assistants (TAs). This evaluation tested two REACH interventions, one based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Randomized Controlled Trials, Comparative Analysis, Secondary School Students
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Thomas, Marshall P.; Türkay, Selen; Parker, Michael – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
As online courses become more common, practitioners are in need of clear guidance on how to translate best educational practices into web-based instruction. Moreover, student engagement is a pressing concern in online courses, which often have high levels of dropout. Our goals in this work were to experimentally study routine instructional design…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Courseware, Best Practices, Educational Practices
Babinski, Leslie M.; Amendum, Steven J.; Knotek, Steven E.; Sánchez, Marta; Malone, Patrick – American Educational Research Journal, 2018
Using a randomized controlled trial, we tested a new teacher professional development program for increasing the language and literacy skills of young Latino English learners with 45 teachers and 105 students in 12 elementary schools. School-based teams randomly assigned to the intervention received professional development focused on cultural…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Hispanic American Students, Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners
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Olivet, Jeffrey; Zerger, Suzanne; Greene, R. Neil; Kenney, Rachael R.; Herman, Daniel B. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2016
This study examined the effectiveness of online education to providers who serve people experiencing homelessness, comparing online and face-to-face training of Critical Time Intervention (CTI), an evidence-based case management model. The authors recruited 184 staff from nineteen homeless service agencies to participate in one of two training…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Web Based Instruction
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Thurston, Allen – Education Endowment Foundation, 2016
"Talk of the Town" is a community led approach to supporting the speech, language and communication (SLC) skills of children and young people, aged 0-19, living in areas of social disadvantage. It is delivered by the Communication Trust. This evaluation reports on a randomised controlled trial undertaken with 2696 pupils in 64 primary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Youth, Infants, Children
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Wiggins, Meg; Parrao, Constanza Gonzalez; Austerberry, Helen; Ingold, Anne – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
The Foreign Language Learning (FLL) programme aimed to improve the English language attainment of Year 3 and 4 pupils through a detailed curriculum of weekly French classes with linked activity in English lessons. The programme, created by the Education Development Trust (formerly CfBT), lasted for three half-terms. French classes were 45 minutes…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, French, Literacy
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