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Weiner, John A.; Hurtz, Gregory M. – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2017
Advances in technology have spurred innovations in secure assessment delivery. One such innovation, remote online proctoring, has become increasingly sophisticated and is gaining wider consideration for high-stakes testing. However, there is an absence of published research examining remote online proctoring and its effects on test scores and the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, High Stakes Tests, Supervision
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Çetin, Baris – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
The purpose of this research was to determine whether the use of activities based on Pintrich's self-regulated learning model effect the self-regulated learning perceptions of elementary teacher candidates within a Life Science course. The research was organized in accordance with the quasi-experimental designs model. This study was conducted…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Elementary School Teachers, Quasiexperimental Design, Measures (Individuals)
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Hock, Michael F.; Bulgren, Janis A.; Brasseur-Hock, Irma F. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2017
In this article, we discuss research supporting the Strategic Instruction Model's™ (SIM) effort to address higher order reasoning and thinking skills in two lines of programmatic research. We review the extant body of evidence supporting the two lines of the SIM library, the Content Enhancement Routines and a comprehensive reading program, and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, High School Students, Learning Disabilities, Intervention
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López-Vargas, Omar; Ibáñez-Ibáñez, Jaime; Racines-Prada, Oswaldo – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
The present research's objective is to examine the effects of metacognitive scaffolding and cognitive style in the Field Dependence-Independence (FDI) dimension on cognitive load (CL) and learning achievement (LA) in high school students, when they interact with a hypermedia environment on philosophy (logic). Fifty-four students belonging to two…
Descriptors: High School Students, Metacognition, Cognitive Style, Difficulty Level
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Wood, John; Kiggins, Ryan; Kickham, Kenneth – Journal of Political Science Education, 2017
Within the broader literature concerned with potential bias in student measures of instructor effectiveness, two broad types of bias have been shown to operate in a course: internal and external. Missing is an assessment of the relative influence of each bias type in the classroom. Do internal or external types of bias matter more or less to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Bias, Quasiexperimental Design, Surveys
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Neuman, Susan B. – Elementary School Journal, 2017
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the influence of a book distribution program targeted at enhancing children's exposure to information books. The research examined whether a flood of information books in early childhood settings, placing libraries in a central role, could affect growth in language, content-related…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Books, Early Childhood Education, Library Role
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Watson, Penelope; Rubie-Davies, Christine Margaret; Hattie, John Allan – Research Studies in Music Education, 2017
Choirs have been stereotypically gendered feminine in many national contexts. When gender-role conformity has been expected in such settings, male choral participation and performance has often been rendered gender incongruent and consequently threatening. Gender stereotype threat was explored as a factor which might instigate a potentially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Singing, Sex Stereotypes, Sex Role
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Lee, Pai-Lin; Yang, Yu-Chi; Huang, Chih-Kun; Hsiao, Ching-Hsiang; Liu, Ting-Yang; Wang, Cheng-Yen – Educational Gerontology, 2017
Exercise systematically improves physical and psychological performances on a wide range of measures, but the links between them are rarely examined for the high homogeneous group of institutionalized veterans. This study aims to investigate the exercise intervention effects on both depressive symptoms and body-balance. Samples were divided into…
Descriptors: Exercise, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Psychomotor Skills
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Al-Balushi, Sulaiman M.; Al-Musawi, Ali S.; Ambusaidi, Abdullah K.; Al-Hajri, Fatemah H. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2017
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of interacting with animations using mobile devices on grade 12 students' spatial and reasoning abilities. The study took place in a grade 12 context in Oman. A quasi-experimental design was used with an experimental group of 32 students and a control group of 28 students. The…
Descriptors: Animation, Chemistry, Handheld Devices, Grade 12
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Ernst, Julie; Blood, Nathaniel; Beery, Thomas – Environmental Education Research, 2017
The Student Climate and Conservation Congress (SC3) is a joint educational effort between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Green Schools Alliance that aims to develop the next generation of conservation leaders through fostering action competence in youth. Data from SC3 participants was used to investigate four predictors of…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Locus of Control, Attitude Measures, Predictor Variables
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Chatila, Hanadi; Al Husseiny, Fatima – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2017
Recent research findings have shown that cooperative learning improves students' thinking skills as it allows them to communicate actively with each other (Johnson, Johnson and Smith, 2014). Therefore, cooperative learning has been proposed by many educators to be implemented in classrooms to produce lifelong learners and critical thinkers…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Biology, Skill Development, Science Process Skills
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Sumadi; Degeng, I Nyoman S.; Sulthon; Waras – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2017
This research focused on effects of ability grouping in reciprocal teaching technique of collaborative learning on individual achievements dan social skills. The results research showed that (1) there are differences in individual achievement significantly between high group of homogeneous, middle group of homogeneous, low group of homogeneous,…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Reciprocal Teaching, Teaching Methods, Interpersonal Competence
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Africa, Eileen K.; van Deventer, Karel J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Pre-schoolers are in a window period for motor skill development. Visual-motor integration (VMI) is the foundation for academic and sport skills. Therefore, it must develop before formal schooling. This study attempted to improve VMI skills. VMI skills were measured with the "Beery-Buktenica developmental test of visual-motor integration 6th…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Psychomotor Skills, Visual Perception, Skill Development
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Soto Mas, Francisco; Jacobson, Holly E.; Olivárez, Arturo – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2017
Discussion on the advantages of integrating health literacy into adult education has primarily been theoretical and conceptual. There is a need for studies that assess the impact of adult education on health literacy. This study implemented a quasi-experimental design to explore whether basic adult instruction may constitute a venue for improving…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Health, Hispanic Americans, Health Education
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Chen, Zhi-Hong; Chen, Sherry Y.; Chien, Chih-Hao – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
Game-based learning comprises of a set of concrete scenarios, which can be presented with various presentation modalities (e.g., text, text with graphic, and context). Such presentation modalities disseminate information in different ways. On the other hand, cognitive styles affect how people process information. Accordingly, the study presented…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Games
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