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Sun, Jerry Chih-Yuan; Wu, Yu-Ting; Lee, Wei-I – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the flipped classroom approach to OpenCourseWare instruction on students' self-regulation. OpenCourseWare was integrated into the flipped classroom model (experimental group) and distance learning (control group). Overall, 181 freshmen taking a physics course were allowed to choose their…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Electronic Learning, Distance Education
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Ollino, Mario; Aldoney, Jenny; Domínguez, Ana M.; Merino, Cristian – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018
This study presents a method for teaching the subject of chemical equilibrium in which students engage in self-learning mediated by the use of a new multimedia animation (SEQ-alfa©). This method is presented together with evidence supporting its advantages. At a microscopic level, the simulator shows the mutual transformation of A molecules into B…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction, Pretests Posttests
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Eler, Nebahat; Acar, Hakan – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of rope-jump training program in physical education lessons on strength, speed and VO[subscript 2] max in 10-12 year old boys. 240 male students; rope-jump group (n = 120) and control group (n = 120) participated in the study. Rope-Jump group continued 10 weeks of regular physical education and sport…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Psychomotor Skills, Muscular Strength
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Drago, Anthony; Rheinheimer, David C.; Detweiler, Thomas N. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2018
This study investigated the connection between locus of control (LOC), academic self-efficacy (ASE), and academic performance, and whether these variables are affected by tutoring. Additional variables of interest, including gender, students' Pell Grant status, ethnicity, and class size, were also considered for the research models. The population…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Self Efficacy, Tutoring, Academic Achievement
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Wahyuni, Tutik; Suwandi, Sarwiji; Slamet, St. Y.; Andayani – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The objective of this present research is to develop an Indonesian Syntax textbook. At the exploratory stage, a descriptive-qualitative approach was adopted. The data were collected using a documentary study, observations, and questionnaires and analyzed through a contextual model. The model was experimentally tested. At this stage, some main…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Syntax, Pretests Posttests, Textbooks
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Lukose, Jose; Mammen, Kuttickattu John – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2018
Research reports using global data show that the failure rates in introductory programming courses average about 32%. As learners from schools join the university and enrol for different courses, they find the sudden transformation quite challenging. This makes it more challenging for first year university students, especially in difficult courses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Introductory Courses, Programming, Computer Science Education
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Lee, June; Lee, Yunoug; Kim, Mi Hwa – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2018
Schools in South Korea are experiencing problems such as bullying and school violence, so solutions are needed. Developing students' empathy could reduce or prevent these problems. Thus, the purpose of this study was to apply an empathy-based learning model to elementary social studies classes and document its effects on students' empathy at…
Descriptors: Empathy, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Bullying
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Bayrak, Hatice Uysal; Akman, Berrin – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2018
The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of the "Incredible Years (IY) Child Training Program" on behavioral problems, social competence, and social problem-solving skills. The research was performed using a pretest-posttest experimental design with a control group to determine the effects of the IY program on the level of…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Behavior Problems, Interpersonal Competence
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AlKhateeb, Mohammad Ahmad – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018
The study aims at investigating 'The Impact of Performance-Based Assessment Strategies on Students' Achievement and Self-Efficacy' in Jordan. In order to achieve that goal, a performance-based assessment strategy has been applied to 72 students in Al-Zarqa city representing a sample of 35 students in which the performance-based assessment strategy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Performance Based Assessment, High School Students, Grade 10
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Lee, Pai-Lin; Chang, Hui-Hsiang; Huang, Chih Kun; Cheng, Wen-Chen; Lee, Pi-Yu; Chao, Hui-Chen – Educational Gerontology, 2018
Objective: Memory loss affects a large proportion of older adults. Research indicates a positive association between memory training and better memory performance as people age. However, studies on specific memory training using an experimental design are limited. This study explored whether memory training has improved memory performance in a…
Descriptors: Memory, Training, Older Adults, Educational Gerontology
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Öz, Muhittin; Memis, Esra Kabatas – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of multi modal representations within writing to learn activities on students' critical thinking. Mixed method was used. The participants included 32 students 5th grade from elementary school. The groups were randomly selected as a control group and the other class was selected as the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
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Harms, Madeline B.; Shannon Bowen, Katherine E.; Hanson, Jamie L.; Pollak, Seth D. – Developmental Science, 2018
Children who experience severe early life stress show persistent deficits in many aspects of cognitive and social adaptation. Early stress might be associated with these broad changes in functioning because it impairs general learning mechanisms. To explore this possibility, we examined whether individuals who experienced abusive caregiving in…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Anxiety, Early Experience, Cognitive Processes
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Young, Chase; Rasinski, Timothy – Journal of Research in Reading, 2018
In this quasi-experimental study, the researchers examined the effects of implementing Readers Theatre in a second grade classroom, comprised of seven and eight-year-old students. The 70 subjects were chosen as a non-probability sample from two different classes and served as the treatment (n = 29) and comparison (n = 41) groups. A repeated…
Descriptors: Word Recognition, Reading Fluency, Quasiexperimental Design, Grade 2
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Judy, Tiffany – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2018
The present study examines potential age and microparametric effects in childhood bilinguals (currently adults) in an understudied language pairing, Polish-Spanish. Specifically, a Spanish group (N = 28) and a Sequential child bilingual (N = 22) and a Simultaneous bilingual (N = 8) group living in Misiones, Argentina, completed three experimental…
Descriptors: Syntax, Semantics, Bilingualism, Polish
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Wong, Wynne; Ito, Kiwako – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2018
While previous research has shown that processing instruction (PI) can more effectively facilitate the acquisition of target structures than traditional drill practice, the processing mechanism of PI has not been adequately examined because most assessment tasks have been offline. Using eye-tracking, this two-experiment study compared changes in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Processing
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