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Vincent, Kerry – Support for Learning, 2020
Schools in England are expected to 'close the gap' for a range of vulnerable pupils who are achieving below the levels seen amongst their same-aged peers. They are also highly accountable for additional funding that is provided to support this goal. The project reported here involved collating and analysing a range of data in order to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Gap, Program Effectiveness, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Duarte-Hueros, Ana; Yot-Domínguez, Carmen; Merino-Godoy, Ángeles – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
Healthy Jeart is a free app targeted to young people. It is especially designed to foster a healthy lifestyle. Young people can find in it practical recommendations about seven areas of health and a game through which they can consolidate the acquired knowledge on different healthy and beneficial elements. Healthy Jeart is also useful for…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Life Style, Health Promotion, Youth
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Beale, Tyler L.; Kennard, Chelsea A.; Dollahite, Jamie S.; Paddock, Joan D. – Journal of Extension, 2020
An educational blog was created for the purposes of extending learning beyond the reach of organized classes and supplementing the core themes of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. Focus group members reacted to the format, content, visual appeal, and writing style of the blog and addressed their likelihood of reading the blog…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Publishing
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DiNallo, Jennifer M.; Welsh, Janet A.; Li, Jacinda C.; Nix, Robert L. – Journal of Extension, 2020
This article describes the adaptation of a parent-focused evidence-based childhood obesity intervention program for implementation by county-based Extension educators in coordination with school district personnel in rural Pennsylvania. The Lifestyle Positive Parenting Program was designed and evaluated in Australia in clinical settings. Several…
Descriptors: Child Health, Health Promotion, Obesity, Prevention
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Judge, Jennifer L.; Cazares, Victor A.; Thompson, Zoe; Skidmore, Lynnda A. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2020
Anatomy and Physiology courses taught at community colleges tend to focus laboratory hours primarily on anatomy as opposed to physiology. However, research demonstrates that, when instructors utilize active learning approaches (such as in laboratory settings) where students participate in their own learning, students have improved outcomes, such…
Descriptors: Physiology, Anatomy, Laboratories, Concept Formation
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Pair, Jeffrey; Calva, Gabe – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2020
Mathematics majors, including future secondary teachers, should understand the work of pure mathematicians and the crucial role proof plays for the discipline of mathematics. Beyond the textbook proofs seen in most transition-to-proof courses, we conjectured that students might develop a deeper understanding of the discipline of mathematics and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematical Logic, Validity
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Díaz-González, Esteban E; Danis-Lozano, Rogelio; Peñaloza, Gonzalo – Health Education Research, 2020
Dengue virus is the main arboviral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and affects mainly school-aged children and teens. Many methods have been developed for dengue control, including health education strategies for elementary and high school students. The objective of this study is to provide an update on the status of health education on…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Diseases, Child Health, Health Education
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Cheikhrouhou, Nadia; Marchewka, Malgorzata – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This case study reports a Virtual Exchange (VE) between students at Cracow University of Economics (Poland) enrolled in business courses and students from the High Institute of Technological Studies of Béja (Tunisia) enrolled in an entrepreneurship course. The main aim of the project was to enhance students' awareness of similarities and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Educational Exchange, Electronic Learning, Business Administration Education
Corwin, Zoë B.; Maruco, Tattiya; Romero-Morales, Maria; Rocha, Christine – Pullias Center for Higher Education, 2020
Over the past two years, Pullias Center researchers and practitioners from the nonprofit Get Schooled have collaborated on a project designed to boost first year persistence and success at California State University, Dominguez Hills. This brief is intended to share outcomes and lessons learned from implementing the texting component of Get…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Intervention, Success
Denny, Thomas N.; Andrews, Laura; Bonsignori, Mattia; Cavanaugh, Kyle; Datto, Michael B.; Deckard, Anastasia; DeMarco, Todd; DeNaeyer, Nicole; Epling, Carol A.; Gurley, Thaddeus; Haase, Steven B.; Hallberg, Chloe; Harer, John; Kneifel, Charles L.; Lee, Mark J.; Louzao, Raul; Moody, M. Anthony; Moore, Zack; Polage, Christopher R.; Puglin, Jamie; Spotts, P. Hunter; Vaughn, John A.; Wolfe, Cameron R. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020
In fall 2020, Duke University's COVID-19 prevention strategy included risk reduction behaviors, frequent testing using pooled SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction testing, and contact tracing. Among 10,265 students who received testing 68,913 times, 84 had positive results. One half of infections were asymptomatic, and some had high viral loads.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Screening Tests, Disease Control
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Gül, Mine; Imre, Rüya; Gül, Gazanfer Kemal; Eskiyecek, Canan Gülbin – Online Submission, 2020
Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the effects of fun tennis training on some motoric features and tennis skills of 8-10 age group girls who have just started tennis. Method: 16 club athletes and 8 students' volunteers, consisting of female athletes from Izmit Tennis Club, participated in the study. Motoric test measurements were taken from…
Descriptors: Racquet Sports, Psychomotor Skills, Children, Females
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2020
"Fraction Face-Off!" is a supplemental math program designed to support fourth-grade students who need assistance solving fraction problems. Teachers use program materials with individual students or small groups to promote understanding of the magnitude of fractions, to compare two fractions, to put three fractions in order, and to…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 4, Elementary School Mathematics
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2020
"Fraction Face-Off!" is a supplemental math program designed to support fourth-grade students who need assistance solving fraction problems. Teachers use program materials with individual students or small groups to promote understanding of the magnitude of fractions, to compare two fractions, to put three fractions in order, and to…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 4, Elementary School Mathematics
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2020
"Fraction Face-Off!" is a supplemental math program designed to support fourth-grade students who need assistance solving fraction problems. Teachers use program materials with individual students or small groups to promote understanding of the magnitude of fractions, to compare two fractions, to put three fractions in order, and to…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 4, Elementary School Mathematics
Guryan, Jonathan; Christenson, Sandra; Cureton, Ashley; Lai, Ijun; Ludwig, Jens; Schwarz, Catherine; Shirey, Emma; Turner, Mary Clair – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020
In response to budget problems, many urban school systems reduced resources for getting students to come to school, like truancy officers. Chicago, for instance, went from 150 truancy officers down to, in 1991, a total of zero. Is that a good idea? We explore here the effects of increased support by a pro-social adult, or "social…
Descriptors: Mentors, Attendance Patterns, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
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