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The purpose of this article is to provide a commentary on the current state of several measurement issues pertaining to curriculum-based measures of reading (R-CBM1). We begin by providing an overview of the utility of R-CBM, followed by...
Asterisk* Comics seeks to provide visual and interactive tools through which young adults can develop their writing skills. The website's primary focus is to serve as a medium for instructional materials and to promote writing by...
Over the past decade, there has been increasing attention devoted to the use of digital games in education. However, prior studies on game-based learning have found mixed results in transferring in-game performance to other scenarios....
More and more educational institutions have been moving towards delivering courses and programs at a distance. Although asynchronous online courses overcome the constraints of time, students feel isolated due to the lack of real-time...
"Alice Miel, Associate Professor of Education in Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and Editor of the Association for Childhood Education International says: 'Continuity has to do with relatedness. It may be relatedness...
Scientific knowledge often appears to contradict many students' religious beliefs. Indeed, the assumptions of science appear contradictory to the metaphysical claims of many religions. This conflict is most evident in discussions of...
This study examines the usage of an Augmented Reality (AR) supported, simulation-based immersive learning environment to teach complex problem-solving skills. This study focuses on comparing student performance in complex problem solving...
This study is a quantitative, quasi-experimental inquiry into the effectiveness of motivational instructional strategies on undergraduate math students' subject learning. Secondarily, it examines the effects of the motivational...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of the nine-step problem design process (Hung, 2009) to design a problem based learning course. I applied a descriptive case study approach to conduct design and development research ...
Productive failure refers to an instructional strategy that tasks students with attempting to solve a complex and/or ill-structured problem prior to instruction about the topic. In their problem-solving attempts, the students are...
Abstract: (Florida, Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Teachers, 2013) This thesis was designed to determine middle school teachers' perceptions of their state of readiness to enact the Common Core Standards in mathematics in the...
Time does not stand still, and time in its passing forges many changes. This is quite true as it relates to the educational life of a community. Time sees industries come and go, people move in and out of communities, and the enrollment...
The purposes of this study were to investigate the structural relationships among the factors that affect online learners’ satisfaction with the learning experience, and to develop a structural model that explains online learners’...
Traditional Instructional Systems Design (ISD) has focused upon measurable learning, but the emerging emphasis on informal methods of learning, combined with powerful mobile computing devices, is turning the spotlight to mobile...
Professionals engaged in work continuously confront situations and tasks that require the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. The workplace has been acknowledged as an environment rife with learning opportunities; employees...
Effects of Different Types of Annotations on College Students' Foreign Language Learning in the Synchronous Multimodal Computer-Mediated Communication Environment
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of different types of annotations on college students’ foreign language learning in the synchronous computer-mediated communication environment. One hundred and forty-seven second year...
In this article, a three-tiered nationwide study of the pedagogical implications of teachers' revision practices in digital writing environments is discussed. The study investigates the use of revision in the personal and professional...
Although blogs have been used in online learning environments with optimistic expectations, the distributed nature of blogs can pose some challenges. Currently, we do not have a robust collection of tested blogging strategies to help...
The study was conducted to investigate the design, and implementation of an interprofessional continuing education (IPE) course in biomedical ethics to healthcare providers; and to evaluate this course. The impact of the course on...
As distance learning becomes increasingly prevalent in higher education in the 21st century, students and educators alike face new challenges to achieving key learning objectives, such as the attainment of critical thinking skills....
This paper concerns the development of the instructional program in Broward County, Florida, from 1941 to the present. The purposes of the paper are, briefly, as follows: (1) to give the reader a general knowledge of the manner in which...
In 2005, Course Pages were created to resolve the underutilization of medical library resources in the core areas of Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME). Course Pages may include e-books, e-journals, mobile resources, other online...
Use of real, authentic whole tasks in training has been the focus of current instructional theories and practical educational approaches (Merrill, 2002; Reigeluth, 1999; van Merrienboer & Kirschner, 2001). However, teaching authentic...
As new medical schools are developing, new academic libraries must also be created to support the schools' missions, faculty, students, and curricula. The formation of a network of these new and emerging academic health sciences...
There are three primary purposes to this booklet. The first is to introduce you to the basic tenets of professionalism. The second is to provide an introduction to the general orientation toward patient care that we teach here at the FSU...
Motivating learners to participate and interact in online discussions is a challenge faced by many instructors. Despite clear guidelines, learners do not always participate in online discussions and do not meet the expected participation...
Moving Metacognitive Regulation Beyond Curriculum and into Culture: Improving Marginalized Students' Agency through Motivation Infused Cognitive Awareness Training
Underrepresented (UR) university students approach postsecondary studies in multitudes; yet are minorities in the larger landscape. They are less prepared given sustained societal and systemic inequities, and face added obstacles to...
The global diffusion of the Internet and the rise in affordable digital electronic devices has exponentially increased the access to culturally authentic materials (Hadley, 2001). Foreign language educators can take advantage of this...
This research investigated the effects of embedding knowledge-check questions in temporal locations within video lectures and their impact on students’ perceptions and performance. The students’ perceptions focused on their views on both...
Embodied interactions and learning have garnered a lot of interest among researchers and game designers in past years, especially with the recent development of consumer-level body sensory devices like the Microsoft Kinect. This study...
Many secondary students in the United States are struggling to find success in math creating a preparation gap in the U.S. STEM workforce. Based on national and international assessments, little improvement has been made over the past...
Many institutions have turned to individualized holistic review to make admissions decisions, which is meant to take a comprehensive view of the quantitative and qualitative elements that comprise a single application. Prior research...
Understanding individuals' attitudes towards cybersecurity and their performance of risky cyber behavior is essential to understanding the problem of cybersecurity. Technology cannot protect everyone from every cyber threat. If an...
The study examines how a training workshop on teaching in a recently introduced active learning classroom at Nazarbayev University (Kazakhstan) helps faculty participants integrate active learning and shift their teaching to an active...
The purpose of this study was to explore teenagers' use of affinity spaces on social media platforms for self-directed informal learning. This research also examined teenagers' perceptions of the advantages of social media for informal...
Computational thinking (CT) is an essential 21st century skill for people to succeed in the increasingly technological (and interconnected) world. Researchers have explored different interventions to teach students CT skills (e.g., ...
This study investigated the strategies that change management practitioners use to promote organizational change. Organizations implement change management plans to avoid losses in productivity and employee motivation (Bakari et al., ...
Virtual reality (VR) has been considered as a promising platform for teacher education or teacher training. While the current literature has reported the benefits of VR, researchers suggest that scaffolding should be provided to make...
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