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Plamen V. Mirazchiyski; Vadim Gershteyn – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2024
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) was conducted in paper and online reading modes in 2016 using the same samples of students in a number of countries. Differences in reading literacy scores were found in several European countries. In some countries, the differences favored the electronic reading mode. Yet in others, the…
Descriptors: Scores, Reading, Printed Materials, Electronic Books
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Dinçer, Nazmi – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2022
The voice effect or principle assumes that people learn better when they are exposed to multimedia instruction that includes a human voice rather than a machine voice. This investigation reconsiders the voice principle by investigating the relationship between learning outcomes and mental effort of the learners. Text-to-speech (TTS) engines have…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Assistive Technology, Oral Language, Instructional Effectiveness
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Borgonovi, Francesca – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Data from international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) of schooled populations indicate that boys have considerably poorer literacy skills than girls. New evidence from a household-based ILSA--Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)--indicates that the gender gap in literacy is negligible, even though…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Adolescents, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
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Iordanou, Kalypso; Kuhn, Deanna – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
Is it important to hear positions opposing one's own from others who genuinely believe them? We examine whether the thinking of those who engage in discourse with peers who hold an opposing view benefit by hearing arguments favoring the opposing position expressed by individuals known to hold this position. We report on 131 young adolescents who…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Dissent, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries
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Ruben Fukkink; Rochelle Helms; Odette Spee; Arantza Mongelos; Kari Bratland; Rikke Pedersen – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2024
This systematic review examines pedagogical barriers and facilitators for intercultural learning in Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)/International Virtual Exchange (VE) projects, as well as their related outcomes. The review analyzed 56 studies published between 2010-2022 in the databases ERIC, PsychInfo, Scopus, and Web of…
Descriptors: Barriers, Cultural Awareness, Cooperative Learning, Intercultural Communication
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Whittaker, Rachel; McCabe, Anne – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
The construct of cognitive discourse functions (CDFs) has been proposed as a bridge between linguists and educationalists, linking 'subject specific cognitive learning goals with the linguistic representations they receive in classroom interaction' (Dalton-Puffer 2013. "A Construct of Cognitive Discourse Functions for Conceptualising…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Second Language Learning
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Ulfah, Mutia; Suyanto, Slamet; Aminatun, Tien – Journal of Biological Education Indonesia (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2020
Environmental literacy is indicated as one element of learning that is able to solve environmental problems. However, the extent to which the environmental literacy component is embedded in various levels of education has not been revealed much. This study aims to determine the environmental literacy of students in several countries, starting from…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Literacy, Cognitive Processes, Affective Behavior
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Bhardwaj, Kavya; Hole, Graham – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2020
We investigated how prior bias about a face's racial characteristics can affect its encoding and resultant facial composite construction. In total, 61 participants (24 Europeans, 18 Indians living in India and 19 Indians living in Europe) saw a racially ambiguous unfamiliar face and were led to believe it was either European or Indian. They…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Indians, Human Body, Race
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Karwowski, Maciej; Zielinska, Aleksandra; Jankowska, Dorota M. – Review of Research in Education, 2022
Creativity is a vital topic of various educational discourses, yet the support it receives within the school system is insufficient. This chapter focuses on four particular ways of making creativity more democratized, salient, and accessible in school settings. We start by exploring the educational benefits of egalitarian theoretical approaches to…
Descriptors: Creativity, Meta Analysis, Educational Psychology, Imagery
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Leiber, Theodor – Quality in Higher Education, 2019
In contemporary knowledge societies, performance indicators are an indispensable element of sustainable quality management and enhancement through monitoring and evaluating quality performance of higher education institutions. It is argued that learning and teaching quality in higher education should be approached in a holistic way, namely across…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Indicators, Teaching Methods, Knowledge Economy
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Merker, Sören; Reif, Andreas; Ziegler, Georg C.; Weber, Heike; Mayer, Ute; Ehlis, Ann-Christine; Conzelmann, Annette; Johansson, Stefan; Müller-Reible, Clemens; Nanda, Indrajit; Haaf, Thomas; Ullmann, Reinhard; Romanos, Marcel; Fallgatter, Andreas J.; Pauli, Paul; Strekalova, Tatyana; Jansch, Charline; Vasquez, Alejandro Arias; Haavik, Jan; Ribasés, Marta; Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni; Buitelaar, Jan K.; Franke, Barbara; Lesch, Klaus-Peter – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017
Background: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common, highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder with profound cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial impairments with persistence across the life cycle. Our initial genome-wide screening approach for copy number variants (CNVs) in ADHD implicated a duplication of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neurological Impairments, Genetic Disorders, Physiology
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Effrosyni, Bisiri – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2020
Placing young learners at the center of the teaching attention and learning process is considered to be of high importance in the teachers' attempt to help them be motivated to participate in the learning activities (Holderness, 1991, p.19). Towards that goal, young learners' characteristics such as imagination, creativity, curiosity and love for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Alternative Assessment, Learning Processes, Multicultural Education
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Ryan, Carolyn S., Ed. – IntechOpen, 2017
Learning disabilities are conditions that are associated with difficulties in knowledge and skill acquisition to the level expected of same-age peers. The current book is an international examination of assessment methods, preventative measures, intervention, and research with those individuals with learning disabilities obtained from authors in…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Classification, Identification
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Schiopu, Iulia – Romanian Review of Geographical Education, 2016
European Schools offer the opportunity to observe the differences between students and how attention towards the individual is needed. Backed up by a set of frameworks, such as Gestion Mentale, Neuro-linguistic Programming and thinkers such as Paulo Freire, the work of empowering the individual when a challenge is present is exemplified in the…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Learning Problems, Student Centered Learning, Student Needs
OECD Publishing, 2021
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) assesses the extent to which 15-year-old students near the end of their compulsory education have acquired the knowledge and skills essential for full participation in modern societies. The assessment does not just ascertain whether students can reproduce knowledge; it also examines…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries
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