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Cattaneo, Alberto A. P.; Boldrini, Elena – Vocations and Learning, 2017
This paper presents an empirical study on procedural learning from errors that was conducted within the field of vocational education. It examines whether, and to what extent, procedural learning can benefit more from the detection and written analysis of errors (experimental condition) than from the correct elements (control group). The study…
Descriptors: Training Methods, Vocational Education, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
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Wu, Hsiao-Chi; Shen, Pei-Di; Chen, Yi-Fen; Tsai, Chia-Wen – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2016
Web-based learning is generally a solitary process without teachers' on-the-spot assistance. In this study, a quasi-experiment was conducted to explore the effects of various combinations of Web-Based Cognitive Apprenticeship (WBCA) and Time Management (TM) on the development of students' computing skills. Three class cohorts of 124 freshmen in a…
Descriptors: Time Management, Apprenticeships, Quasiexperimental Design, Computer Literacy
Altounji, Myriam Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Community colleges provide educational opportunity to a variety of goals including certificates, associate degrees, or transfer. These institutions are open-access which presents challenges to completion for students due to typically long developmental mathematics sequences. The purpose of this study was to explore Reading Apprenticeship (RA),…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Correlation, Academic Achievement, Community Colleges
Jaciw, Andrew P.; Schellinger, Adam M.; Lin, Li; Zacamy, Jenna; Toby, Megan – Empirical Education Inc., 2016
In 2012, WestEd received a "Development" grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) competition to develop and implement Internet-based Reading Apprenticeship Improving Science Education ("iRAISE"). "iRAISE" was implemented in Michigan and Pennsylvania and was provided to over 100…
Descriptors: Science Education, Apprenticeships, Randomized Controlled Trials, Science Course Improvement Projects