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Scott K. Baker; Patrick C. Kennedy; Dean Richards; Nancy J. Nelson; Hank Fien; Christian T. Doabler – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
More than two-thirds of middle school students do not read proficiently. Research has shown that targeted interventions using explicit instruction methods can improve reading outcomes for struggling readers. A central feature of explicit instruction is the systematic implementation of instructional interactions, but it is not clear what specific…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Reading Instruction, Intervention, Direct Instruction
Michael Sadeghi; Mostafa Pourhaji – Language Teaching Research, 2025
The present study examines the effects of pre-task explicit instruction on second language (L2) oral self-repair behaviour while controlling for the effects of working memory. The participants were 121 Iranian learners of English at incipient levels of language proficiency. Their working memory was measured using an operation span task and then…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Oral Language
Sahin, Enes Kaan; Arseven, Ilhami – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2022
This study investigates the effect of grammar teaching by the intuitive method on student achievement and attainment through comparison with the effect of the direct lecture method on the same variables. The study used the pretest-posttest control group design, a quasi-experimental design under the experimental research method, by adopting a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods
Ndia, La; Solihatin, Etin; Syahrial, Zulfiati – International Journal of Instruction, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of learning models and multiple intelligences on mathematics achievement. It was conducted at SMPN 5 Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The research method used a quasi-experimental design. Data on mathematics achievement and multiple intelligences were collected using multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Models, Multiple Intelligences, Mathematics Achievement, Problem Based Learning
Burt, Clark; Graham, Lorraine; Hoang, Thuong – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Students with mild intellectual disabilities need explicit vocabulary instruction with multiple exposures in different contexts and extra practice in associating meanings to unfamiliar words to build their word knowledge. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of multimedia-based computer assisted instruction on learning the meanings…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities, Vocabulary Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
Manson, Elisapesi; Ayres, Paul – Educational Psychology, 2021
This study investigated the effectiveness of using a sequence of worked examples as part of the feedback cycle. Worked examples were either presented as full worked examples or partial worked examples (single-step and completion formats). In two experiments, grade 8 students completed a learning phase on a mathematics topic, which was immediately…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Demonstrations (Educational), Direct Instruction
Vander Hart, Nanho; Power, Mara – Preventing School Failure, 2022
The effect of writing strategy instruction on three middle school students' narrative writing performance in actual classrooms was investigated. The results indicated that the writing strategy instruction improved writing performance of students with and without disabilities, as well as students who were English language learners when provided…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Strategies, Middle School Students, Students with Disabilities
Tiffany Nadine Waller – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Academic vocabulary is one of the most important skills needed in language learning, but it may be difficult for students whose native language is not English. The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate how classroom core subject teachers at Middle School 55 (pseudonym) perceive their ability to implement specific instructional model…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Middle School Students
Brawand, Anne; King-Sears, Margaret E.; Evmenova, Anya S.; Regan, Kelley – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2020
Schema-based instruction (SBI) was used to teach nine middle school students with high-incidence disabilities (HID) to solve proportional reasoning word problems. A multiple-baseline-across-groups design was used to determine student understanding of the SBI process. The design consisted of three phases including baseline, SBI process, and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Students with Disabilities, Logical Thinking, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Stricker, Charles D., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Reading and mathematics standardized test scores, reported by National Assessment of Education Progress have not increased significantly in the past 40 years, suggesting 34 percent of 8th grade students are proficient in reading and 35 percent of 8th grade students are proficient in mathematics. Effective intervention techniques are required to…
Descriptors: Training, Teaching Methods, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Cravalho, Danielle A.; Jimenez, Zaira; Shhub, Aya; Solis, Michael – Beyond Behavior, 2020
This article discusses use of a multicomponent intervention to develop the reading skill and performance of grades 4 to 8 students identified with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. Reading intervention targets for this population are vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Reading intervention elements involve explicit vocabulary…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
Gadd, Murray; Parr, Judy M. – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2022
This article, based on a 2-year study of working strategically with Years 5 to 8 priority learners, concludes that what is effective writing instruction for all students is particularly effective for priority learners. It also suggests, however, that knowing your students well and making adaptations to some dimensions of effective writing…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Writing Achievement
Carrabba, Colette; Farmer, Aarek – Online Submission, 2018
This quantitative study sought to compare the levels of motivation and engagement for middle school students before and after the implementation of both project-based learning and direct instruction. Student participants completed the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory [IMI] (Deci & Ryan, 2017) to assess their levels of motivation prior to and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Direct Instruction, Student Motivation
Zainudin, M.; Istiyono, Edi – European Journal of Educational Research, 2019
This study was aimed at investigating whether or not there is an interaction between learning approach and social intelligence towards response fluency. A number of 126 eighth grade students (M = 13.9; SD = 0.5 years) in Bojonegoro, Indonesia were randomly selected to participate in this study. This research used 2x3 factorial quasi-experiment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intelligence, Interaction, Control Groups
Sherpa, Sonam Zangpo – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2021
This study investigated the effect of direct and indirect written corrective feedback (WCF) on the grammatical accuracy in the use of past tense and articles by grade eight learners (n = 45). The study also explored the extent to which the use of WCF may affect the syntactic complexity in the learners' writing. The learners were selected and…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Feedback (Response), Error Correction, Revision (Written Composition)