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Direct linkSmall, La Fleur F. – Educational Gerontology, 2010
Despite being one of the fastest growing segments of the HIV/AIDS caseload, persons age 50 and older have been largely neglected in terms of HIV/AIDS education. This study describes a project involving HIV-related health education for persons [greater than or equal] 50 in an urban area of Ohio. Data from 50 persons age [greater than or equal] 50…
Descriptors: Health Education, Focus Groups, Older Adults, Urban Areas
Quesada, Antonio; Einsporn, Richard L.; Wiggins, Muserref – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of a graphical teaching and learning approach via the graphing calculator enhances students' understanding of the formal definition of limit. College students in six sections of Calculus I participated by completing a test prior to the introduction of the definition, and completing a second…
Descriptors: Graphing Calculators, Calculus, Conventional Instruction, College Students
Pearl, Erica S.; Dulaney, Cynthia L. – Journal of School Violence, 2006
The present study examined the effectiveness of a bullying prevention program. The responses of 270 fifth grade students on the Peer Relations Questionnaire, the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), and the Pro-social Tendencies Scale were examined before and after participating in the program. Students in the Bully, Bully-Victim, and Neither…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Bullying, Prevention, Pretests Posttests
Miller, Gloria I.; Jaciw, Andrew; Wei, Xin; Ma, Boya – Empirical Education Inc., 2007
This research project consists of a randomized experiment in a few of the Reynoldsburg City Schools. The primary purpose of this research is to produce scientifically based evidence of the comparative effectiveness of the "Scott Foresman Science" ("SFScience)" program. The question being addressed by the research is whether…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Reading Achievement, Evidence, Outcome Measures
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Waterford Early Reading Program[TM] is a software-based curriculum for students in Kindergarten through second grade. The curriculum is designed to promote reading, writing, and typing, incorporating literacy skills such as letter mastery, language stories, spelling, basic writing skills, reading and listening development, and comprehension…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Emergent Literacy, Writing Skills, Reading Comprehension
Newsome, W. Sean – Research on Social Work Practice, 2004
Despite the preliminary studies that support solution-focused brief therapy, limited research has examined the model as a group intervention with students at risk for academic underachievement and school nonattendance. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the model on school attendance and grade point average.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grade Point Average, Elementary Secondary Education, Underachievement
Amorose, Alice M. – 1987
The 39-day Summer Academic Skills Achievement Program in Franklin County, Ohio, was designed to increase the basic reading and mathematics skills of persons of at least high school age. It enabled clients to earn a full credit and up to $200 ($3.35 an hour) for successfully completing the program. Among the major findings of an evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Adolescents
Pretti-Frontczak, Kristie; Brown, Teresa; Senderak, Amy; Walsh, Joseph – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2005
Selecting and using effective instructional strategies is a challenge facing those involved with preservice teacher education. Two instructional strategies with emerging empirical support include WebQuests and Case Method Instruction; however, both have limitations. This study examined the effects of using a CaseQuest--a hybrid of WebQuests and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Preservice Teacher Education, Graduate Students, Intervention
