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Japari Zachary Ganama – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Children of today are gaining exposure to electronic reading environments at earlier ages and in greater frequencies than prior generations, as evidenced by the ubiquity of modern technologies. Such technologies provide affordances beyond basic text by supporting the screen-based rendering of aural, visual, and gestural elements. This research…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Electronic Learning, Children
Domino, Jadwiga – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Even though there numerous books, articles, research studies, and other publications written since National Council of Teacher of Mathematics (NCTM) published "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards of School Mathematics" in 1989 have advocated the use of manipulatives in the teaching of mathematics, there is no conclusive evidence showing that the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Tests, Effect Size, Mathematics Instruction
Gardner Taylor, April Dimmis – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The Focused Practice Instructional Approach (FPIA) was based on the Environmental Mode of instruction established by George Hillocks' 1986 meta-analysis for writing instruction. The purpose of this study was to clearly define the FPIA approach using the original studies and test if it was significantly effective in fourth grade classrooms using…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Grade 4