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Cross-Linguistic Interference: L1, L2, L3 (+) Acquisition of French Adverbial Pronouns en and Y by Bilingual Spanish and English-Speaking Students of the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras: Implicit-Inductive Teaching/Learning versus Explicit Teaching/Deductive Learning
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Beloucif, Oihida – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This is a longitudinal case study of two groups of students (24 students in total) from the Foreign Languages Department of the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras. This research deals with the acquisition of the French adverbial pronouns "en" and "y" through two different teaching approaches, the implicit-inductive teaching…
Descriptors: Interference (Language), French, Portuguese, Pretests Posttests
Impact of Language Learning Software on Performance and Persistence of Undergraduate English Language Learners in Puerto Rico
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Murray Finley, Philip R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This quantitative causal comparative ex post facto study compared the performance and persistence of undergraduate English Language Learners (ELL) in a private institution of higher education in Puerto Rico. The sample of convenience consisted of 1,281 freshmen students who were divided into two groups: (a) Group A (n = 339), students that…
Descriptors: Correlation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Effect of the Use of Assistive Technology on English Reading Comprehension of Students with Learning Differences
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Caraballo, Gladys – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to find the effect of the use of assistive technology (CD ROM Interactive Liquid Books, the Interactive White Board, and Interactive Signed Stories) on English reading comprehension of students with learning differences, specifically with deaf and learning disabled students. The research questions that provided the…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Pretests Posttests
Comparacion de Modelos de Educacion Sexual en El Conocimiento y Cambio de Actitudes en Practicas Sexuales por Alumnos de Nivel Superior en La Region De Caguas, Puerto Rico
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Juan, Vallejo Ramos L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In opposition to the Sexual Education Traditional Model (SETM) that is used in the state schools of Puerto Rico, the Health Beliefs Model (HBM) appears. It facilitates a curricular design that improves the ability of the students to respond to the group pressure by means of attitudes that stimulate sexual conducts of smaller risk of propagation of…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Self Esteem, Communication Skills
Instructional Technology and the Post-Test Results of College Learners
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Pagan-Melendez, Juan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The problem in the present quasi-experimental research design was the poor English communication skills of college students enrolled in first-year English as a second language (ESL) courses in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare learning outcomes between a first-year English as a second class taught with the…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs, Educational Technology
The Influence of Alternative Pedagogical Methods in Postsecondary Biology Education: How Do Students Experience a Multimedia Case-Study Environment?
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Wolter, Bjorn Hugo Karl – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to better understand how an online, multimedia case study method influenced students' motivation, performance, and perceptions of science in collegiate level biology classes. It utilized a mix-methods design including data from pre- and post-test, student surveys, and focus group interviews to answer one primary…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Focus Groups, Interviews