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Lipiner, Michael – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2011
This in-depth case study explores a modern approach to education: the benefits of using film, technology and other creative, non-conventional pedagogical methods in the classroom to enhance students' understanding of literature. The study explores the positive effects of introducing a variety of visual-based (and auditory-based) teaching methods…
Descriptors: Assignments, Language Arts, Case Studies, At Risk Students
Stenhoff, Donald M.; Davey, Bryan J.; Lignugaris/Kraft, Benjamin – Education and Treatment of Children, 2008
The effects of choosing between two academic assignments on task completion and percent correct by a ninth grade student with a learning disability was investigated. This case study extended the efficacy of antecedent based intervention as an instructional modification. Further, the study extends previous research by investigating the effect of…
Descriptors: Assignments, Intervention, Student Attitudes, Learning Disabilities
Li, Jie; Schmitt, Norbert – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2009
Lexical phrases are both numerous and functionally important in written texts. Despite this, L2 learners often find their use problematic, typically overusing a limited number of well-known phrases, while at the same time lacking a diverse enough phrasal repertoire to employ lexical phrases in a native-like manner. While a number of studies have…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, English (Second Language), Case Studies, Longitudinal Studies
Szabo, Susan, Ed.; Martin, Linda, Ed.; Haas, Leslie, Ed.; Garza-Garcia, Lizabeth, Ed. – Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, 2013
For their 56th annual meeting, the Association of Educators and Researchers (ALER) met in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Amway Grand Hotel. This year's conference theme was Literacy Is Transformative, which was also used as the title for this year's Yearbook, Volume 35. Included are double-peer reviewed papers, the presidential address,…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Instruction, Transformative Learning, Mentors
Moreira, Sandra Cortes; Gomez, Ignacio Aguaded – Online Submission, 2011
Analysing the influence of new technologies/media (e.g., mobile phones, chats, instant messaging services) on the use and learning of maternal languages basic rules is the goal of this investigation, involving teachers and students (10th, 11th and 12th grade pupils, aged between 16 and 21) at the "Escola Secundaria de Silves" -- ESS…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Influence of Technology
Nicholson, Dawn T. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2011
A case study is presented of embedding research in a final year undergraduate, field-based, physical geography module. The approach is holistic, whereby research-based learning activities simulate the full life cycle of research from inception through to peer review and publication. The learning, teaching and assessment strategy emphasizes the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Personal Autonomy, Teaching Methods
Bifuh-Ambe, Elizabeth – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2009
Bilingualism brings about many social, economic, and academic opportunities, and bilinguals certainly experience some joy in acquiring a new language. Yet, the challenge of acquiring proficiency in a second language for successful use in a mainstream university curriculum can be overwhelming. This qualitative case study explores the processes by…
Descriptors: Assignments, Second Languages, Course Content, Literacy
Investigating Learner Variability: The Impact of Task Type on Language Learners' Errors and Mistakes
Thouesny, Sylvie – CALICO Journal, 2010
In a project-based approach to teaching a foreign language at the university level, students are often required to participate in several task-based writing activities. In doing so, language learners not only write incorrect forms, but also correct forms of the same structures, both of which provide useful information on their strengths and…
Descriptors: French, College Instruction, Case Studies, Language Proficiency
van Assendelft, Laura – Journal of Political Science Education, 2008
This article examines the growing body of literature on service learning as a pedagogical tool within political science. It also reports the results of a service learning experiment used in a course on State and Local Politics. Students completed service learning projects that combined community service, attendance at local political meetings…
Descriptors: Political Science, Service Learning, Active Learning, Learning Experience
Voss, Christina L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed methods study combining a single-subject experimental design with an embedded case study focuses on the impact of a visual treatment on the handwritten and typed output of a struggling male writer during his 5th through 7th grades who has undergone a longitudinal remedial phase of two and a half years creating text-only material as well…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Novels, Oral Language, Mixed Methods Research
Miserandino, Marianne – Teaching of Psychology, 2007
I describe an assignment for personality psychology or introduction to psychology classes in which students used the Five Factor Model of personality to analyze the personality of entertainer Johnny Carson through his The New York Times obituary. Students evaluated this assignment highly: A majority indicated that the assignment was interesting,…
Descriptors: Psychology, Personality, Case Studies, Introductory Courses
Strahan, David – Middle School Journal (J1), 2008
In a series of investigations, the author and his colleagues have examined ways that students who once did poorly in school made progress and how their teachers nurtured their accomplishments. They have chronicled ways that successful teachers learned to understand why students are reluctant to do their work, how to help them think through their…
Descriptors: Assignments, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, Case Studies
Conley, David T.; McGaughy, Charis L.; Kirtner, Jody; van der Valk, Adrienne; Martinez-Wenzl, Mary Theresa – Online Submission, 2010
Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) researchers visited 38 public high schools around the United States in 2007 and 2008 with the goal of validating and operationalizing a definition of college readiness. Schools in the sample were selected because they were demonstrating success at enabling more students from underrepresented groups to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Public Schools, College Preparation, School Readiness
Sarmiento, Lilia E.; Vasquez, Sergio A. – Teacher Educator, 2010
A Latina college professor describes the family history-writing project she uses in her reading/language arts teacher preparation course. The project provides opportunities for Spanish bilingual teacher candidates to gain greater understanding of their cultural selves and to consider ways to successfully deploy that new insight as teachers in…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Classroom Environment, Bilingual Teachers
Cooper, Amy; Bikowski, Dawn – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2007
This paper presents a case study of writing tasks in graduate courses at a large, American university. The study investigates writing tasks across the curriculum and draws implications for curriculum design in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Using actual course syllabi for task analysis, the researchers analyzed 200 course syllabi from 20…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Writing Assignments, Course Descriptions, Task Analysis