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Direct linkBohn-Gettler, Catherine M.; McCrudden, Matthew T. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2018
This study investigated the effects of task relevance instructions and topic beliefs on reading processes and memory for belief-related text. Undergraduates received task instructions (focus on arguments for vs. against) before reading a dual-position text. In Experiment 1 (n = 88), a reading time methodology showed no differences in reading time…
Descriptors: Relevance (Education), Beliefs, Reading Processes, Memory
Delimont, Nicole; Turtle, Elizabeth C.; Bennett, Andrew; Adhikari, Koushik; Lindshield, Brian L. – Research in Learning Technology, 2016
The Kansas State University Open/Alternative Textbook Initiative provides grants to faculty members to replace textbooks with open/alternative educational resources (OAERs) that are available at no cost to students. Open educational resources are available for anyone to access, while alternative educational resources are not open. The objective of…
Descriptors: College Students, College Faculty, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Download full textPriest, Kerry L.; Saucier, Donald A.; Eiselein, Gregory – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This study looked to situated learning (Lave & Wenger, 1991) in order to explore students' participation in the social practices of first-year learning communities. Wenger's (1998) elaboration on "communities of practice" provides insight into how such participation transforms learners. These perspectives frame learning as a…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Student Attitudes
Kampf, Ronit – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Two cross-national experimental studies examined the effects of PeaceMaker and Global Conflicts on knowledge acquisition and attitude change regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. PeaceMaker and Global Conflicts are role-playing computerized simulations of this conflict. 248 undergraduate students from Turkey, Israel, Palestine and the US…
Descriptors: Conflict, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Educational Technology
Fine, Leigh E.; Lee, Chance – Journal of Leadership Education, 2017
We have two aims here. Our first is to articulate what gains may be made by students who engage in our course to determine what exactly is gained by students who participate in such experiences. We believe such courses have educational value, but needed to find a way to articulate our course's success in helping students meet our stated learning…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Multicultural Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Assessment
Wood, Carla L.; Gabas, Clariebelle M. – Educational Research, 2017
Background: Reading attitudes are recognised as an influencing factor on the language and literacy achievement of school age monolingual English-speaking children. The relationship between reading attitudes and achievement in young Spanish-speaking English Learners (ELs) remains understudied. Purpose: The aim of the current study was to describe…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Bilingualism, Positive Attitudes, Recreational Reading
Espelage, Dorothy L.; Rose, Chad A.; Polanin, Joshua R. – Remedial and Special Education, 2016
This 3-year study evaluated the effectiveness of the Second Step-Student Success Through Prevention (SS-SSTP) social-emotional learning program on increasing prosocial behaviors that could serve as protective factors against peer conflict and bullying among students with disabilities. Participants included 123 students with disabilities across 12…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Prosocial Behavior, Academic Ability, Middle School Students
Espelage, Dorothy L.; Low, Sabina; Van Ryzin, Mark J.; Polanin, Joshua R. – School Psychology Review, 2015
Social-emotional learning programs are increasingly being implemented in U.S. schools to address a wide range of problematic behaviors (e.g., bullying, delinquency) and to promote academic success. The current study examined the direct and indirect impact of the Second Step Middle School Program (Committee for Children, 2008) on bullying,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Program Descriptions, Control Groups, Social Development
Brown, Marjorie – Online Submission, 2011
Writing at the high school level requires higher cognitive and literacy skills. Educators must decide the strategies best suited for the varying skills of each process. Compounding this issue is the need to instruct students with learning disabilities. Writing for students with learning disabilities is a struggle at minimum; teachers have to find…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Instructional Materials, Process Approach (Writing), Special Education
