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Showing 1 to 20 of 190 for “"instructional methods"”.
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Investigation of instructional methods in a community college course
Community colleges have an open-door policy. With this open-door policy, many students enter the college underprepared for college level courses and require college preparatory courses in reading, writing, and/or mathematics. College preparatory math courses appear to be a blockade for the …
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The Effects of Vocabulary Instructional Methods on Vocabulary Retention
<p>This study sought to determine which of three instructional methods for teaching vocabulary (teacherpresented, student-presented, and no direct presentation) commonly used by English teachers was most effective in affecting student achievement. Sixty-two eleventh grade students in a selected …
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A comparison of two instructional methods for drawing Lewis structures
Two instructional methods for teaching Lewis structures were compared – the Direct Octet Rule Method (DORM) and the Commonly Accepted Method (CAM). The DORM gives the number of bonds and the number of nonbonding electrons immediately, while the CAM involves moving electron pairs from nonbonding to …
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Improvement of Pedagogical Laboratory Based Learning: Multimedia Enhanced Instructional Methods
… multimedia enhanced pedagogical teaching methods for delivering laboratory instruction to students. The purpose of this study was to improve pedagogical laboratory based learning. First, this study implemented a multimedia enhanced pedagogical laboratory based instructional method. Second, …
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Early-career agricultural science teachers’ preparation, practice, and perceptions of instructional methods
… in, use of, and perceptions of various instructional methods in agricultural education. Training received in instructional methods, time spent using instructional methods, confidence using instructional methods, and perceived effectiveness of instructional methods were all examined. This …
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A Case Study for a Broadened Definition of Arts Integration in Instructional Methods
… to examine the impact of arts integration as an instructional strategy on fourth-grade students at two elementary schools awarded a federal grant funded through the Arts Educational Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) project. The grant was supported by ArtsNow a nationally recognized …
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Effects of integrating cognitive apprenticeship instructional methods into the community college writing classroom
… effects of integrating cognitive apprenticeship instructional methods into community college writing instruction--a problem solving approach (see Flower, 1993; Flower & Hayes, 1980) using think aloud modeling (Collins, Brown, & Holum, 1991; Schoenfeld, 1985). Nine intact classes were randomly …
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Comparison of Learning Styles and Preferred Instructional Methods of the Native American Nursing Student
… learning styles, the most and least preferred instructional methods, and factors that are most and least helpful in their success in an Associate Degree Tribal College. The study also explored the differences between the freshman and sophomore Native American nursing student in their learning …
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Defining Primary and Academic Discourse through Instructional Methods in a Single Junior High Classroom
… in the school setting and should be used in the instructional methods of educators. My data indicates the frustrations students cope with in the school setting, and they feel they must lose themselves in the school setting. Thus, this dissertation suggests primary discourse be made visible in the …
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The effects of two instructional methods on problem-solving ability and Logo programming achievement
… define and design two theoretically reasonable instructional methods to teach computer programming, the Context-oriented and the Syntax-oriented instructional methods, and to compare their effects on problem-solving ability with a condition of no programming treatment. The relative effects of …
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The influence of visual models and instructional methods on the development of students' graphic representations
… strategies of fifth grade students, and the instructional methods that demonstrated positive influence on those graphic representations. Direct modeling from visual models and the modeling of drawing behavior as an instructional method was investigated.
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EXPLORING ADULT ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHERS' EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
… learning, selecting, and implementing language instructional methods. ESL programs and courses in the United States have proliferated in order to meet the language demands of the rapidly expanding population of non-native English speaking immigrants and/or of international students who have some …
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The Efficacy of Instructional Methods for Fourth Grade English Learners Using the Jason Project Science Curriculum
… of this study is to explore using effective methods for improving language proficiency for English learners while teaching the content area subject science. Using a co-relational research design, a small control group will be given a pre and post language proficiency assessment. The goal is …
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A Comparison of Three Instructional Methods for Teaching Math Skills to Secondary Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
… this study was to determine the most effective instructional method for teaching mathematics to secondary students with emotional and behavioral disorders. A single-subject research design was utilized to compare three instructional methods: direct teach, computer-assisted instruction, and a …
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Development of a Hypermedia Template Using Whole Language Instructional Methods for the Preservation of Native American Languages
… language loss through the development of a new instructional model to teach indigenous languages to Native American learners. Whole language methods advocated in second language instruction incorporate observational learning strategies - strategies which are inherent in the Native American home, …
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American Elementary Music Programs: Current Instructional Methods, Goals, Resources, and Content Standards by Geographic Region and Grade Level
… of this investigation was to identify current instructional practices, goals, and content standards addressed in American elementary music programs. Participants (N = 963) were sampled from elementary music teachers across the United States and administered a survey addressing music classes …
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Implications of instructional methods on reading skills to learners with reading difficulties in selected schools in Kabwe district, Zambia
The study investigated the implications of instructional methods on reading skills to learners with reading difficulties in selected schools in Kabwe District, Zambia. The objectives of the study were to: establish types of instructional methods used to teach reading skills to learners with reading …
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Implications of instructional methods on reading skills to learners with reading difficulties in selected schools in Kabwe district, Zambia
The study investigated the implications of instructional methods on reading skills to learners with reading difficulties in selected schools in Kabwe District, Zambia. The objectives of the study were to: establish types of instructional methods used to teach reading skills to learners with reading …
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