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Enhancing arithmetic and word problem solving skills efficiently by individualized computer-assisted practice
- The Journal of Educational Research
, 2010
"... Abstract Fluency of basic arithmetical operations is a precondition for mathematical problem solving. However, training of skills plays a minor role in contemporary mathematics instruction. We propose individualization of practice as a means to improve its efficiency, so that the time spent with tr ..."
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consuming tasks, which a teacher cannot accomplish for 20+ students. Fortunately, these tasks are understood well enough to be automated in a computer program. Given the importance of computer support for individualization, the empirical research literature about the effects of computer-assisted instruction
Audio-Visual training in children with reading disabilities
- Computers & Education
, 2006
"... Abstract This study tested the effectiveness of audio-visual training in the discrimination of the phonetic feature of voicing on the recognition of written words by young children deemed to at risk of dyslexia (experiment 1) as well as on dyslexic childrenÕs phonological skills (experiment 2). In ..."
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). In addition, the third experiment studied the effectiveness of this word recognition training in dyslexic children who regularly used a computer at home. A traditional pre-test, training, post-test design including comparison groups (experimental vs. control) provided a base-line for assessing the training
Improving Students ’ Reading Skills Utilizing the Kurzweil Program and Practice
"... Abstract: This study documented the experiences of 30 middle-school students utilizing the Kurzweil reading software program to determine if the program and practice was an effective, efficient, and feasible practice. Groups of selected students from three intact classes, half of whom were designate ..."
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, student interviews, and a teacher survey. The principal conclusions were that Kurzweil usage was correlated with improved reading scores, students prefer the computer to paper and pencil, and teachers need training. The study indicated the program and practice should be considered as an intervention
RESEARCH ARTICLE Increased Resting-State Functional Connectivity in the Cingulo-Opercular Cognitive-Control Network after Intervention
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"... Dyslexia, or reading difficulty, is characterized by slow, inaccurate reading accompanied by executive dysfunction. Reading training using the Reading Acceleration Program improves reading and executive functions in both children with dyslexia and typical readers. This improvement is associated with ..."
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Dyslexia, or reading difficulty, is characterized by slow, inaccurate reading accompanied by executive dysfunction. Reading training using the Reading Acceleration Program improves reading and executive functions in both children with dyslexia and typical readers. This improvement is associated
Some Boston Metropolitan Examples
, 1997
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Migrant Students with Limited English Proficiency Can Fast ForWord Language ™ Make a Difference in Their Language Skills and Academic Achievement?
"... This study evaluated the efficacy of the computer-assisted intervention program known as Fast ForWord Language™ in a sample of migrant students in Grades 1 through 6 who were native Spanish speakers. Fast ForWord Language ™ combines in-tensive training in multiple receptive English language skills w ..."
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This study evaluated the efficacy of the computer-assisted intervention program known as Fast ForWord Language™ in a sample of migrant students in Grades 1 through 6 who were native Spanish speakers. Fast ForWord Language ™ combines in-tensive training in multiple receptive English language skills
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"... Background: The high prevalence of asthma among children continues to be a major public health issue. In particular, low-income African-American and Hispanic children often receive asthma care in the emergency department and lack access to continuity of care. Objective: The aim of the current study ..."
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Live E-Health Response Tracking System (ALERTS), a computer-assisted, Web-based tracking program, was tested for implementation in a school in East Harlem, New York. The program required children with asthma, assisted by trained researchers, to routinely measure their peak flow meter readings
Characteristics; Student Evaluation
"... This booklet brings together one-page to two-page abstracts from research poster sessions held at a conference on learning disabilities. The 17 research abstracts are presented within four poster session tategories: (1) research on assessment and characteristics of students with learning disabilitie ..."
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disabilities (aith abstracts on handwriting, mainstreaming students with dyslexia, ar....1 executive functioning and phonological processing in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and reading disability); (2) research on adolescents and adults with learning disabilities (with abstracts on prevention
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"... I declare that this thesis is my own account of my research and contains as its main content work which has not previously been submitted for a degree at any tertiary education institution. ..."
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I declare that this thesis is my own account of my research and contains as its main content work which has not previously been submitted for a degree at any tertiary education institution.
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