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Effect Of Retrieval Practice On Applied Knowledge: Evidence From A Professional Training Program, Jenna M. Voss
Effect Of Retrieval Practice On Applied Knowledge: Evidence From A Professional Training Program, Jenna M. Voss
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A primary goal of deaf education teacher preparation programs is to help students acquire a sufficient body of factual and pedagogical knowledge and retain it for future application while serving children with hearing loss and their families. One potential way to improve teacher preparation is through the implementation of retrieval practice, a strategy to promote learning and retention of material over time. This study examined whether retrieval practice could be used to improve learning in an authentic educational environment, using real content, and real materials. While this study provided important information regarding the implementation of retrieval practice authentic classrooms, it …
The Effect Of Portfolio-Based Instruction On Composition Students' Final Examination Scores, Course Grades, And Attitudes Toward Writing, Nancy Blattner
The Effect Of Portfolio-Based Instruction On Composition Students' Final Examination Scores, Course Grades, And Attitudes Toward Writing, Nancy Blattner
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The present study focused on the effects of portfolio-based instruction in the composition classroom on college freshmen's final examination scores, course grades, and attitudes toward writing. The experimental and control groups each consisted of five freshman composition classes on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University during the Spring 1991 semester. Pre- and post-measures of students' attitudes toward writing were obtained. Students in both the experimental and control groups sat for a common final examination which consisted of two impromptu essays. The researcher investigated the effect of two types of instruction (portfolio-based and traditional process approach) on composition students' course …