A problem sorting task was used to examine how the semantic content of probability word problems affects problem understanding and categorization, for students with various levels of statistical training. In the task, undergraduate and graduate students were asked to sort probability problems into groups by similarity of solution. The problems varied by relevant probability principle, by type o...

This paper is devoted to the description of a transmission line laboratory demonstrator for intermediate level communication engineering students, within a course on Radiation and Guided Waves. Student activities have been organized according to the needs of intermediate level students and the objectives of an introductory laboratory, which are substantially different from those of specialized ...

The present research’s objective is to examine the effects of metacognitive scaffolding and cognitive style in the Field Dependence Independence (FDI) dimension on cognitive load (CL) and learning achievement (LA) in high school students, when they interact with a hypermedia environment on philosophy (logic). Fifty-four students belonging to two eleventh grade courses from a public school in Bo...

computer-assisted language learning (call) is reaching an up most position in the pedagogical field of english as a second or foreign language (esl/efl). the present study was carried out to study the effect of using phonetic websites on iranian efl students’ pronunciation and knowledge of phonemic symbols. participants of the study included 30 efl female pre-intermediate students studying in k...

The impact of diurnal preferences on health-related behaviors is acknowledged but relatively understudied. The aim of this study was threefold: (1) testing the measurement model of the Hungarian version of the reduced Horne-Östberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (Hungarian Version of the rMEQ); (2) estimating chronotypes and their prevalence; and (3) analyzing the relationship between mo...

Feedback is important in education. It is commonly believed that immediate feedback is very important. That is why instructors stay often late at night grading students’ assignments – to make sure that the students get their feedback as early as possible. However, surprisingly, experiments show that in many cases, delayed feedback is more efficient that the immediate one. In this paper, we prov...

Leveraging the experiential cognition and motivational factors of 3D games, we conduct a pilot study that utilizes Ever Quest 2 as pedagogical learning tool for English as a second language (ESL) students. We combine the benefits of massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) and second language methodology to create a digital learning environment for second language acquisition (SL...

The research aimed to identify the effectiveness of teaching by using R.A.A.F and immediate feedback strategies in achievement second intermediate grade students physics. study sampled (88) students, (29) first experimental group , ( 30) control Al-Israa Intermediate School. Students studied with strategy, traditional method. researcher prepared an test for physics consisting 40 multiple-choice...

This study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between teachers' personality type (feeling vs. thinking) and speaking skill of pre- intermediate EFL students in Iranian context. Twelve teachers and forty eight students from a local language institute participated in the study. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), an instrument based on Jung’s personality theory, was taken from tea...

This study investigated if different response formats (test methods) measure reading comprehension of expository text differently. The study was conducted with 48 semester 6 TESL students at a university in Selangor, Malaysia. These students received an expository passage having descriptive rhetorical structure followed by three response formats, namely, incomplete outline, graphic organizer, a...