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In this project, researchers will develop a prototype of a web-based tool through which English Learners (EL) can practice conversation with an automated avatar. The Speaking and Listening Learning System will provide support, feedback, and will adapt to the conversational level of students. At the end of Phase I, in a pilot study with 20 EL students in grades 1 and 2, the researchers will examine ...

An interactive application that employs social interactions to teach key social conventions, including appropriate responses, reacting to body language and facial expressions, and the ability to ask for help to facilitate functioning in society

35% of US Children, particularly poor children, enter kindergarten unprepared to learn, and 38% of 4th graders cannont reat a grade level. New research highlights reliable pre-literacy interventions for at-risk preschoolers. But adults most of in need of this training ar least liklely to know it exists. R&D will: (a) distll evidence-based interventions for strngthening emergent literacy skills of ...

The McKenzie Group proposes to conduct a R&D study of current uses and future needs and priorities of web-based technologies to support science, mathematics reading and technology (SMRT) educational reform efforts among 25+ urban school districs comprising the Superintendents Coalition. A major focus of this effort will be to determine the viability and added value of a national SMRT Internet Port ...

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TRANSITIONING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES FROM HIGH SCHOOL TOADULT LIFE IS A COMPLEX PROCESS. FEDERAL INITIATIVES IN TRANSITION MAKE SCHOOL PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE PROCESS AMONG THE STUDENT, PARENT, ADULT AGENCY AND POTENTIAL EMPLOYER. THROUGH EXPERT INPUT, CRITICAL TRANSITION ELEMENTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND ORGANIZED BY PROJECT PERSONNEL. IN PHASE I, THE EXPERT OPINION WILL BE OBTAI ...

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO USE MARKETING TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL PROTOTYPE TO ENHANCE PRESENTATIONS OF THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD PROGRAM TO PROPERTY MANAGERS. THE PROJECT FOCUSES ON WHAT ARE THE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL MARKETS, WHO HAS BEEN MARKETING THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD PROGRAM, HOW THEIR PRESENTATIONS CAN BE ENHANCED, AND WHAT WILL BE TEH BEST MEDIA TO PRESENT INFORMATION IN THE PROTO ...

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THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LIMITED TEACHER-AUTHORING USING INTERACTIVE LASER VIDEODISCS OPERATING WITH A MICROCOMPUTER TO TEACH EFL AT THE ENTRY LEVEL. THE APPLICATION WILL BE IN A PRE-EMPLOYMENT VOCATIONAL CONTEXT, SIMILAR TO JOB CLUB ENVIRONMENTS. TEACHER-AUTHORING IN PHASE I WILL BE LIMITED TO POST-TREATMENT, STUDENT ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS. PHASE I EQUIPMENT WILL ...