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Computerized Self-Assessment of Reading Comprehension with the Accelerated Reader: Action Research
Stacy R. Vollands; Keith J. Topping; Ryka M. Evans
Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties Vol. 15, No. 3 (1999) pp. 197–211
A quasi-experimental action research evaluated a program for computerized self-assessment of reading comprehension (The Accelerated Reader) in two schools in severely socio-economically disadvantaged areas. Finds the program, even when less than...
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Trends in Peer Learning
Keith J. Topping
Educational Psychology Vol. 25, No. 6 (December 2005) pp. 631–645
Developments in forms of peer learning 1981-2006 are reviewed, focusing mainly on peer tutoring, cooperative learning, and peer assessment. Types and definitions of peer learning are explored, together with questions of implementation integrity and...
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Computer-Assisted Assessment of Practice at Reading: A Large Scale Survey Using Accelerated Reader Data
Keith J. Topping; Terry D. Paul
Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties Vol. 15, No. 3 (1999) pp. 213–31
Explores the relationship between practice at reading, student reading performance, and organizational features using data from a computer-assisted student self-assessment of reading comprehension program (The Accelerated Reader). Finds student...
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Student Reflections on Formative E-Assessment: Expectations and Perceptions
David J. Walker; Keith Topping; Susan Rodrigues
Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 33, No. 3 (September 2008) pp. 221–234
Research into student experiences of e-assessment has been neglected. Students' expectations and perceptions of e-assessment have been under-researched and their learning strategies are often unclear. This paper reports a qualitative study which...
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Using Mobile Technologies for Mathematics: Effects on Student Attitudes and Achievement
Khristin Fabian; Keith J. Topping; Ian G. Barron
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 66, No. 5 (2018) pp. 1119–1139
The ubiquity of mobile devices together with its potential to bridge classroom learning to real-world has added a new angle to contextualising mathematics learning. This study investigated the effects of using mobile technologies to students'...
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Methodological quandaries in studying process and outcomes in peer assessment
Keith J. Topping
Learning and Instruction Vol. 20, No. 4 pp. 339–343
Peer assessment is very various in its implementation. Six studies of peer assessment are reviewed, four of them in higher education. A literature review is followed by five empirical studies. Strengths and weaknesses of each study are considered...
Language: English
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Social effects of collaborative learning in primary schools
Andrew Kenneth Tolmie; Keith J. Topping; Donald Christie; Caroline Donaldson; Christine Howe; Emma Jessiman; Kay Livingston; Allen Thurston
Learning and Instruction Vol. 20, No. 3 pp. 177–191
There is conflicting evidence on whether collaborative group work leads to improved classroom relations, and if so how. A before and after design was used to measure the impact on work and play relations of a collaborative learning programme...
Language: English
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Fiction and Non-Fiction Reading and Comprehension in Preferred Books
Keith J. Topping
Reading Psychology Vol. 36, No. 4 (2015) pp. 350–387
Are the books preferred and most enjoyed by children harder than other books they read? Are non-fiction books read and understood at the same level of difficulty as fiction books? The Accelerated Reader software offers computerized comprehension...