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2014

Johnson, Andrew, Brown, Heather, Smyth, Rachael, Oram-Cardy, Janis

Previous studies of students with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) have shown great variability in their writing abilities. Most previous studies of students with HFASD have combined individuals with linguistic impairments (HF-ALI) and individuals without linguistic impairments...

2013-04-22

Elliot, Rose

In this study, an evaluation of English as a second language (ESL) textbooks was conducted. Thirty textbooks used in several Edmonton programs intended for students at the intermediate ESL proficiency level were examined to determine their pragmatic content. Findings suggest that ESL instructors...

2017-01-01

Brosinsky, Larissa

The purpose of this Master’s project was to conduct a thorough literature review on adoption, with a specific focus on research conducted on adoptees. This review highlights adoptee experiences, including both psychological concerns and resiliency, and provides evidence that this group has been...

2006

Onuczko, Curtis, Schaeffer, Jonathan, Cutumisu, Maria, Roy, Thomas, Carbonaro, Mike, McNaughton, Matthew, Szafron, Duane

To compete in today's market, companies that develop computer role-playing games (CRPGs) must quickly and reliably create realistic, engaging game stories. Indeed, intricate storylines and realism that goes beyond graphics have become major product differentiators. To establish both, it's...

2013-04-21

Gondziola, Amie R.

How to teach grammar within the communicative language classroom has been an issue of concern for many educators ever since it has become apparent that simply providing comprehensible input does not ensure high levels of grammatical accuracy (Harley, Allen, Cummins, & Swain, 1990; Lightbown &...

2007

Schaeffer, Jonathan, Siegel, Jeff, Duff, Harvey, Schumacher, Allan, Roy, Thomas, Gillis, Stephanie, Onuczko, Curtis, McNaughton, Matthew, Carbonaro, Mike, Waugh, Kevin, Szafron, Duane, Cutumisu, Maria

The traditional approach to implementing interactions between a player character (PC) and objects in computer games is to write scripts in a procedural scripting language. These scripts are usually so complex that they must be written by a computer programmer rather than by the author of the game...

2013-04-22

Sallis, Leah

This study assesses the use of the Discover Canada: Rights and responsibilities of citizenship study guide for Canadian citizenship (CIC, 2011). The research reported here explored whether, to what extent, and for what purposes English as a second language (ESL) instructors in Alberta use the...

2017-01-01

Bulut, Okan, Gross, Douglas, McCabe, Erin

2008

Schaeffer, Jonathan, Cutumisu, Maria, Waugh, Kevin, Siegel, Jeff, Szafron, Duane, Schumacher, Allan, Duff, Harvey, Gillis, Stephanie, Carbonaro, Mike, Onuczko, Curtis

The unprecedented growth in numbers of children playing computer games has stimulated discussion and research regarding what, if any, educational value these games have for teaching and learning. The research on this topic has primarily focused on children as players of computer games rather than...

2008

Larsen, Denise, Stege, Rachel, Flesaker, Keri

Interpersonal process recall (IPR) interviewing uses video-assisted recall to access conscious yet unspoken experiences in professional caregiving interactions. Although IPR has been employed across the helping professions, little has been written about effectively conducting IPR interviews....