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Chou, Frank H.; Vaught, Susan A. – 1982
Hypothesizing that students choosing their own topics would produce significantly more writing, a study examined the writing sample length of 42 sixth grade students who had been divided equally into two treatment groups. Treatments were counterbalanced so that during the first writing period students in one group wrote on topics they had selected…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Sentence Structure
Baker, Geraldine – 1990
Questionnaires were mailed to parents of the 55 sixth graders in the 1988-89 year-round school pilot program in Conroe Independent School District in Texas and to those of sixth graders on the district's traditional calendar to determine parent perceptions and satisfaction regarding the year-round school calendar. The document also reviews the…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Parent Attitudes, Parent School Relationship
Peer reviewedHornstein, Stephen E. – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1990
Examines teaching methods in elementary social studies classrooms. Interviews fifth and sixth grade students regarding their perceptions of social studies. Finds instruction relies heavily on textbooks. Shows half of the students dislike social studies. Includes students' verbatim comments. Designs teaching approaches based on students' preference…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6
