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Download full textOregon Department of Education, 2016
The Oregon English Language Learner Report is an annual publication required by law (ORS 327.016). This report provides financial information for English language learner (ELL) programs, the objectives and needs of students eligible for and enrolled in an English language learner program, and provides information on the demographics of students in…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Educational Finance
Oregon Department of Education, 2014
The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the Oregon Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Public Schools, Progress Monitoring, State Legislation
Swadener, Marc; Hannafin, Michael – Educational Technology, 1987
Describes a study that examined the similarities and differences in computer related attitudes between sixth grade boys and girls of different mathematics achievement levels. Students' responses to questions about self-confidence in their computer abilities, the utility of computers, and general attitudes toward computers are reported and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Elementary Education
Oregon Department of Education, 2012
The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the Oregon Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Public Schools, Progress Monitoring, State Legislation
Peer reviewedHunt, Barbara – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 1997
Comparison of gifted, average ability, and low ability sixth grade students (total n=208), in either homogeneous or heterogeneous instructional settings, found a positive effect for achievement in mathematics for the gifted students in the homogeneous grouping. No significant difference in mathematics achievement based on grouping was found for…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, Grade 6, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Peer reviewedClarkson, Philip C.; Galbraith, Peter – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1992
The influence of English, the language used in the schooling of 227 sixth graders from Papua New Guinea, as well as the influence of their native language, Pidgin, were both found to have a significant impact upon their mathematical performance. (41 references) (JJK)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education
Marshall, Sandra P. – 1982
A 2-year study of mathematics performance of sixth-grade students was conducted to: (1) determine the extent to which previously reported sex differences in California data exist and influence student response; (2) examine the predominant successful and unsuccessful strategies used by sixth-grade students in solving story problems; (3) discover to…
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedNibbelink, William H.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1987
Data are presented for problem-solving content of selected elementary school mathematics textbooks and problem-solving achievement for students in Iowa for grades 4-6 for selected years between 1955 and 1985. Relationships between textbook content and student achievement are considered. (RH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4, Grade 5
Ferrell, Barbara G. – 1985
Sixth-grade middle school students (N=91) in four mathematics classes served as subjects in a study designed to: (1) determine if the use of computers as an integral part of instruction would increase mathematics achievement; and (2) explore the impact of computers as an integral part of instruction on other factors (such as student attitudes,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attitude Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics
Swadener, Marc – 1984
This project was designed to develop a combinational strategy using microcomputers and cross-aged instruction designed to: (1) increase the achievement of low-achieving sixth-grade students; (2) increase enrollment in high school mathematics and science courses; (3) evaluate microcomputers as a unique instructional tool; and (4) develop effective…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Shipe, Ron W.; And Others – 1986
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of an interactive Level 1 videodisc program called "Mastering Fractions." The evaluation was conducted in two parts. Part 1 was a controlled study that compared the Mastering Fractions program to a more traditional fractions curriculum while controlling for any novelty effect of the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Curriculum Development Branch. – 1987
This is a part of the Manitoba Mathematics Assessment Program 1987. Actual testing material and the manual for grade six are provided. The test (90 items) requires two 45-minute sessions. The manual describes general testing instructions, administration, scoring method and key, and format for recording the final test scores. (YP)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Starr, Sarah A. – 1989
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of using calculators on the mathematical achievement and attitude of low-income sixth-grade students when they were taught problem solving. Thirty-five sixth-grade students in two intact classes were assigned to two treatment groups. The experimental group was taught problem solving using…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Calculators, Decimal Fractions, Elementary School Mathematics
