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Lambert, Julie; Ariza, Eileen N. Whelan – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2008
This report describes an inquiry-based Earth systems curriculum and strategies for teaching diverse students, which were embedded in the curriculum. The curriculum was implemented with 5th-grade students with varied linguistic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds in five schools in a large, southeastern U.S., urban school district. At the end…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Science Instruction, Science Education, Elementary School Science
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Azzara, Christopher D. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1993
Reports on a study of an improvisation curriculum used with 66 fifth-grade music students. Finds that students who received instruction emphasizing improvisation performed at significantly higher achievement levels than students who did not receive such instruction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
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Chatman, Arleen – Social Studies Review, 1996
Shows how the library/media resource center can become the centerpiece for active social studies learning in the middle grades. Briefly outlines a program beginning with an introduction to the library, followed by some rudimentary bibliographic instruction, culminating in group and individual projects. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Grade 5
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Maryland School Performance, Product, and Service Development Office. – 1993
This document offers many of the insights and comments of Maryland elementary school teachers who scored the 1992 Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) tests. The MSPAP covers reading, writing, social studies, mathematics, and science and is administered to students in grades 3, 5, and 8. The document contains the teachers' most…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Maryland School Performance, Product, and Service Development Office. – 1993
This document offers many of the insights and comments of Maryland elementary school teachers who scored the 1993 Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) tests. The MSPAP covers reading, writing, social studies, mathematics, and science and is administered to Maryland students in grades 3, 5, and 8. Comments and observations are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students