NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 196 to 210 of 339 results Save | Export
Clements, Rebecca – 2002
A teacher had always allowed 20 minutes for silent reading in her classroom. But when she looked at her Year 3/4 composite class, she noticed that although some students were reading, some were not. She decided to explore why they might not be reading. She focused on three students--a boy with severe learning difficulties and an auditory…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Muir, Mike – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2005
Assessment "for" learning is not the same as assessment "of" learning. Assessment of learning is assessment for accountability purposes, to determine a student's level of performance on a specific task or at the conclusion of a unit of teaching and learning. The information gained from this kind of assessment is often used in reporting. Assessment…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Achievement Gap, Evidence, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Perry, Chad; Zuber-Skerritt, Ortun – Higher Education, 1992
It is proposed that action research, as distinguished from traditional research, has a role in graduate management education. It is suggested that the former is more appropriate for developing managerial competencies. Differences between master's-level and doctoral-level action research projects are noted, and related issues for curriculum design…
Descriptors: Action Research, Business Administration Education, Curriculum Design, Doctoral Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ling Li, Yuen – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2004
Kindergarten teachers in Hong Kong are blamed for not putting child-initiated learning theory into practice. Their competence is challenged. An earlier study ( Li, 2003 ) suggested that the professional development of kindergarten teachers was limited by their inability to extend thinking beyond their own personal concerns so that the needs of the…
Descriptors: Teacher Improvement, Foreign Countries, Learning Theories, Kindergarten
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Harper, Felicity; Hamer, Melanie – Language Learning Journal, 2006
This article reports on the practitioner research conducted by the English participants in a European Co-operation Programme project entitled "Lateral Language Learning." The project was based on the belief that there is much that teachers of a first foreign language can do to prepare their students to access other languages in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reflection, Action Research, Instructional Materials
Endreny, Anna Henderson – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2006
In this paper, I describe the action research I conducted in my third-grade science classrooms over the course of two years. In order to gain an understanding of my third-grade students' ideas about animal adaptations and how the teaching of a unit on crayfish influenced these ideas, I used clinical interviews, observations, and written…
Descriptors: Animals, Action Research, Science Curriculum, Concept Formation
Daehler, Kirsten R., Ed. – 1994
Teacher action research is a powerful tool for change that begins with teachers conducting research in their own schools and classrooms in order to discover how to do something in a better way. This book contains a collection of action research reports written by seven elementary teachers (K-4) who were in their first year of implementation of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Alsup, Janet; Bush, Jonathan – 2003
This book illustrates the benefits of using real-life vignettes to highlight situations that allow undergraduate teacher candidates to learn to engage with English language arts issues within specific and authentic concepts. Pedagogical narratives written by secondary teachers, followed by thoughtful responses to these narratives by experienced…
Descriptors: Action Research, Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction
McFarland, Katherine P. – 1999
This paper describes how a language teacher educator guides her students through a particular literacy research project, with the goal of helping students to enjoy their research experience. It outlines two stages to make up the entire assignment--the interview and the paper. It describes the development of questions for the purpose of gaining…
Descriptors: Action Research, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Interviews
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kay, Pamela J.; Fitzgerald, Martha – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Describes the action research process and provides practical guidelines for using the process to improve the education of children with disabilities and increase parental involvement. Laying the groundwork for action research, recruiting parents to participate in the research, and involving parents in each step are discussed. (CR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Disabilities, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kouba, Vicky L.; Franklin, Kathy – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1995
Discusses mathematics education research on multiplication and division which implies that instruction should emphasize development of a sound conceptual basis for multiplication and division rather than memorization of tables and rules. Presents action research ideas. (10 references) (MKR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Algorithms, Arithmetic, Computation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
McKay, Jack A. – Journal of Staff Development, 1992
The article discusses the use of action research as a means of professional development. After describing action research and its benefits, the article explains the cyclical, collaborative process of action research, notes its possible applications, and presents implications for school reform. (SM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Munn, Pamela; Drever, Eric – 1990
This guide provides practical advice, based on research expertise, for teachers looking for reliable research results without waste of time or effort. The six sections of the guide present and discuss the decisions and actions that have to be taken to get good results: (1) the pros and cons of collecting information by questionnaire; (2) sampling;…
Descriptors: Action Research, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Diaz-Maggioli, Gabriel – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004
It's true that students gain more from learning experiences when they're encouraged to plan their activities, share their knowledge with one another, and tailor material to their own needs. So why not create a professional development program that gives teachers the same range of options? This book provides the framework and steps to help…
Descriptors: Peer Coaching, Mentors, Writing (Composition), Action Research
MacLean, Marion S.; Mohr, Marian M. – 1999
This book describes the essential components of any teacher-researcher group. Part I describes an experience, a process, that aids teacher-researchers in completing a study. Part II reexamines the issues and questions surrounding teacher research, as they have both shifted and steadied over the years. Part III consists of research articles written…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  10  |  11  |  12  |  13  |  14  |  15  |  16  |  17  |  18  |  ...  |  23