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Peer reviewedPeterson, Penelope L.; Fennema, Elizabeth – American Educational Research Journal, 1985
Classroom activities related to the mathematics achievement level of students in 36 fourth-grade mathematics classes were identified. Engagement in competitive mathematics activities, cooperative mathematics activities, social activities, and off-task behavior was consistently and differentially related to girls' versus boys' low-level and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Class Activities, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Peer reviewedPeterson, Penelope L.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1984
This study of two fifth grade classes investigated students' reports of attention, understanding, cognitive processes and affect during a nine-day mathematics unit on measurement. These self-reports appeared more valid indicators of classroom learning than observed time on task. Student affect mediated the relationship between instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Measures, Attention, Classroom Observation Techniques
