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Westgate, D.; Hughes, M. E. – Education 3-13, 2018
In the context of an on-going project emphasising the centrality of speaking and listening in the primary curriculum, the present article turns to vocabulary development: to the wide differences characterising primary age children in this regard, to their consequent unequal access to the wider curriculum, and to means by which such deficiencies…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Jambunathan, Saigeetha; Jayaraman, J. D.; Jayaraman, Adithi; Jayaraman, Keerthi – Education 3-13, 2021
The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of discovery based learning and direct instruction strategies in peer-led leadership workshops in enhancing the leadership skills of middle school children in India. Three hundred and seventy-five, 10-13-year-old girls participated in the study. The children completed a paper and pencil…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Tutors, Discovery Learning, Direct Instruction
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Parkhill, Faye Fiona; Fletcher, Jo Florence; Greenwood, Janinka; Grimley, Michael; Bridges, Sue – Education 3-13, 2013
Research indicates that as students move through the school system, many begin to experience difficulties with reading. With this mind, this study explored current practices and perceptions about reading programmes for 11-13-year-old students in New Zealand schools. The study employed an online survey designed to investigate current reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students