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Jill Locke; Aksheya Sridhar; Wendy Shih; Stephanie Shire; Andria B. Eisman; Emily Kim; Adora Du; Christine Espeland; Connie Kasari – Grantee Submission, 2025
Background: "Remaking Recess (RR)" is a school-based evidence-based peer social engagement intervention for autistic students. RR involves direct training and coaching with educators; however, educators face several barriers to implementation at both the individual- and organizational-levels. This protocol paper describes a multi-site…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Elementary School Teachers, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities
Rondone, Atria – Online Submission, 2014
Student-centered learning has an important place in education because it fosters student engagement and allows the traditional micromanaging teacher to transform into a guide. The current education model emphasizes teacher control and curriculum based on standardized testing, which stunts students' natural learning processes. This study…
Descriptors: Student Centered Curriculum, Elementary School Curriculum, Outcomes of Education, Mixed Methods Research
Lencioni, Gina M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of explicit direct instruction and cooperative learning on reading comprehension in fourth grade students. A quasi-experimental design was used. There were six cognitive and three affective measures used to collect quantitative data. Cognitive measures included California State Test scores,…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Reading Comprehension
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DeVoogd, Karen; Lane-Garon, Pamela; Kralowec, Charles A. – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2016
Seven schools in an economically challenged area of an urban school district in central California implemented mentored peer mediation programs under the guidance of a university-K-12 partnership project, Mediator Mentors. Individual student outcomes for social-cognitive dispositions, perceptions of school climate, conflict strategy choices, and…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Conflict Resolution, Social Development, Emotional Development
Bantis, Alexandros Merkouris – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of task based writing instruction (TBwI) on English language acquisition and differentiated instruction for minority language students during the Independent Work Time instructional component of the Open Court Reading program. One teacher and 10 third grade students (8-9 years old)…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Individualized Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Gomez, Frank, II – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact (positive, negative, or neutral) of Accelerated Readers (AR), a standard based intervention, on the academic achievement of English Language Learners at Carolina Herrera Elementary School. Carolina Herrera Elementary School, was analyzed using these specific lenses: (1) curriculum and…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Experimental Groups, Core Curriculum, Test Results