ERIC Number: ED591787
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Apr-13
Pages: 17
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Instructional Support and Academic Skills: Impacts of "INSIGHTS" in Classrooms with Shy Children
McCormick, Meghan P.; White, Hope; Horn, Elizabeth Parham; Lacks, Rachel Stephanie; O'Connor, Erin E.; Cappella, Elise; McClowry, Sandee G.
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (New York City, NY, Apr 13-17, 2018)
This study investigated the impacts of "INSIGHTS into Children's Temperament" on instructional support and math and reading skills in kindergarten and first grade classrooms with high levels of student shyness. "INSIGHTS" is a temperament-based intervention with teacher, parent, and classroom programs. 22 urban elementary schools (randomly assigned to "INSIGHTS" vs. comparison group), 90 teachers, and 435 children enrolled in the study. Multi-level modeling demonstrated larger impacts of "INSIGHTS" on instructional support in first grade classrooms with high levels of student shyness. Analyses also showed larger impacts of "INSIGHTS" on math skills for students in classrooms with high levels of shyness. Results suggest the importance of considering temperament at the classroom-level when implementing temperament-based intervention.
Descriptors: Shyness, Personality Traits, Mathematics Instruction, Reading Instruction, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Intervention, Urban Schools, Classroom Techniques, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Behavior Problems, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Tests, Child Behavior, Measures (Individuals), Personality Measures, Parent Participation, Teacher Participation
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Leiter International Performance Scale; Woodcock Johnson Psycho Educational Battery; Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory
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