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Pak, Ada K. H.; Cheng-lai, Alice; Tso, Ivy F.; Shu, Hua; Li, Wenling; Anderson, Richard C. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2005
This study investigated the development of visual chunking skills in the processing of Chinese characters among Hong Kong pupils. One-hundred-seventy-nine primary school students from first, second and fourth grades were administered a character copying task. Children as young as 6 years of age were aware of character units and were able to apply…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Reading Ability, Chinese
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Carrier, Sarah J. – Science and Children, 2006
While few disagree that science fair projects have great potential for student learning, the preparation and execution of projects can be stressful for teachers, students, and parents alike. While working as a fourth-grade teacher, the author's goal was to provide students with a science fair experience minus the pressure of trying to figure out…
Descriptors: Science Fairs, Science Education, Student Projects, Science Projects
Levin, Tamar; Wadmany, Rivka – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2006
This paper reports on an exploratory, longitudinal study that analyzes and interprets the evolution of teachers' beliefs regarding learning, teaching, and technology, and their instructional practices, in the context of integrating technology-based information-rich tasks in six 4th-6th grade classrooms. The study used multiple research tools,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Research Tools, Classrooms, Teacher Attitudes
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Perlman, Dana J.; Karp, Grace Goc – Physical Educator, 2007
Motivation is often a major concern for educators in all subject areas. Educational benefits associated with increased levels of student motivation have been well-documented within educational research. Improving student motivation can be affected by the educational environment (motivational climate), developed by the teacher. This study examined…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Benefits, Teaching Skills, Preservice Teachers
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Nazli, Serap – Career Development International, 2007
Purpose: This paper has three objectives. The first is to determine the level of primary school students' career development, the second is to test Super's childhood years career development model, and the third is to determine the level of Turkish children's career development. Design/methodology/approach: Employing qualitative research models,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Career Education, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
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Mann, Deborah; Hinds, Janet L. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
The purpose of this case study was to determine the effects of Reuven Feuerstein's ten Mediated Learning Strategies on both teacher practice and on students that were at risk of academic failure. Changes in both teacher practice and student learning were analyzed to determine changes during the use of the ten Mediated Learning Strategies: Meaning,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, At Risk Students, Learning Strategies, Metacognition
Heller, Joan I.; Curtis, Deborah A.; Rabe-Hesketh, Sophia; Verboncoeur, Carol J. – Online Submission, 2007
This study was designed to assess the impact of "Mathematics Pathways and Pitfalls" ("MPP") on the mathematics that second-, fourth-, and sixth-grade students learn. The specific research questions that were addressed are: (a) What is the impact of "MPP" on students' knowledge of the mathematics topics addressed,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 4, Grade 6, Research Design
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Saleh, Mohammad; Lazonder, Ard W.; Jong, Ton de – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2007
Average-ability students often do not take full advantage of learning in mixed-ability groups because they hardly engage in the group interaction. This study examined whether structuring collaboration by group roles and ground rules for helping behavior might help overcome this participatory inequality. In a plant biology course, heterogeneously…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Student Motivation, Helping Relationship, Biology
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Kelly, Barbara; Longbottom, Julie; Potts, Fay; Williamson, Jim – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2004
This paper describes a collaborative action research project in one primary school that arose from a mutual interest in applying the concept of "Emotional Intelligence". It involves an exploratory qualitative study of the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) curriculum. This is an approach aimed at promoting emotional competence in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Emotional Intelligence, Thinking Skills, Elementary Education
Merino, Barbara J.; Holmes, Pauline – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2006
Much has been written about the value of teacher research for inservice teachers. Despite the existence of several studies affirming these words, studies that richly describe how student teachers learn to do teacher research and then investigate the impact of inquiry on student teachers and teacher educators, particularly in culturally and…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Educators, English Instruction
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Foorman, Barbara R.; Nixon, Stephanie M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
During the last 35 years, the right-to-education movement and the standards-based educational reform movement have merged to impact reading research and practice. In the process, equal access to education has become a reality for minority students and students with disabilities. The passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2001 and the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Access to Education, Early Intervention, Reading Research
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Puma, Michael; Tarkow, Allison; Puma, Anna – Grantee Submission, 2007
Background: This study evaluated the impact on student's writing ability of a structured writing program, called "Writing Wings," for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders developed by the Success For All Foundation (SFAF). Writing is a critical skill for success in school. Purpose: The study was intended to answer one confirmatory question,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Research Design, Childrens Writing, Writing Attitudes
Dalton, Stephanie Stoll – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2007
Based on a proven instructional model distilled over years of research, this book focuses on five essential pedagogy standards for guiding teaching practice in classrooms with diverse students, including English learners. Providing key indicators for each standard along with the theoretical rationale and "best practice" strategies, the book offers…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2007
In this technical report, the authors describe the development alternate forms of Word and Passage Reading Fluency measures as part of a comprehensive progress monitoring literacy assessment system developed in 2006 for use with students in Kindergarten through fourth grade. They begin with a brief overview of the two conceptual frameworks…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Reading Tests, Kindergarten
Greene, Jay P.; Winters, Marcus A. – Center for Civic Innovation, 2006
Social promotion has long been the normal practice in American schools. Critics of this practice, whereby students are promoted to the next grade regardless of academic preparation, have suggested that students would benefit academically if they were made to repeat a grade. Supporters of social promotion claim that retaining students disrupts them…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Research Design, Researchers, Standardized Tests
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