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How Executive Functions Predict Development in Syntactic Complexity of Narrative Writing in the Upper Elementary Grades
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Drijbooms, Elise; Groen, Margriet A.; Verhoeven, Ludo – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of transcription skills, oral language skills, and executive functions to growth in narrative writing between fourth and sixth grade. While text length and story content of narratives did not increase with age, syntactic complexity of narratives showed a clear developmental progression. Results…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Predictor Variables, Syntax, Difficulty Level
A Comparison of Teacher Classroom Management Practices and Presage Variables on High and Low Performing Elementary Schools
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Kinloch, Karen Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to an extensive review of the literature, effective instructional delivery and "classroom management" practices are critical factors to elevate student achievement (Shindler, Jones, Williams, Taylor, & Cadenas, 2012). The purpose of this study was to analyze a comparison of classroom management practices on student…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Predictor Variables, Elementary Schools
The Effect of an English Language Learner Program on Student Achievement Outcomes in Language, Reading, and Math
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Reid, Jennifer L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of the study was to determine the reading, math, and language proficiency outcomes of 4th-grade through 7th-grade students with limited English proficiency following nearly two years or more of instruction in the English Language Learner Program (ELL) and concurrent general education studies. The maximum accrual for this study was…
Descriptors: General Education, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Limited English Speaking
The Texas Professional Development and Appraisal System: Links to Student Achievement
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Pate, Glynna Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The following study investigated the relationship between teacher effectiveness, as defined by the teacher's proficiency score on Domain VIII of the Texas Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS), and student achievement on the fourth- and fifth-grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) reading and mathematics tests. This…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Predictor Variables
Cyberbullying in a Rural Intermediate School: An Exploratory Study
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Bauman, Sheri – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2010
Students (N = 221) in an intermediate school (grades 5-8) in a rural area of the Southwestern United States completed a survey regarding their familiarity with technology and their experiences with cyberbullying during the school year. Initial evidence of survey reliability is presented. In the sample, 1.5% of participants were classified as…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Familiarity, Rural Areas, Computer Mediated Communication
Variant and Invariant Predictors of Perceived Popularity across Majority-Black and Majority-White Classrooms
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Meisinger, E. B.; Blake, J. J.; Lease, A. M.; Palardy, G. J.; Olejnik, S. F. – Journal of School Psychology, 2007
Behavioral descriptors were identified as variant or invariant predictors of perceived popularity in a sample of 516 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade children located in 26 majority-Black or majority-White classrooms. Athletic ability, prosocial behavior, being "cool", social withdrawal, and "personal privilege" (i.e., having a lot of expensive…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Peer Acceptance, African American Students, White Students