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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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Jones, Greg; Kalinowski, Kevin – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2007
This article discusses a project that placed over 97% of Mars' topography made available from NASA into an interactive 3D multi-user online learning environment beginning in 2003. In 2005 curriculum materials that were created to support middle school math and science education were developed. Research conducted at the University of North Texas…
Descriptors: Topography, Online Courses, Mathematics Education, Science Education
Reilly, Kate; Wooster, Betsy – US Department of the Interior, 2008
Riparian ecosystems are an exciting and dynamic subject for study. These areas are valuable lands and important wildlife habitats, and they contribute greatly to the environmental health of an area. Definitions for the term "riparian" vary, but in this curriculum, the land called the "Green Zone" lies between flowing water and upland ecosystems.…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Water Quality, Water, Youth Programs
Bush-Richards, Angela; Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2008
This report describes district-level results from the 2007-2008 AISD Student Climate Survey.
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Environment, Environmental Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
Schultz, Brian D. – Online Submission, 2006
This study discusses my attempt to improve educational experiences of fifth-grade students living in public housing. Through reconstruction of my thought processes while teaching and learning with students, the context of social justice-oriented teaching and classroom complexity is revealed. A narrative portrayal emerges demonstrating the impact…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Educational Improvement, Public Housing, Neighborhoods
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Collins, Sue; O'Toole, Veronica – Teaching & Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2006
Within the context of the Project on Learning (a 3-year research project under the direction of Professor Graham Nuthall), each of the authors of this paper participated in a series of classroom-based studies focussing on the experience of Years 5 and 6 students. The use of the extensive methodology, comprising audio- and video-recorded…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Grade 5, Grade 6, Educational Research
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Gomez Galindo, Alma Adrianna; Sanmarti, Neus; Pujol, Rosa Maria – Journal of Biological Education, 2006
This paper is part of an investigation into 11-year-old students' interpretations of events in the environment. In particular, we analyse the use of a scale model constructed and manipulated by students when simulating a forest fire. We consider that their explanations involve the interrelation of three levels of organisation: the level at which…
Descriptors: Evidence, Measures (Individuals), Vocational Education, Concept Formation
Alberta Education, 2007
Young people entering post-secondary institutions or seeking employment generally require senior high school diplomas. There are few jobs available that do not require advanced levels of many kinds of literacy and most employers will consider only those applicants who have completed senior high school, even for entry-level positions. When English…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, High Schools, Speech Communication, Second Languages
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Beran, Tanya N.; Tutty, Leslie; Steinrath, Greg – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2004
This research evaluates an anti-bullying program, Dare to Care: Bully Proofing Your School. Students in Grades 4-6 (N = 197, 77 boys, 120 girls) from four Calgary elementary schools completed the Colorado School Climate Survey (Garrity, Jens, Porter, Sager, & Short-Camilli, 2000) and the Provictim Scale-Short Version (Rigby & Slee, 1991).…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Bullying, Prevention, Pretests Posttests
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Chen-Hafteck, Lily – Music Education Research, 2007
The present research investigated the effects of an interdisciplinary program on Chinese music and culture, based on a sociocultural approach to multicultural music education. The program was introduced to 250 fifth- and sixth-grade children in three schools in New York, USA. Reports and questionnaires were collected from the teachers, students,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Minority Groups, Learning Motivation, Cultural Awareness
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Peterson, Shelley Stagg; McClay, Jill Kedersha – E-Learning, 2007
This article presents the results of the initial stage of research on grades 4-8 teachers' writing instruction within rural and urban contexts across Canada. Teachers' goals and their use of digital technologies and multimedia are examined within rural and urban schools in five eastern provinces. Through half-hour telephone interviews with 54…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Urban Schools, Social Class, Writing Instruction
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Hussain, Shakir; Lindh, Jorgen; Shukur, Ghazi – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of one year of regular "LEGO" training on pupils' performances in schools. The underlying pedagogical perspective is the constructivist theory, where the main idea is that knowledge is constructed in the mind of the pupil by active learning. The investigation has been made in two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toys, Constructivism (Learning), Control Groups
Jones, Brett D.; Egley, Robert J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2006
Teachers and principals don't always agree about the effects on education of accountability systems based on high-stakes testing. Mr. Jones and Mr. Egley look at the implications of these differing perceptions and suggest some strategies for creating a climate in which teachers and administrators can move forward on improving student learning.…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Accountability, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
Bathurst, Effie, G. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1940
That which legislation many times fails to accomplish with adults, organized public education achieves through children. There is no better way, and perhaps no other way, to save the Nation's natural resources from three centuries of ruthless exploitation than by a program of adequate instruction in the Nation's schools. Children cannot begin too…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Natural Resources, Public Education, Elementary Education
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Roberts, Laura; White, George; Yeomans, Peter – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2004
There is a need for an effective violence reduction program for early adolescents in schools. Social psychologists have had success teaching adolescents integrative negotiation strategies that help them to resolve potentially violent conflicts. The caveat is that these strategies are effective only in cooperative social contexts and backfire in…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Early Adolescents, Student Behavior, Violence
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