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Baker, Melissa; Paver, Jacquelyn; Zabelin, Richard – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this action research project report was to improve students' respectful behavior. A total of 80 students of the teacher researchers participated. The included 26 Fashion & Apparel 1 students, 45 Childcare & Development 1 students, and 9 World History high school students. Teacher Researchers A and B ran their study from August 23rd,…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Recognition (Achievement), Role Playing, Action Research
Richardson, Julia G. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this program evaluation was to examine the influences of the Link Crew Transitional program upon transition to ninth grade and the promotion of the developmental assets of bonding to school, safety, caring school climate, and positive peer influences. The research design for this evaluation was qualitative. Focus groups were…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Caring, Program Evaluation, Focus Groups
Nonneman, Donna S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This qualitative research study explored the perceptions of educators in five small rural high schools regarding meeting the literacy needs of ninth-grade struggling readers in rural settings. Data were obtained from state school report cards, confidential interviews, and anonymous online surveys. Thirteen interview participants provided 91…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Qualitative Research, Teacher Attitudes, Small Schools
Tomas, Louisa; Ritchie, Stephen M.; Tones, Megan – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
The development of scientifically literate citizens remains an important priority of science education; however, growing evidence of students' disenchantment with school science continues to challenge the realization of this aim. This triangulation mixed methods study investigated the learning experiences of 152 9th grade students as they…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Science Education, Role of Education, Evidence
Norton, Michael; Piccinino, Kelly – Research For Action, 2014
Research for Action (RFA) is currently in the second year of a five-year external evaluation of the Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Initiative in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District (CMS). Project LIFT is a public-private partnership between CMS and the local philanthropic and business communities in Charlotte,…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Program Implementation, Educational Quality, Educational Environment
White, David A. – Gifted Child Today, 2010
The author has been aware for some time that undergraduates typically turn to the Internet first to seek information and sources for any assignment that requires research. A few swift keystrokes and worlds of data appear on screen, ready for instant viewing. For youthful gifted students of today, accessing information on the Internet is as natural…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Critical Thinking, Internet, Higher Education
Dahlin, Bo – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2010
In the wake of globalisation, multiculturalism, and the "marketisation" of schools the education-for-citizenship question in relation to state and independent schools seems increasingly relevant. This paper is based on a comparison of beliefs and values related to civic and moral issues among students in Swedish mainstream and Steiner…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Student Attitudes, Moral Issues, Cultural Pluralism
LeBel, Teresa J.; Kilgus, Stephen P.; Briesch, Amy M.; Chafouleas, Sandra – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of three levels of training (direct, indirect, and none) on teachers' ability to accurately rate video of student behavior. Direct and indirect training groups received instructional sessions on direct behavior ratings (DBRs), with the direct training group receiving opportunities for…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Behavior, Student Attitudes, Classroom Environment
Baumgartner, Erin; Duncan, Kanesa – American Biology Teacher, 2009
Educating students about the process of evolution through natural selection is vitally important because not only is it the unifying theory of biological science, it is also widely regarded as difficult for students to fully comprehend. Anderson and colleagues (2002) describe alternative ideas and misconceptions about natural selection as highly…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Evolution, Curriculum Development, Scientific Concepts
Tustin, Rachel Sarah – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Virtual K-12 schools have rapidly become a popular choice for parents and students in the last decade. However, little research has been done on the instructional practices used in virtual courses. As reflected in the central research question, the purpose of this study was to explore how teachers provided instruction for Grade 7-10 students in…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Educational Technology, Grade 7, Grade 8
Trautwein, Ulrich; Ludtke, Oliver – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Effort on homework has a profound impact on student achievement. Researchers typically use an interindividual research design to explain homework effort. In this study with a total of 511 students from Grades 8 and 9, an interindividual perspective (focus on between-students differences) was combined with an intraindividual perspective (focus on…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Research Design, Homework, Academic Achievement
Carpenter, Julia Kathryn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Virtual K-12 schools are growing rapidly in the U.S., providing students the opportunity to learn at their own pace. Lack of motivation has been cited as a major cause of failure to succeed by distance education students (Kim & Keller, 2008; Moore & Kearsley, 1996). To address this issue, distance educators need to identify what specific…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Experienced Teachers, Virtual Classrooms
Randler, Christoph; Hummel, Eberhard; Glaser-Zikuda, Michaela; Vollmer, Christian; Bogner, Franz X.; Mayring, Philipp – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2011
Research has shown that emotions play a significant role in the learning process and academic achievement. However, the fact that measurement of emotions during or after instruction usually requires written responses on lengthy research instruments has been given as a reason why researchers have tended to avoid research on this topic in…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Elementary Secondary Education, Test Validity, Motivation
Lehto, Marybeth – Online Submission, 2009
The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether the data from the qualitative study fit Rasch model requirements for the definition of a measure, as well as to address concern in the extant literature regarding the appropriate number of items needed in analysis to assure unidimensionality. The self-report victimization scale was…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, High School Students, Grade 9, Bullying
Lundie, David – British Journal of Religious Education, 2010
Possibly the largest qualitative study in RE policy and practice in many years, the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society project "Does RE work? An analysis of the aims, practices and models of effectiveness in religious education in the UK", headed by the University of Glasgow, seeks to map the complex processes of curriculum formation as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Qualitative Research, Ethnography