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Ross, John A.; Xu, YunMei; Ford, John – School Science and Mathematics, 2008
Previous research (e.g., Woodward & Baxter, 1997) found that Standards-based mathematics teaching provides marginal or no benefits for low achievers, in contrast with positive effects for middle and high ability students. A randomized quasi-experiment in 52 Canadian schools found that low achieving grade 7 and 8 students who received support…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Research, Low Achievement, Grade 7
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Covell, Katherine; O'Leary, Johnna L.; Howe, R. Brian – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2002
A study examined teacher attitudes toward a new children's rights curriculum. Surveys of 31 eighth-grade Nova Scotia teachers and their 906 students found that the more teachers used the curriculum, the higher they rated it and the more they supported children's rights. Student support for adult rights reflected their teachers' support for…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Childrens Rights, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1995
This study assessed the strengths, weaknesses, and degree of implementation of the Manitoba (Canada) Physical Education curriculum in grades 4, 8, and 11. This report presents the conclusions and recommendations resulting from a review and interpretation of the findings by the Physical Education Educators on the grade level Technical Advisory…
Descriptors: Athletics, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1995
This study assessed the strengths, weaknesses, and degree of implementation of the Manitoba (Canada) Physical Education curriculum in grades 4, 8, and 11 in French Immersion Schools. This report presents the conclusions and recommendations resulting from a review and interpretation of the findings by the Physical Education Educators on the grade…
Descriptors: Athletics, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries