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Rogers, Maria A.; Theule, Jennifer; Ryan, Bruce A.; Adams, Gerald R.; Keating, Leo – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2009
This study used path analytic techniques and an ecological framework to examine the association between children's perceptions of their parents' educational involvement, children's personal characteristics, and their school achievement. Fathers' academic pressure was predictive of lower achievement, whereas mothers' encouragement and support…
Descriptors: Daughters, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Parent School Relationship
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Mabbott, Donald J.; Bisanz, Jeffrey – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
Knowledge and skill in multiplication were investigated for late elementary-grade students with mathematics learning disabilities (MLD), typically achieving age-matched peers, low-achieving age-matched peers, and ability-matched peers by examining multiple measures of computational skill, working memory, and conceptual knowledge. Poor…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Learning Disabilities, Language Impairments, Memory
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Carr, Wendy – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2009
This article examines why students participated in British Columbia's first intensive French (IF) program between 2004 and 2008 and what they achieved as a result, with a particular focus on the effect on the French and English language proficiency of English as additional language (EAL) students. Qualitative case studies found that students and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Grade 5, French
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Sedig, Kamran – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2008
Many children do not like learning mathematics. They do not find mathematics fun, motivating, and engaging, and they think it is difficult to learn. Computer-based games have the potential and possibility of addressing this problem. This paper proposes a strategy for designing game-based learning environments that takes advantage of the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Play, Mathematical Concepts, Geometry
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Robinson, Katherine M.; Ninowski, Jerilyn E.; Gray, Melissa L. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2006
Previous studies have shown that even preschoolers can solve inversion problems of the form a + b - b by using the knowledge that addition and subtraction are inverse operations. In this study, a new type of inversion problem of the form d x e [divided by] e was also examined. Grade 6 and 8 students solved inversion problems of both types as well…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Children, Arithmetic, Grade 8
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1988
Half of a two-part English Language Arts Achievement Test, this test evaluates composition skills in Grade 6. It contains general instructions for the student, as well as the beginning of a story to be completed by the student, and blank pages for ideas/planning, for planning and drafting, and for the revised work. The instructions indicate that…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Essay Tests, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Laboucan, Billy Joe, Ed.; Dion, Susan, Ed.; Sawers, Neil, Ed.; Scott, J. Marilyn. Ed. – Alberta Education, 2009
This guide will provide the reader with the tools needed to plan a successful Cree language experience in the classroom. As a teacher, you will choose appropriate activities with your students from the Sample Teaching and Learning Activities. The activities and assessment strategies are samples you can add to and adapt to fit your classroom…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Guides, Grade 6, Grade 4
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Linchevski, Liora; Livneh, Drora – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1999
Interviews 53 sixth grade students individually in an attempt to discover whether wrong interpretations of the algebraic structure found in an algebraic context occurs in a purely numerical context. Concludes that students' difficulties with the algebraic structure were also found in purely numerical contexts. (Contains 27 references.) (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Computation, Foreign Countries
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Ross, John A.; Hogaboam-Gray, Anne; Bruce, Chatherine – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2006
Grade 6 teachers (N = 106) in one school district were randomly assigned to early or late professional development (PD) groups. The program focused on reform communication and incorporated principles of effective PD recommended by researchers, although the duration of the treatment was modest (one full day and four after school sessions over a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mathematics Education, Grade 6, Mathematics Teachers
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Brann-Barrett, M. Tanya – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2005
A nine-month program entitled Youth Speaks Up is delivered annually to grade 6 students from Sydney, Nova Scotia. One goal of the program is to provide an opportunity for the development of positive communication skills in participants. The purpose of this project was to determine if students participating in the program perceived changes in their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Program Development, Interpersonal Communication
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Peterson, Shelley Stagg; Kennedy, Kerrie – Written Communication, 2006
This article examines the influence of genre and gender on comments written by 108 sixth-grade teachers in response to two narrative and two persuasive papers. There were significant genre differences. Process, conventions, artistic style, and format were the focus of significantly greater numbers of comments directed to narrative writing. In…
Descriptors: Ideology, Elementary School Teachers, Writing (Composition), Grade 6
Wotherspoon, Bill – 1982
Outlines are presented for 30 creative dance lessons for sixth grade children. Each lesson description includes: (1) a statement of the lesson objective; (2) an overview of how the lesson illuminates a general concept of dancing; (3) musical equipment needed; (4) introductory activities; (5) tasks for skill development; (6) suggestions for the…
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Dance Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Starkman, Neal – T.H.E. Journal, 2006
This article discusses the advantages of using interactive whiteboards in the classroom. Developed by Smart Technologies, the Smart Board is one of several interactive whiteboards on the market today. Through Smart Board, starters can write, erase, and perform mouse functions with their finger, a pen, or anything with a maneuverable, firm surface.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Internet, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Equipment
Ross, John A.; Gray, Peter – Canadian Journal of Education, 2006
Principals are held accountable for student achievement although most studies find that they have no direct effect on it. In this study we tested a model hypothesizing that principals contribute to student achievement indirectly through teacher commitment and beliefs about their collective capacity. Path analysis of data from 205 elementary…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Teacher Effectiveness, Path Analysis
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
This is the final test for students in the sixth-grade science course offered in the Alberta (Canada) schools. Both English and French versions of the test are provided. Intended for administration during June 1986, it contains 60 multiple-choice questions. One hour is allowed for completing the test. An answer key is not included. (ML)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, General Science, Grade 6
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