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Oberle, Eva; Ji, Xuejun Ryan; Molyneux, Tonje Mari – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
This study examined pathways from prosocial behaviour in the beginning of the school year to emotional health and academic achievement in the end of the year, taking into account the mediating role of peer acceptance. Participants were 734 grade 4 to 7 students in public elementary schools (51% female) in Western Canada. As expected, pathway…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Mental Health, Academic Achievement, Early Adolescents
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Ayotte-Beaudet, Jean-Philippe; Chastenay, Pierre; Beaudry, Marie-Claude; L'Heureux, Kassandra; Giamellaro, Michael; Smith, Jonathan; Desjarlais, Estelle; Paquette, Alain – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
The present study explored the impacts of a contextualised outdoor science curriculum on "what" and "how" elementary students learn when immersed in the local contexts in which natural phenomena occur. We conducted 63 individual interviews with fifth- and sixth-graders (between 10 and 12 years old) living in the inner city of…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Science Education, Elementary School Students, Ecology
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Lenters, Kimberly; Mosher, Ronna; Hanzel, Stacey – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2023
Purpose: This paper aims to examine unexpected arrivals of adult-oriented digital media in the playful storied environments of Grades 1 and 2 classrooms and the possibilities such unsettling literacies may offer. Design/methodology/approach: Posthuman perspectives provide this study's theoretical grounding and methodological approach.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2, Literacy
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Bearden, Anomi G.; van Oostrom, Sanne; Brown, Stephen B. R. E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
It is important to address social and emotional concerns early on, as they can adversely affect learning at all levels. The classroom is an ideal context for fostering healthy social and emotional development. For example, emotion regulation can be reinforced through simple daily practices within schools. The current applied research project was…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Metabolism, Program Effectiveness, Emotional Response
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Duncan, Heather; Smith, Jeff; Bachewich, Laurie – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2022
"Mino-Pimaatisiwin" is an Ojibwe term for life in the fullest, healthiest sense. Grounded in anticolonial theory, this case study explores the impact of infusing Indigenous perspectives into an elementary school curriculum on students, school staff, parents, and community. With a focus on building self-esteem and cultural connectedness…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Indigenous Knowledge, Elementary Education, Self Esteem
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Audrey-Kristel Barbeau; Hélène Boucher; Isabelle Héroux – International Journal of Music Education, 2024
COVID-19 containment measures brought many changes in our lives and forced teachers all around the world to adopt various new practices. Given its specific education requirements and numerous school boards, the province of Quebec, Canada, was chosen to study the effects of the pandemic on music teaching in schools in the spring and fall of 2020.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Music Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Robinson, Evan Throop – in education, 2020
The focus in this paper is on the analysis of student-centered discourse through applying a discourse analysis tool that I developed to analyze data from an elementary mathematics classroom. The purpose of the analysis tool is to understand the impact of the complex learning system on the emerging classroom discourse. The minimum conditions for…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Discourse Analysis, Mathematics Education
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Nadeau, Marie-France; Massé, Line; Verret, Claudia; Gaudreau, Nancy; Lagacé-Leblanc, Jeanne – McGill Journal of Education, 2022
This study examined the use of inclusive practices by 1,373 Quebec teachers to promote prosocial behaviour, according to their individual and contextual characteristics. Two questionnaires were used: a sociodemographic and a validated Classroom Behaviour Management Practices Inventory (N = 68 items; 2 dimensions/7 scales [alpha] = 0.70 to 0.90).…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Gallagher, Tiffany L.; Grierson, Arlene; Susin, Catherine A. – International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2023
Purpose: This two-year study illuminates the experiences of technology coaches (digital learning coaches [DL] and science technology engineering and mathematics/literacy coaches [STEM/L]) as they engaged in their own professional learning (PL) facilitated by a faculty researcher. Design/methodology/approach: Technology coaches from different…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Coaching (Performance), STEM Education, Electronic Learning
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Bruce, Catherine D.; Flynn, Tara; Yearley, Shelley; Hawes, Zachary – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2023
Fractions remain a challenging area of school mathematics at every stage of education, with impacts that extend far beyond the school years. For this study, researchers engaged in classroom-based design research over a 6-year period to investigate effective strategies for teaching fractions with Canadian students. Participants included 86 teachers…
Descriptors: Fractions, Number Concepts, Spatial Ability, Thinking Skills
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Davies, Scott; McKerrow, Mark – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2023
Summer numeracy interventions have become standard educational practice across a range of jurisdictions, but there is a paucity of evaluations of those interventions across international settings. We employ a quasi-experimental evaluation of voluntary summer numeracy programs for 569 attendees and 2,193 comparison students in grades 1-3, conducted…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Numeracy, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Puk, Tom – Education 3-13, 2023
A risk-averse philosophy and practice towards children playing and learning in natural surroundings predominates many parts of the educational world. In schooling, the concepts of risk and risk management have created the false impression that there's something inherently dangerous about learning in natural surroundings. The purpose of the current…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Natural Resources, Parent Attitudes, Elementary School Students
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Nelson, Donna Faith; Jones, Don; Kingston, Kathleen – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2023
Smart Board Technologies (SBTs) are prevalent in K-6 schools and teachers are expected to use them to enhance student learning. The Smart Board (SB) may not be used effectively in the classroom. The effective use of the SB increases student engagement and performance. To ensure the effective use of the SB, the principal's role is crucial. The…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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Filiasov, Sergei; Sweetman, Arthur – Education Economics, 2023
A jurisdiction-wide zero-stakes Foundational Skills Assessment administered in grade 4 in British Columbia, Canada, used a three-point scale to publicly disseminate aggregate school/district-level results, and a five-point scale to convey results to students/parents. For a variety of long-term outcomes, a regression discontinuity analysis shows a…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Accountability, Feedback (Response), Outcomes of Education
Francis, Janice – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The current study examined teachers' perceptions with regard to the Guided Reading (GR) approach in elementary level education. Specifically, this study examined the following research questions: a) What are Alberta teachers' perceptions about the GR approach? b) What are Alberta teachers' perceptions about how they enact GR in the classroom? and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Teachers
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