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Dollard, Mark W.; Mahoney, Kate – Ontario Action Researcher, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the Jigsaw method, a cooperative learning tool, on content knowledge and attitude toward learning science. A group of 64 students in an 8th grade physical science class located in rural western New York participated in this study. As an intervention for this action research study, science…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Research Design, Intervention
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Lalley, James P.; Miller, Robert H. – Education, 2006
The purpose of the present study was to examine and compare the effectiveness of pre-teaching and re-teaching on math achievement and academic self-concept of third grade students identified as low achievers. A pretest-posttest experimental design was used to conduct the study. Results indicated that both pre-teaching and re-teaching resulted in…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Grade 3, Research Design, Mathematics Achievement
Rule, Audrey C., Ed.; Hallagan, Jean E., Ed. – Online Submission, 2006
Background: Multiplication and division by fractions are among the most troublesome concepts in the elementary mathematics curriculum. Recent studies have shown that preservice elementary teachers in the United States do not have deep understandings of these concepts. Effective ways to improve preservice teachers' conceptual understanding of these…
Descriptors: Matched Groups, Equations (Mathematics), Pretests Posttests, Research Design