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Peer reviewedBurnard, Sonia; Nesbitt, Heather – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 1995
This paper describes the ongoing action research program at a residential school for students with emotional and behavior disorders in England. Structured "cooperative play" is used to improve language and behavior skills of students, train adults, and provide a research setting in which changes can be observed, recorded, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders, Classroom Research
Peer reviewedHarwood, Doug – British Educational Research Journal, 1995
Investigates the influence of the teacher's presence/absence on primary children's group work in a World Studies class. Discovered that, although children generally remain on task, the teacher's presence resulted in improved quality and consistency. Includes tables of statistical and observational data, as well as excerpts from the students'…
Descriptors: Attention, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Download full textPryor, John – 1994
Starting from the idea that even well-intentioned teachers often undermine girls' confidence in gender-sensitive areas of school curriculum, this paper outlines methods that might be used to enhance this confidence. It presents impressions from a 1-year observation of a class of 10-year-olds in a British school as part of a project called Group…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning
