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PDF pending restorationFoster, William; Gaa, Nancy; Nowicki, Jan; Ross, Venessa – 1997
This action research project implemented and evaluated an intervention for increasing student engagement in learning to improve academic success. The targeted population consisted of students in four separate schools: pre-kindergarten and eighth graders in a large metropolitan area and fifth and eighth graders in a rural community. The lack of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning
Download full textCarver, Erin L.; Price, Kathleen L.; Wilken, Diane M. – 2000
This action research project implemented and evaluated a program for improving student transfer of knowledge to real life experiences. The targeted population consisted of second, sixth, and tenth grade students in a Midwestern community located outside of a major city. Evidence suggested a need for this program as documented by teacher generated…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Learning, Educational Experience, Elementary School Students
Enhancing Student Motivation as Evidenced by Improved Academic Growth and Increased Work Completion.
PDF pending restorationBelcher, Gay; Macari, Nancy – 1999
This project evaluated a program for enhancing student motivation as evidenced by improved academic growth and increased work completion. The targeted population consisted of fifth graders in a small school in a medium-sized rural community in the Midwest. The problem of lack of achievement motivation and lack of student concern about academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Change Strategies, Grade 5
Kinzig, Karen; Nakai, Janet – 1995
Kindergarten and third-grade students in two suburban communities located in northern Illinois participated in the implementation of a program for improving student's engagement in social interactions and academic activities. The problem documentation indicated a need for teacher's intervention in order to improve student's social academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment
Bacon, Linda; Chovelak, Cynthia; Wanic, Amy – 1998
Problems in students completing homework may be related to lack of parental involvement and support, student attitudes and priorities, and the assigning of inappropriate and irrelevant homework. This action research project implemented and examined the effectiveness of increased communication with parents regarding homework, cooperative learning…
Descriptors: Action Research, Assignments, Change Strategies, Cooperative Learning
PDF pending restorationAckerman, Sara; Hughs, Leah; Wilder, Ronda – 1997
This action research project implemented and evaluated an intervention for increasing student academic and social responsibility. The targeted population consisted of kindergarten, 1st, and 5th grade students in a growing middle-class community in central Illinois. The problems of irresponsible academic and social behavior were documented through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment
PDF pending restorationEilers, Janet L.; Fox, Judith L.; Welvaert, Mona S.; Wood, Jacqueline M. – 1998
This action research study examined the problem of the loss of commitment to schoolwork by middle level students as evidenced by missing assignments; late work, incomplete work, or both; and an attitude of indifference on the part of the students. The study also reviewed a variety of strategies to improve student learning and students' view of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Assignments, Cooperative Learning
