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Download full textBempechat, Janine; Wells, Amy Stuart – 1989
This document comprises reviews of recent studies on the influence of classroom environment; curriculum tracking; child, parent and teacher beliefs; and middle school environment on the achievement of high risk students. Chapter 1, "Competitive, Cooperative, and Individualistic Structures of Classroom Learning," reports on the negative effect of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Classroom Environment, Competition
Schwartz, Wendy – 1996
This guide provides information about how middle schools can promote the development and education of adolescents, especially about how they can focus students' attention on career opportunities and training. It also offers families some ideas about how they can encourage their children's career awareness, and it presents some criteria for parents…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Career Counseling, Career Development
Tomlinson, Carol Ann – 1995
This information digest provides an overview of some areas of agreement between the fields of gifted education and middle school education, some areas of tension, and some promising directions that could engage educators in mutual planning of appropriate services for all middle school students, including the gifted. Shared beliefs include the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Bloomington, IN. – 1991
This ERIC/RCS Special Collection contains 10 or more Digests (brief syntheses of the research on a specific topic in contemporary education) and FAST Bibs (Focused Access to Selected Topics--annotated bibliographies with selected entries from the ERIC database), providing up-to-date information in an accessible format. The collection focuses on…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Content Area Reading, Cooperative Learning, Family Involvement
Schafer, Larry E., Ed. – 1994
This book describes methods used in the education of science teachers. Chapters in the book and authors are as follows: (1) "Teaching Elementary Teachers How to Use the Learning Cycle for Guided Instruction in Science" (John Staver and Gail Shroyer); (2) "Helping Preservice Teachers Master Authentic Assessment for the Learning Cycle…
Descriptors: Action Research, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education
Mizer, Robert; And Others – 1990
This document contains 29 programs and/or material listings that were nominated by at least three persons and for which there was evidence of the quality of the program or materials. Reviewers looked for positive evaluation data on the impact of the materials on students, or other information that assessed the quality of the program or materials,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Audiovisual Aids, College Mathematics
Helgeson, Stanley L.; And Others – 1990
This document contains 36 programs and/or material listings that were nominated by at least three persons and for which there was evidence of the quality of the program or materials. Reviewers looked for positive evaluation data on the impact of the materials on students, or other information that assessed the quality of the program or materials,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Biology, Chemistry, College Science
