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Russo, James; McCosh, Jessie; Hewish, Travis – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2021
This collaborative inquiry between an academic (James Russo) and two school-based practitioners (Jessie McCosh and Travis Hewish) explores student attitudes towards learning mathematics through problem solving in a medium sized primary school in regional Victoria.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries
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Roth, Kate; Dabrowski, Joan – Reading Teacher, 2014
Interactive writing is an instructional practice widely considered effective and most appropriate for emergent writers. This article asserts that it is a valuable method for more fluent writers in grades 2-5. It outlines the basic lesson sequence and proposes four key shifts to adapt interactive writing for older, more fluent writers: 1) The…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing (Composition), Interaction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Meissner, Barbara; Bogner, Franz – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
Although teachers in principle are prepared to make use of science centers, such excursions often fail to facilitate learning processes. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the link between science centers and schools. The design and evaluation of valuable outreach projects may enhance students' out-of-school science learning. In our study, we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teaching Centers, Grade 5, Grade 8
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O'Shea, Helen – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2009
Teachers and researchers work hard to discover the most effective ways of teaching mathematics in the primary classroom. When searching for new tasks to teach or ways to adapt a task to fit the class's profile, they often "phone a friend," drawing on the know-how and knowledge of colleagues and experts. Other articles in this issue…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Grade 6
Bush-Richards, Angela; Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2008
This report describes district-level results from the 2007-2008 AISD Student Climate Survey.
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Environment, Environmental Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
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Freeman, Nancy K.; King, Sherry – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2001
Notes the increasingly popular pedagogy of service learning. Describes an intergenerational service learning project that brought together preschoolers, elderly, and at-risk elementary school students, included both direct service and indirect service, and made valuable contributions to young children's developing literacy, social-emotional,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy
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Tackett, Wendy – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2005
"Adults don't listen to me because they don't think I have anything interesting to say," an eleven-year-old boy explained to the authors of this article during one of the after-school focus groups that took place at Homer (Michigan) Community Schools. However, as part of the Youth Participatory Evaluation (YPE) team's effort to evaluate…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Focus Groups, Self Esteem