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Download full textNational Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 mathematics assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 mathematics assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 mathematics assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment
National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 mathematics assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Educational Assessment
Direct linkWalingo, Mary K.; Musamali, Betty – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2008
Objective: To compare nutrient intake and indicators of nutritional status of western Kenyan pupil participants and nonparticipants of a parent-supported school lunch program. Design: Pupils and their caregivers were interviewed to assess their 24-hour dietary intake and the socioeconomic status of the family. Pupils' weights and heights were…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Caregivers
Gatliffe, Eileen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined vocabulary acquisition of elementary students in grades kindergarten through fifth in one rural New Mexico school. The school had 277 students. Hispanic students comprised nearly 80% of the student body. All students received free lunch and breakfast. The 65 students who participated in the study were assessed using the…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Kindergarten, Vocabulary Development, Statistical Significance
Martinez, Martha I. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Two-way immersion (TWI) programs teach English Learners (ELs) and native English speakers in the same classroom using both languages in an immersion approach. Studies suggest that TWI programs result in greater student integration, thus providing a promising alternative for Spanish speaking ELs, who are frequently concentrated in high poverty,…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Focus Groups, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedMeyer, Mary Kay; Lambert, Laurel; Blackwell, Ann – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences: From Research to Practice, 2002
A parent telephone survey (n=300) was conducted to identify the primary customer of elementary school food programs. Results show that the decision to eat school lunch was most frequently made jointly by parent and child and the factor most frequently influencing the decision was the nutritional value of the meal. (Contains 15 references.) (JOW)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary School Students, Lunch Programs, Nutrition
School Foodservice Journal, 1973
Food needs and desires of students participating in a packaged Type A lunch system are examined. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Food Standards, Lunch Programs, Measurement
Bartfeld, Judi; Dunifon, Rachel – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2006
Food security--access to enough food for a healthy, active life--is vital to the well-being of children. Yet, almost 17% of households with children experience food insecurity, considerably higher than the rate among childless households. Food insecurity has been linked to a variety of negative outcomes in children, related to health, behavior,…
Descriptors: Security (Psychology), Elementary School Students, Family (Sociological Unit), Hunger
Clark, Richard; Fisher, Richard – Colorado Journal of Educational Research, 1975
The article describes a program which decreased waste of food by giving elementary school children tokens good for special activities if they finished their lunches. (CD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedEmmons, Lillian; Hayes, Marian – Nutrition Education, 1973
A survey taken of mothers and children in two upstate New York school districts in order to determine the need for and effects of the childrens' participation in a free school lunch program found that a significant number of mothers and children could name important foods, but few could provide valid nutritional reasons. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Dietetics, Eating Habits, Elementary School Students, Food Standards
Peer reviewedLaRowe, L. Nell; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1980
Examined reduction of noise levels in an elementary school lunchroom as a function of feedback. Results indicate that feedback plus reinforcement was effective in reducing noise levels. Feedback only was also effective, but to a lesser degree. No relationship existed between noise level and other behaviors. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Contingency Management, Dining Facilities, Elementary School Students
Nash, Kay, Ed. – Colorado Communique, 1998
This document consists of the four issues of a newsletter published during 1998. The newsletter discusses topics pertinent to school food service and providing nutrition for elementary school students. The February/March issue discusses exemptions under the Competitive Foods Regulation, celebrating cultural diversity in cafeteria menus, and…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Child Health, Eating Habits, Elementary Education
Cook, Judith; And Others – British Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine, 1975
The stated purpose of the study discussed here was to assess the contribution of school meals to the nutrition of 778 primary and secondary school children attending schools in Kent using information collected during a survey made in 1968-1970 which included a weighed diet record, a socio-economic questionnaire, and a medical examination.…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Elementary School Students, Health Programs, Lunch Programs
