The current study was a retrospective mixed-methods quasi-experimental design (QED) study to determine the effects of Progress Learning on Grades 6-8 mathematics and ELA achievement by comparison growth on the Georgia Milestones Mathematics and ELA assessments of students who received Progress Learning services, in relation to students that did…

We used the Stanford education data archive (SEDA) data to examine the heterogeneity among urban school districts in the United States. The SEDA 2.1 includes data sets on students' mathematics (Math) and English language arts (ELA) achievement from 2008 to 2014 at the district level. Growth mixture modeling was used to uncover the underlying…

Literacy researchers have explored how video games might be used as supplementary texts in secondary English language arts (ELA) classrooms to support reading instruction. However, less attention has been focused on how video games, particularly online educational games designed to teach argumentation, might enhance secondary ELA students'…

Throughout a unit of study about survival, students and their teacher engaged in individualized learning. Discussions of teacher-dictated curriculum versus student-driven learning, design of the unit, and students' and teacher's experiences and takeaways from the unit are included.

This study aims to investigate how the teachers who have different background characteristics perceive the goals and content of the English language curriculum implemented at the 6th, 7th and 8th grades of public primary schools. The study was conducted during the 2004-2005 school year with 368 English teachers selected from the seven regions of…

PRESENTED HERE WAS A GUIDE FOR TEACHER USE IN A SEVENTH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTIONS WHICH INCLUDED EASY, MEDIUM, AND DIFFICULT QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES WERE DISCUSSED. THE GUIDE CONTAINED A BIBLIOGRAPHY, A LIST OF RECORDINGS SUITABLE FOR PRESENTING UNITS COVERING ORIENTATION TO LITERATURE, TRADITIONAL BALLADS, AND LITERARY…

PRESENTED HERE WAS A STUDY GUIDE FOR STUDENT USE IN A SEVENTH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL WAS PRESENTED ON GREEK MYTHS, NORSE MYTHOLOGY, AND AMERICAN INDIAN MYTHOLOGY. STUDY QUESTIONS, SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES, AND A REFERENCE BOOK OF MYTHS WERE PRESENTED. AN ACCOMPANYING GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHERS (ED 010 140). (WN)

PRESENTED HERE WAS A GUIDE FOR TEACHER USE IN A SEVENTH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. BACKGROUND INFORMATION RELATED TO MYTHS OF CREATION, CHANGES IN NATURE, HEROES, AND ADVENTURE WERE PRESENTED. SUGGESTIONS FOR MOTIVATING STUDENTS WERE DISCUSSED. APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION, SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES, AND EXERCISES WERE PRESENTED WITH MYTH…

A MANUAL ON GRAMMAR USAGE WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHING IN SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUMS. THE MANUAL WAS FOR TEACHERS AND CONTAINS 96 GRAMMAR USAGE ITEMS WHICH COULD BE PROFITABLY TREATED IN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES. THE CONTENTS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CROSS-REFERENCES. THE MANUAL WAS BUILT ON…

THIS TEST--"MYTH"--WAS DESIGNED BY THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER FOR A SEVENTH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. IT IS INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY THE CURRICULUM UNITS AVAILABLE AS ED 010 139 AND ED 010 140. (MM)

A STUDY GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENT USE IN A SEVENTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT LANGUAGE PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE WERE PRESENTED WITH DISCUSSIONS OF ENGLISH SENTENCE STRUCTURE, ENGLISH GRAMMAR, AND SYMBOLS OF LINGUISTICS. APPROPRIATE EXERCISES WERE INCLUDED TO AFFORD PRACTICE WITH 12 PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES AND THEIR…

A GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHING GRAMMATICALITY AND PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES IN A SEVENTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THE GUIDE DETAILED BACKGROUND INFORMATION, EXERCISES, AND QUESTIONS APPROPRIATE FOR TEACHING GRAMMATICALITY. TWELVE PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES WITH LINGUISTIC SYMBOLS WERE PRESENTED WITH EXPLANATIONS FOR USE. APPROPRIATE EXERCISES WERE…

A GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENT USE IN A SEVENTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. SIX PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES AND LINGUISTICS SYMBOLS WERE DISCUSSED. TWELVE ADDITIONAL RULES WERE REPORTED EARLIER (ED 010 145 AND ED 010 146). APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION AND EXERCISES WERE INCLUDED. AN ACCOMPANYING GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHERS (ED 010 148). A REVIEW UNIT…

A GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHING PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES IN A SEVENTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THE GUIDE INCORPORATED DISCOVERY TECHNIQUES TO TEACH PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES AND SYMBOLOGY IN ADDITION TO 12 PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES DISCUSSED EARLIER (ED 010 146). AN ACCOMPANYING GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENT USE (ED 010 147). A REVIEW ON THE 18…

THESE TWO TESTS--"ORIENTATION" AND "FINDING AND DEVELOPING IDEAS, PARTS 1, 2, AND 3"--WERE DESIGNED BY THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER FOR A SEVENTH-GRADE RHETORIC CURRICULUM. THEY ARE INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY CURRICULUM UNITS AVAILABLE AS ED 010 130 AND ED 010 131. (LK)