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Classroom, Media and Church: Explainng the Achievement Differences in Civic Knowledge in Bilingual School System of Estonia
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Põder, Kaire; Lauri, Triin – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2021
This study investigates civic and citizenship education in a unique post-Communist context--in the bilingual education system of Estonia. Estonia continues to have a bilingual school system where there are Estonian and Russian language schools in parallel. While Estonian language school students are ranked very high in international comparisons,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Civics, Citizenship Education
Classroom, Media and Church: Explaining the Achievement Differences in Civic Knowledge in the Bilingual School System of Estonia
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Põder, Kaire; Lauri, Triin – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2021
This study investigates civic and citizenship education in a unique post-Communist context--in the bilingual education system of Estonia. Estonia continues to have a bilingual school system where there are Estonian and Russian language schools in parallel. While Estonian language school students are ranked very high in international comparisons,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Civics, Bilingual Education
Family Literacy Activities and Their Interplay with Family and Preschool Language Environments: Links to Gains in Dual Language Learners' German Vocabulary
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Willard, Jessica A.; Kohl, Katharina; Bihler, Lilly-Marlen; Agache, Alexandru; Leyendecker, Birgit – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: Are family literacy activities linked to gains in preschool-aged dual language learners' (DLLs') societal language vocabulary? To understand connections between literacy activities and vocabulary, we separately considered literacy activities in the respective heritage language and in the societal language, German, and accounted…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Family Environment, Native Language, Turkish
Labor of the Soul
Voznesenskaia, A. – Soviet Education, 1976
Teachers must not separate themselves psychologically or physically from their classes. Effective teaching, especially in literature, involves helping students make personal discoveries, correcting mistakes without being authoritarian, and allowing children to enjoy learning. (AV)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
The Journal of Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, Volume 5, Number 2.
Journal of Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1980
A collection of articles concerning suggestive-accelerative learning and teaching (SALT) methods includes: "Suggestive Teaching Methods in the Soviet Union" (Eva Szalontai); "SALT Applied to Remedial Reading: A Critical Review" (Allyn Prichard and Jean Taylor); "The Waldorf Schools: An Artistic Approach to Education"…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Art, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques