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Balajthy, Ernest – 1989
Results of the 1985-86 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) survey of American students' knowledge of computers suggest that American schools have a long way to go before computers can be said to have made a significant impact. The survey covered the 3rd, 7th, and 11th grade levels and assessed competence in knowledge of computers,…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Phillips, Darrell Gordon – 1967
The purpose of this study was to investigate a proposed model for the acquisition of the concept of displacement volume and to compare two methods of conservation task presentation. A 12-stage hierarchical model for the acquisition of the concept was proposed, based on four primary assumptions: (1) concept attainment can be measured by…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary School Science, Grade 3
Politzer, Robert L.; McMahon, Sheila – 1970
Major hypotheses tested in this experiment were that (a) auditory discrimination ability is influenced by the native language background of the listener and (b) auditory discrimination ability increases with maturation. The subjects were 142 English-speaking and 84 Spanish-speaking children distributed throughout the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th grades.…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, English, Grade 1, Grade 3
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Mohan, Madan – Child Study Journal, 1971
In an 8-month peer tutoring program, unmotivated children in grades 7 and 8 tutored unmotivated children in grades 2 and 3. Improvements in attitude and behavior resulted for both tutors and tutees, with the exception of one emotionally disturbed child. (MK)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 7
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Douglass, H. Jeff; Bourne, L. E., Jr. – Developmental Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Grade 1, Grade 3
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van Wyk, Gerda; Louw, Arno – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2008
This paper addresses the controversial issues of improving the reading skills of young learners through technology-assisted reading programmes. On reporting the results of primary school learners from grade 2 to grade 7 who participated in a computer-based reading programme for seven months, we try to answer the critical questions of whether…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Programs
Arizona Department of Education, 2010
As part of compliance with with the federal No Child Left Behind Act, this document presents the State Report Card of Arizona for 2009-2010. The report card provides tables relating to percentage of students who passed AIMS in Arizona by subject and grade. The tables shown in this document include: (1) Mathematics Grade 3; (2) Reading Grade 3; (3)…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Definitions, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
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Kee, Daniel W. Davies, Leslie – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1991
Examined third and seventh graders during dual tasks to estimate the mental effort required to elaborate accessible noun pairs. Findings indicated that the accessibility difference was limited to the third grade. Findings support a knowledge-base view of developmental differences in elaboration effort. (SH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Associative Learning, Child Development, Cognitive Development
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"Saxon Elementary School Math," published by Harcourt Achieve, is a core curriculum for students in kindergarten through grade 5. A distinguishing feature of "Saxon Elementary School Math" is its use of a distributed approach, as opposed to a chapter-based approach, for instruction and assessment. The program is built on the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mathematics Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Kindergarten
Donorfio, Laura M. – 1991
During the last three decades there has been a growing interest among social scientists in studying the attitudes of young people toward the elderly and the aging process. This study explored children's attitudes toward the elderly and aging using interviews and drawings. Third, fifth, and seventh grade students (N=162) were asked to "draw a young…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Childhood Attitudes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Pace, Ann Jaffe – 1986
This study assessed the ability of third, fifth, and seventh graders to learn a problem-solving heuristic scheme and apply it to grade-appropriate tasks. A framework was utilized that focused on metacognitive aspects of task performance such as planfulness, strategy selection, monitoring, and evaluation. It was expected that use of the scheme…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comprehension, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1988
Developed in response to numerous requests from curriculum specialists and classroom teachers, this booklet addresses student assessment in written composition. Its purpose is: (1) to assist teachers in constructing writing prompts which correspond to the TEAMS (Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills) writing objectives and measurement…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5
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Estes, Carole; Estes, Gary D. – 1980
Multiple matrix sampling is a sampling design in which both test items and examinees are randomly sampled from their respective populations. This study was designed to develop and assess a method for computing an estimate of a correlation coefficient when a multiple matrix sampling design is used. The examinee populations included 212 third-grade…
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grade 3
Nisbet, Steven – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
This paper reports on teachers' views of the effects of compulsory numeracy testing in Years 3, 5, and 7 in Queensland schools. Teachers were surveyed on (i) the validity and worth of the tests, (ii) the impact the tests had on their teaching of mathematics, and (iii) how they were using the results of the tests. Although the results reveal a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Numeracy, Testing Programs, Mathematics Instruction
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Acker, Stephen R. – Human Communication Research, 1983
Investigates whether viewers of different ages are aware that camera lenses manipulate the apparent velocity and distance of events presented on television. Suggests that younger viewers do not understand how television production techniques manipulate perceptual information and may thus be misled by their use. (PD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Students, Developmental Stages, Distance
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