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Heise, Bonnie L.; And Others – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1991
Reports a study which looked for measurable differences between the vocabulary achievement scores of remedial reading elementary students (mostly Hispanic) taught with teacher instruction and those taught with computer assisted instruction (CAI). Although the differences were not statistically significant, consistent improvement was measured for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Elementary Education, Grade 3
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Watson, Jane; Kelly, Ben – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2005
Although sampling has been mentioned as part of the chance and data component of the mathematics curriculum since about 1990, little research attention has been aimed specifically at school students' understanding of this descriptive area. This study considers the initial understanding of bias in sampling by 639 students in grades 3, 5, 7, and 9.…
Descriptors: Schemata (Cognition), Sampling, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum
Baratz-Snowden, Joan; And Others – 1988
Relationships among a series of variables were examined for demographic items included in the 1985-86 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) special survey of Hispanic and Asian students (N=2,289) and also in the Department of Education special survey of the educational preference of language minority parents. Variables studied were:…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Asian Americans, Demography, Educational Background
Barboni, Judith; And Others – 1968
GRADES OR AGES: K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: English. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The first half of the guide consists of several chapters which give a general outline of the program. The second half is broken down into two sections--"Language in Action" and "Literature in Action"--which outline the program in greater detail. These two sections…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, English Curriculum, Grade 1
Gronna, Sarah; Chin-Chance, Selvin; Abedi, Jamal – 2000
Research indicated that English language proficiency may influence student performance, and that standardized assessments may be biased against students who have limited English proficiency (LEP). This study investigated the influence of language on student performance differences in reading and mathematics. The content area of reading was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
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Schafer, Mechthild; Korn, Stefan; Brodbeck, Felix C.; Wolke, Dieter; Schulz, Henrike – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2005
The present study was conducted to predict bullying roles over a 6-year time period and across contexts differing in the degree of peer hierarchies. Out of two representative data sets from primary (N = 1525) and secondary school (N = 2958), 282 children (156 boys; 126 girls) were followed up longitudinally. Self-reports on bullying experiences…
Descriptors: Social Status, Bullying, Victims of Crime, Aggression
Byrne, Barbara M. – 1994
This study represents the first to empirically validate the structure of social self-concept (SC) as proposed by the Shavelson model. For each of three age groups--preadolescents (252 3rd graders), early adolescents (290 7th graders), and late adolescents (335 11th graders)--analyses of covariance structures were used to test: (1) that social SC…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Analysis of Covariance, Child Development
Rock, Donald; Chan, Kaling – 1988
The differential item functioning of mathematics performance of Hispanic, Asian, and White students on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was studied, using a modification of the Mantel-Haenszel Procedure. The sample for grades 3, 7, and 11, respectively, included: (1) 1,367, 1,570, and 1,580 Whites; (2) 265, 613, and 760…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cubans, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education
Daly, Joseph L.; Richburg, Robert W. – 1984
To gather longitudinal student achievement data from schools utilizing the four-day week, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) grade equivalent scores were obtained in 1984 from five rural Colorado school districts for four consecutive years--two years prior to and two years following the districts' change to the shortened week. A first analysis…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classes (Groups of Students), Elementary Education, Grade 3
Alexis I. DuPont School District, Greenville, DE. – 1970
GRADES OR AGES: Unspecified. SUBJECT MATTER: Effective living. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: Most of the pages are divided into three columns: concept, some activities, and teacher comments. The guide is offset printed and spiral bound with a soft cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: The guide is divided into eight units: human growth and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Family Life Education, Grade 1, Grade 10
Reading Community Schools, OH. – 1968
GRADES OR AGES: K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Mathematics. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into three sections, one each for elementary grades, middle grades, and high school. Each section is further subdivided by grade level. Sections are laid out in four columns across two pages. Column headings are concepts, teaching methods…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Grade 10
Watkins, Ruth C.; And Others – 1969
GRADES OR AGES: Grades 1-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Reading. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has the following major sections: listening skills, word recognition skills, comprehension skills, reading and study skills in content areas. Grade levels are not indicated, as instruction in a skill should begin at the point where it is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Grade 10
Montclair Public Schools, NJ. – 1968
GRADES OR AGES: Grades K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Human growth and development. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is in two parts, K-6 and 7-12, the first being more fully developed. The K-6 guide has a section for each grade, with subsections on individual process, social process, family process, and growth and development process. There…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Family Life Education, Grade 1, Grade 10
Western Australia Education Dept., Perth. – 1995
First Steps is a program instituted by the Western Australia Ministry of Education to improve the literacy and numeracy of primary school students, particularly those at risk of academic failure. First Steps is organized around reading, writing, spelling, and oral language; children's skills are organized along developmental continua. This study,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
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Olsen, James B.; And Others – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
The development, school district implementation, and initial validation of the Wicat Skills Assessment Test--a computerized testing system for state assessment objectives--are described. Testing with 10,000 students in grades 3, 5, 7, and 9 began in Texas in 1986-87 and 1987-88. Results support the feasibility for districtwide computerized…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
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