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Peer reviewedEdwards, Rosaland – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1988
This study investigated the effect on motor behavior and achievement of giving performance standards to 78 fourth-grade and 80 fifth-grade students. The hypothesis was that individual performance standards help students achieve significantly higher scores than those receiving no standards. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Performance
Peer reviewedMewborn, Denise S. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Presents two vignettes of mathematics lessons and describes fourth-grade students' discussions of fractions, percents, decimals, time, and money while investigating the various interpretations of the word "quarter." (ASK)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Fractions, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
Download full textFranks, Betty Barclay; Taylor, Nancy – 1995
This booklet contains 12 lessons about the history of Ohio correlated to the proficiency outcomes of the "Grade 4 Proficiency Test Outcomes in Ohio." Lessons include: (1) "Emigrating to Ohio"; (2) "The Era of Expansion"; (3) "Finding Out about Ohio"; (4) "Emigrating to Ohio"; (5) "Settling in…
Descriptors: Grade 4, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades
Bauer, Audra L. – 2002
This paper discusses the development of effective staff development programs to support use of computer technology in the elementary school classroom. Elements discussed include strategies to reach reluctant technology users, and suggestions for getting started with such a program. The paper also presents the findings of a survey study exploring…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4
Rhode Island State Dept. of Education, Providence. – 1999
This second annual report on public K-12 education in Rhode Island focuses on fourth graders, an age group that represents the most vulnerable portion of the school population. As the percentage of proficient fourth graders increases, the secondary schools will find it easier to raise their levels of proficiency. Rhode Island administers a School…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Annual Reports, Elementary School Students
Ysseldyke, James E.; And Others – 1995
This booklet provides suggestions for possible sources of information for each of the student performance indicators listed in the National Center on Educational Outcomes' conceptual model for students in fourth grade, including students with disabilities. The model has eight outcome domains, each with several outcomes and indicators of outcomes.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Grade 4
Hearne, Jill; Ramey, Madelaine – 1998
A large urban northwest school district is engaged in the construction of a central accountability policy that depends on school-based implementation. As part of this effort, the district has implemented a standards-based exit policy. Each school has identified students as either meeting grade-level standards or not meeting these standards. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary School Students
