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Listening to the Voices of Young Children in a Nurture Class
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Cefai, Carmel; Pizzuto, Sue Anne Spiteri – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2017
The inclusion of the student perspective in helping to promote more effective learning, engagement and positive behaviour is becoming increasingly evident in both educational research and school and classroom practice. Giving students the opportunity to have a meaningful and influential voice enhances both the teaching and learning processes,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Elementary School Students
Building Literacy Communities. The Thirty-Second Yearbook: A Doubled Peer Reviewed Publication of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers
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Szabo, Susan, Ed.; Morrison, Timothy, Ed.; Martin, Linda, Ed.; Boggs, Merry, Ed.; Raine, I. LaVerne, Ed. – Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, 2010
For its 53rd annual meeting, the Association of Educators and Researchers met in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Marriott Charlotte City Center. This year's conference theme was "Building Literacy Communities", which was also used as the title for this year's Yearbook, Volume 32. This organization has long been the home of some of the nation's…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Influence of Technology, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Teacher and Student Evaluations of Cooperative Learning and Observed Interactive Behaviors.
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McManus, Susan M.; Gettinger, Maribeth – Journal of Educational Research, 1996
This study examined 26 third-grade teachers' use and evaluation of cooperative learning (CL) groups and 38 students' reactions to and verbal interactive behaviors during CL in two classes. Surveys indicated that both groups reported using CL almost daily, with many positive academic, social, and attitude outcomes. Most student interactions were…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 3
Everyday Math: Offering Options, Opinions, and Challenges
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Veronda, Cynthia W. – Understanding Our Gifted, 2005
"Options". "Opinions". "Challenges". These are the key words used by a group of gifted 3rd- and 4th-grade students when asked what they want out of math. Although not surprised by the desire for challenges, most of the author's colleagues are intrigued by the students' wishes for options and opinions in math. After…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4, Academically Gifted
Attitudes of Children toward Singing and Choir Participation and Assessed Singing Skill.
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Mizener, Charlotte P. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1993
Reports on a study of the attitudes of 542 students in grades 3-6 toward singing and choir participation in relation to grade level, gender, classroom singing activities, previous singing experience, and degree of singing skill. Finds that most subjects indicated a positive attitude toward singing, but less than half were interested in choral…
Descriptors: Choral Music, Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 4
Social Studies: Experiences in the Elementary Classroom.
Bowman, Debbie – 1988
Designed to provide a more positive learning experience in the area of third grade social studies, this project was concerned with improving the effectiveness of textbooks, developing critical thinking skills, providing group learning situations, and using the computer as an educational tool. Chapter 1 contains the outline of the research proposal…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking