This action research paper dealt with how to increase motivation towards English language learning through cooperative work in a public school in Medellín, Colombia. It was necessary to explore the concepts of teachers' beliefs, social teaching, collaborative and cooperative learning, to understand the conditions and activities that favored…

The Promoting Achievement in School through Sport (PASS) program is a year-long high school course that uses sports to enhance academic achievement. PASS features an integrated curriculum that addresses the student physically, mentally, and behaviorally, and an interdisciplinary approach combining language arts, philosophy, social studies,…

Evidence indicates that the anticipated Information Technology (IT) revolution in United Kingdom (UK) schools has not occurred. The ImpacT study evaluated the effect of IT on children's achievements in UK primary and secondary schools. The research revealed that IT can make significant contributions to teaching and learning, but a variety of…

STEP, THE SCHOOL-TO-EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, IS A STATE-SPONSORED EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT TO HELP PUPILS IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 10 WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL DROPOUTS. IT IS DESIGNED TO PUT INTO EFFECT A PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION AND SCHOOL-SUPERVISED WORK-EXPERIENCE THAT WILL DEVELOP HABITS, ATTITUDES AND SKILLS ENABLING STUDENTS TO OBTAIN SUITABLE…

THE PROJECT'S PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE CHILDREN TO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL, ENABLING THEM TO ACCEPT PROMISING OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY ARISE. THE GOALS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF MOST OTHER SCHOOLS, BUT THE PROJECT DIFFERS WITH RESPECT TO THE PROCESS OF EDUCATION. SOME OF THE CHANGES IN PROCESS BEGUN DURING THE FIRST YEARS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDED--THE…

The purpose of this project was to produce materials that would foster favorable teacher attitudes toward the philosophy behind mastery learning. One other purpose was to help teachers acquire the skills needed to use mastery learning in their classrooms and to determine the effects on pupils when mastery learning techniques were used. Forty-four…

The use of a Computing Resource Centre featuring word processing, spreadsheet, and database management activities by a group of talented and gifted students in Maple Ridge, British Columbia resulted in a marked increase in the students' organizational and planning skills and also in the quality of their work. (CB)

A questionnaire for students to rate their own study skills was developed and administered to over 5,000 primary and secondary school students in Japan. Scores for study skills and student motivation were calculated and compared to scholastic performance. Individualized suggestions for improvedment were provided and found to be appropriate. (GDC)

Examined the usefulness of a daily report system for improving school behavior and motivation of an eighth-grade student. The system improved communication between the school and parents and resulted in improved behavior, effort, and grades, as well as increased responsibility and self-confidence. (JAC)

Describes the introduction of microcomputers into a junior high school and the responses of students and teachers. (FL)

This action research project implemented and evaluated a portfolio program for assessing student performance. The targeted population consisted of elementary and middle grade students in two schools. The inadequacy of traditional evaluation methods was documented by means of parent and staff surveys. Common discrepancies were found in student…

Argues that journal writing is an essential component of reading instruction that needs to be seriously considered as a viable alternative to traditional approaches currently being used with reading disabled students in content area classes. (FL)

Illustrates how Web-based technologies can be used to encourage and motivate students to become active participants in the introductory economics classroom and describes two Web-based active learning exercises that place students in the center of the learning process. Includes reactions by Kim Sosin and Linda M. Manning. (CMK)

Describes a computerized English-auction experiment that helps students to understand marginal cost and its interrelationships with supply and the efficiency of competitive markets. Explains that the English auction is in a market where there are many sellers (students) and one buyer (computer). States that this exercise offers a good introduction…

A practicum intervention was designed to increase the motivation of seventh graders in a small, non-urban school system in the southeastern United States. Many of these students exerted little effort to succeed in school by completing homework, studying lessons, and participating in classroom activities. A series of staff development workshops…