The importance of educational practices based on evidence is well-supported in the literature, however barriers to their implementation in classrooms still exist. This paper examines the phenomenon of evidence-based practice in education highlighting enablers and barriers to their implementation with particular reference to RTLB practice.

Instructors (N = 204) of elementary mathematics methods courses completed a survey assessing the extent to which they stay informed about research related to effective uses of educational technology and the kinds and numbers of educational technologies they include in their courses. Findings indicate that, while they view educational technology…

Describes one teacher's systematic inquiry into the effectiveness of strategies to increase students' vocabularies. A research-type approach indicated that use of clarity statements and interchanges that encouraged connections to the students' own lives seemed more effective in helping students incorporate their understanding of concepts with…

Presents an overview of research on the teaching of spelling. Emphasizes that spelling is a subject that can be taught, and instruction has two major objectives: the automatic spelling of a security list and the ability to apply correct spelling in written communication. Focuses on study methods, testing, recording progress, dictionary use, and…

Research on direct instruction in mathematics is briefly summarized, with key procedures listed. (MNS)

Presents eight ideas for classroom activities for improving reading comprehension, all of which are based on recent research findings. (FL)

This paper describes a research and development center's project to design procedures for helping students both to develop and to apply effective behaviors for understanding text. The project's developmental efforts are summarized and promising directions for future work are examined. Specifically, the paper (1) clarifies the goals of the project,…

Teacher effectiveness research is presented within the context of research about the teaching of reading in an effort to guide preservice teachers to make deliberate judgments in selecting instructional strategies from conflicting research findings. Suggestions for teacher educators are offered. (Author/MT)

What mental computation and estimation are, what is known from research about each process, and what can help students develop these skills are discussed. (MNS)

Research on the amount of questioning and the types of questions teachers ask are briefly discussed. (MNS)

Research on the characteristics of individuals who have demonstrated a high level of ability in mathematics is presented. The importance of structure in mathematical thinking is stressed and implications for teaching are detailed. (MNS)

This paper explores what has been reported by several researchers in an attempt to make recommendations on the most effective method of introducing basketball to elementary school age children. Based on this review the following observations are brought forward for consideration. Factors which significantly affected student success include: height…

Metacognition is described and suggestions for teachers about developing and improving metacognitive skills in performing mathematical tasks are given. (MNS)

Pertinent findings from research on problem solving are presented to describe how primary-level children may gain an understanding of addition and subtraction as well as practice computational skills through one-step problems. Then suggestions for teaching problem solving are given. (MNS)

After research on problem solving is briefly summarized, an in-service program on problem types and solution strategies is described. Teachers must know how pupils solve problems; they can use activities designed for both instruction and assessment. Key aspects of assessment are summarized. (MNS)