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Graham, Steve – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1990
Effects on quantity and quality of student compositions of mechanical interference, rate of production, and contentless production signals to write more were studied for 24 learning-disabled (LD) fourth and sixth graders. Results indicate that LD students' writing problems are partly a result of difficulties with mechanics and sustaining…
Descriptors: Dictation, Elementary School Students, Essays, Grade 4
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Meng, Karen; Patty, Del – Journal of Educational Research, 1991
A study evaluated the effectiveness of contextual organizers for subjects (n=276) of three cognitive styles (field dependent, field independent, and field intermediate) during computer-assisted instruction. Findings were advance organizers were more effective for field-dependent subjects; postorgainzers were more effective for field-intermediate…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Context Effect
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Varble, Mary Ellen – Journal of Educational Research, 1990
Second graders taught by the whole language approach produced better writing samples, for content and meaning, than did second graders taught by the traditional approach. No differences were evident in the use of mechanics. Sixth grade samples evidenced no difference between the two approaches. (IAH)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Conventional Instruction, Data Analysis, Grade 2
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Ward, R. Bruce; Sadler, Philip M.; Shapiro, Irwin I. – Astronomy Education Review, 2008
We report on an evaluation of the effectiveness of Project ARIES, an astronomy-based physical science curriculum for upper elementary and middle school children. ARIES students use innovative, simple, and affordable apparatus to carry out a wide range of indoor and outdoor hands-on, discovery-based activities. Student journals and comprehensive…
Descriptors: Student Journals, Grade 4, Grade 3, Teaching Methods
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Archibald, Sarah – Peabody Journal of Education, 2006
In an era dominated by issues of school finance adequacy, it seems particularly important to provide evidence that, despite a number of claims to the contrary, educational resources are indeed positively related to improved student achievement. One of the hypotheses of this article is that expenditures per pupil must be disaggregated into more…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Robinson, Scott – 1994
This paper presents a description of a northern Florida middle school and of the students enrolled in the school, 92% of whom are African-American. Three quarters of the entire student population is eligible for free or reduced price government assisted lunches. This figure is double the state average. During academic year 1991-92, expenditure per…
Descriptors: Black Students, Grade 6, Grade 8, Intermediate Grades
Merklein, Robert, Ed.; Smith, Theodore, Ed. – 1982
Part of the "Nutrition Education-Choose Well, Be Well" curriculum series, this guide was developed to help teachers, food service personnel, professionals, and parents provide nutrition education and make nutrition come alive in the classroom, home, or cafeteria. Organized by grade level (from fourth through sixth), activities described…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Mokros, Janice R. – 1985
Microcomputer-based laboratories (MBL), the use of microcomputers for student-directed data acquisition and analysis, represents a promising new development in science laboratory instruction. This descriptive study determined the impact of MBLs on middle school students' understanding of graphs of distance and velocity. The study was based on the…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary School Science, Grade 6
Baumann, James F. – 1983
Sixty-six grade six students were subjects in a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a direct instruction paradigm for teaching children the reading comprehension skill of main idea identification. Both experimental groups (strategy and basal) and the control group received eight lessons of 30 minutes each. All instruction occurred over a…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis, Directed Reading Activity, Grade 6
Mattheis, Floyd E.; Nakayama, Genzo – 1988
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a laboratory-centered inquiry program on laboratory skills, science process skills, and knowledge/understanding. The inquiry approach used in the Foundational Approaches in Science Teaching (FAST) program and a traditional science textbook approach were compared in terms of the three…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Grade 6, Grade 7, Inquiry
Wienke, Jon W. – 1981
Noting that American elementary schools over the years have emphasized reading to the detriment of writing, a study examined the efficacy of a writing program that places the student and the teacher in direct contact with the writing process by (1) requiring daily student writing and suggesting the teacher frequently write with the students, (2)…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
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Hungerman, Ann D. – 1981
ANOVA and Profile analysis were employed to compare the computational skills of high and low ability sixth graders during a decade of efforts to individualize instruction. Comparison of lowest ability subgroups demonstrated no differences with statistical significance in their computational skills. There were statistically significant differences…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Personke, Carl; Knight, Lester – Elementary English, 1967
To determine the effect of proofreading on spelling, a study was conducted with middle- and upper-middle-class students in four sixth-grade classes in two schools in Austin, Texas. Two classes were used as control groups, and two as experimental groups. Teachers of both groups participated in the planning sessions to prepare 14 lessons with…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Grade 6
Greenlaw, M. Jean – Horn Book Magazine, 1987
Describes a teaching plan in which sixth grade students studied China through pictures, books, and storytelling. (FL)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Palmer, Adelaide; And Others – Computing Teacher, 1984
Description of a pilot word processing program instituted in two sixth-grade classes highlights teacher experiences and reactions of students obtained from an end of the year survey. Motivation and attitudes, word processing techniques, suggestions for expanded activities, and recent happenings are covered. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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