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Department for Education and Skills, London (England). – 2003
The booster lessons included in this book are designed for those children who need targeted support to secure National Curriculum Level 4 in the Key Stage 2 English tests. As the children work through 18 booster lessons, they will revisit key objectives that will help ensure that they achieve their full potential in the end-of-Key Stage 2 tests.…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Carrier, Carol; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Development, 1983
This study involving sixth graders found imaging was the most effective method of instruction, regardless of whether instructions to image came before or after subjects listened to a story. Field independent students outperformed their field dependent peers regardless of type of treatment. Twenty-three references are provided. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Gillies, Robyn M; Ashman, Adrian F. – Learning and Instruction, 1996
Sixth graders (n=192) participated in a study that compared the effects on behavior and achievement of cooperative learning with group members trained to facilitate each other's learning and cooperative learning in which members did not receive such training. Training resulted in positive effects on achievement and behavior. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students
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Alexander, Patricia A.; Fives, Helenrose; Buehl, Michelle M.; Mulhern, Julie – Teaching and Teacher Education, 2002
Investigated the effects of science lessons, framed as persuasion, on middle school students' knowledge, beliefs, and interest. Students received participated in teacher- or student-led lessons. Their knowledge, beliefs, and interest were compared to those of students in other science classes. There were significant differences between persuasion…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 7, Knowledge Level, Middle School Students
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Dreyfus, Amos; Levy, Osnat – European Journal of Teacher Education, 1996
This study examined how upper elementary biology students grasped the concepts of mean and deviation from mean and the implications of these concepts. Pretesting and posttesting of students who did and did not have computer assisted training in the concepts indicated that though most students failed in more difficult tasks, experimental students…
Descriptors: Biology, Comprehension, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education
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Vliet, Donna; Sternberg, Susan – Art Education, 1989
Provides a lesson plan designed to introduce students in grades four-six to the concept of social realism as it is portrayed in twentieth century Latin American art. Uses Antonio Berni's "Noon Time" in implementing instructional strategies which enhance analysis, interpretation, and judgment. Suggests a creative activity for studying…
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Class Activities, Creative Activities
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Hopper, Chris A.; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1992
The effect of parental involvement in school-based exercise and nutrition education was investigated. Elementary students participated in school-home, school-only, or control groups. Pre- and posttesting on physical and knowledge measures indicated family involvement mainly helped improve flexibility and nutrition knowledge. School-based students…
Descriptors: Child Health, Exercise, Family Involvement, Grade 5
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Cardelle-Elawar, Maria – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1992
Researchers investigated the effects of metacognitive mathematics instruction on low-ability, mainly Hispanic, sixth graders. Lack of linguistic, strategic, and procedural knowledge was the major source of errors in solving problems. Pre- and posttesting indicated students receiving metacognitive instruction progressed as problem solvers and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6
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Hart, Lynn C.; Estes, Mareene – Journal of Staff Development, 1990
A mathematics staff development program engaged kindergarten through twelfth grade Georgia teachers in a constructivist approach to learning for use in the classroom. The Problem-Solving and Thinking Project emphasized that teacher and student learning is not done passively and that teachers must be taught as it is hoped they will teach. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 6, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Strategies
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Meyer, Karen J. – Science and Children, 1993
Describes a contest where sixth-grade students observe the results of a week of planning, folding, testing, and comparing their best paper frog designs and hopping techniques. This integrated unit helps children unleash their imaginations and develop problem-solving skills. (PR)
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Grade 6
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Deering, Paul D.; Meloth, Michael S. – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1993
Study examined the content and form of elementary students' discussions in cooperative groups. Researchers recorded group discussions during whole language literacy instruction. Across classrooms, much verbal interaction was oriented toward academic and procedural talk, although the cognitive level of the discussions was low. Some grade level and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cooperative Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education
Patterson, Berniece – Arts & Activities, 1999
Presents an art lesson for sixth-grade students in which the students study the Egyptians' jewelry techniques and designs and create their own amulets. Provides background information on the importance of life after death to the Egyptians and how religion influenced the designing of their amulets. Describes the jewelry-making procedure. (CMK)
Descriptors: Ancient History, Art Education, Art Materials, Critical Thinking
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Lipka, Jerry; Hogan, Maureen P.; Webster, Joan Parker; Yanez, Evelyn; Adams, Barbara; Clark, Stacy; Lacy, Doreen – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2005
Math in a Cultural Context (MCC) was developed from ethnographic work with Yup'ik elders and teachers. The need for culturally based curricula seems obvious to those in the field of educational anthropology, but not necessarily to policymakers. Two case studies of novice teachers, one cultural "insider" and one "outsider,"…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Case Studies, Ethnography, Culturally Relevant Education
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Wilson, Helen; Mant, Jenny; Coates, David – Primary Science Review, 2004
The basic contention that a more imaginative, creative, and challenging approach will result in better achievement in SATs--in other words, if the children enjoy their science they will do better--was the basis of a project at Oxford Brookes University. The project was devised to encourage and enable the participating teachers to develop a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Teaching Methods
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Mitra, Sugata; Dangwal, Ritu; Chatterjee, Shiffon; Jha, Swati; Bisht, Ravinder S.; Kapur, Preeti – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
Earlier work, often referred to as the "hole in the wall" experiments, has shown that groups of children can learn to use public computers on their own. This paper presents the method and results of an experiment conducted to investigate whether such unsupervised group learning in shared public spaces is universal. The experiment was…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Computer Literacy, Internet
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