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Mandel, Scott – 1991
An in-depth investigation of the inner components of cooperative learning methodologies was made, concentrating on five basic research questions. These were: (1) Do teacher's focusing questions and interaction with students during cooperative learning facilitate students' critical thinking skills? (2) In what ways do cooperative learning groups…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cooperative Learning, Educational Practices
Hughes, Phillip, Ed. – 1991
This book is the first in a series on teachers and teaching, a result of the Australian Council for Educational Research program of research on teachers. The theme, teachers in society, has been constructed around three broad areas: the context of teaching, teacher education, and teachers' work. The book is divided into 8 chapters as follows: (l)…
Descriptors: Administrators, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Policy
Barton, Paul E.; Coley, Richard J. – 1991
Available information, largely for selected years in the 1970s through 1990, on academic performance at the highest levels of achievement is summarized for elementary through graduate school levels. Profiles of students who performed well on particular measures of academic achievement or attained advanced degrees are provided. Data were obtained…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, College Students
Smith, Jacqueline; And Others – 1983
This manual consists of guidelines, resources, and instructional materials for use in developing and implementing an early career awareness program for kindergarten through sixth grade students. The guide, which is based on an early career awareness program that was implemented at Nantucket Elementary School in Massachusetts, deals with the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Awareness, Classroom Techniques, Educational Games
Ponzio, Richard – 1984
Mills College (California) was one of three sites selected to participate in a project designed to apply and use research in elementary teacher education. The project trained student teachers and cooperating teachers to measure academic learning time and active teacher behaviors with instruments developed by recent research on teacher…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Cooperating Teachers, Educational Research, Elementary School Teachers
Bacharach, Samuel B.; And Others – 1983
Conceptualizing militant behavior as a strategic choice involving collective action and occurring within a specific organizational context, this paper examines the impact of various organizational factors on elementary and secondary school teachers' willingness to engage in militant behavior. Teachers in 83 New York districts were surveyed as to…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Group Behavior, Labor Relations, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Walsh, Glenda; Gardner, John – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2005
This article describes a means of evaluating early years classrooms from the perspective of the child's experience. Nine key themes, such as motivation and independence, are identified as representing significant aspects of a high-quality environment for learning. The manner in which these manifest themselves in relation to the three elements of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Katz, Lilian G.; And Others – 1989
Suggestions for effective parenting of preschool children are provided in 33 brief articles on children's feelings concerning self-esteem; fear; adopted children; the birth of a sibling; death; depression; and coping with stress, trauma, and divorce. Children's behavior is discussed in articles on toddlers' eating habits, punishment and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior, Childhood Needs
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1987
The National Longitudinal Survey of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS-72) Teaching Supplement Data File (TSDF) is presented. Data for the machine-readable data file (MDRF) were collected via a mail questionnaire that was sent to all respondents (N=1,517) to the fifth follow-up survey who indicated that they had a teaching background or training…
Descriptors: Databases, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
In June 1989, third, sixth, and ninth graders in Alberta (Canada) were administered standardized tests in English, Social Studies, and Science, respectively. This report presents results of these tests at each grade level and by gender, with comparative data from 1985. Data for 31,998 third graders (English), 29,918 sixth graders (social studies),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Ortleb, Edward P.; And Others – 1990
The world is faced with a variety of environmental problems. No country has escaped pollution and resource depletion. Basic ecological principles are often ignored and sometimes this contributes to ecological disasters. This volume is designed to provide basic information about the quality of the earth's land resources. The visual aids,…
Descriptors: Acid Rain, Conservation (Environment), Depleted Resources, Drinking Water
Hillman, Susan J.; And Others – 1987
Factors promoting or detracting from the effectiveness of collaborative projects between colleges and schools were investigated. Of concern were three projects undertaken collaboratively between a four-year state college in Massachusetts and the local public schools during a 2-year period. The In-service Project provided opportunities for teachers…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education
Morris, Robert, Ed. – 1989
This volume examines the teaching of statistics in the whole range of education, but concentrates on primary and secondary schools. It is based upon selected topics from the Second International Congress on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS 2), convened in Canada in August 1986. The contents of this volume divide broadly into four parts: statistics in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Mathematics, Educational Cooperation, Educational History
Sigrah, Hanson K.; Kephas, Kalwin – 1990
A study investigated a decline in student achievement and related issues that was associated with a drop of 1.60 points on the mean achievement scores of 9th graders attending high school in Kosrae, Micronesia on the Secondary Level English Proficiency test. Research questions included the following: (1) What knowledge and skills are emphasized at…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Curriculum, English
Keller, Thomas E. – 1989
A hands-on approach to science is highly desirable because an inquiry approach to science greatly promotes learning. However when students and teachers manipulate glassware, chemical, and other materials, accidents will happen. Because of this, risk management and safety procedures become an important, integral part of the science curriculum. This…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Biology, Chemistry, Elementary School Science
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