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Ronca, Courtney C. – 1985
The two goals of this program were to increase the number of classroom teachers using the lab and to increase the amount of time that the science lab was used. The solution strategy chosen was a combination of peer tutoring, orientation presentations, small group discovery experiments and activities, and individual science experiment stations. The…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Demonstrations (Educational), Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science
Shaw, Edward L., Jr.; Doan, Robert L. – 1990
The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in attitude toward and achievement in science between boys and girls in grade two (n=129) and in grade five (n=154) and to compare the differences found for elementary school students to those found previously for middle school students. For this study, "attitude toward science" was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Career Choice, Career Guidance
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of School Improvement. – 1990
This manual invites California's educators and residents to join in planning and implementing changes that will improve elementary schooling. Chapters cover: (1) the processes of planning and implementing change; (2) quality criteria for elementary schools; (3) the program quality review process; (4) practice exercises and scenarios; (5) exercises…
Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement
Hunn, Diana M.; And Others – 1988
Two topics that are important for improving the teaching of science in the elementary grades are: (1) the availability of classroom science materials and equpment; and (2) teacher improvement in subject matter competencies, instructional skills, and familiarity with technology. A workshop was developed to help teachers develop instructional…
Descriptors: Cognitive Dissonance, Community Resources, Discovery Learning, Educational Resources
Allen, Robert – 1990
This practicum was designed to expand the scope of the inservice mathematics manipulative training program to address the lack of parent and teacher understanding of the use of manipulatives that are used by Chapter I math tutors to remediate students. A second aim was to acquaint and assist parents and teachers with remediation of educationally…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Inservice Education
Childcare Resources, Birmingham, AL. – 1990
The purpose of this manual is to provide school-age child care center staff in Alabama with information about school-age children that facilitates program planning and provides a basis for implementing and evaluating a high quality school-age child care (SACC) program. Sections of the manual discuss: (1) teacher competencies addressed by the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Check Lists, Educational Environment, Educational Equipment
Penick, John E., Ed.; Krajcik, Joseph, Ed. – 1985
Ten examples of innovative and outstanding middle school/junior high science programs are described. These programs were selected using state criteria and at least four independent reviewers. While Project Synthesis offered a desired state, these examples of excellence provided views of what is already a reality. The goals of an exemplary science…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Demonstration Programs, Elementary School Science, Energy
Hardesty, Carolyn, Ed. – Goldfinch, 1990
This issue of "The Goldfinch," a magazine of Iowa history for young people, features articles, stories, and activities concerning the history of persons and institutions that have cared for the children of Iowa. Among the articles included are "What about the Children?""Iowa's Orphan Annie"; and "When Children…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Advocacy, Child Rearing
Hart, E. Paul – 1987
This paper discusses the results of a field study that attempted to answer questions related to science curriculum renewal in the province of Saskatchewan. The purposes of the field study were to obtain educators' reactions to proposals for change in the science curriculum, assess teachers' needs for science teaching, and determine the nature and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Hafner, Anne; And Others – 1990
Descriptive statistics and associated analysis on American eighth graders are presented based on data from the 1988 National Education Longitudinal Study. The study will be repeated with the same cohort at 2-year intervals. Study variables cover attitudes, school performance, and activities of the eighth-grade students. In addition to direct…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cohort Analysis, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Rothenberg, Julia Johnson – 1990
The performance of children on problem-solving tasks 8 years after their participation in an early education intervention was compared with that of children who did not receive the intervention. At the time of the outcome assessment, all subjects (n=60) were in middle school. One group of the subjects was selected from the middle school students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education
Huff, Toby E. – 1989
While the Portuguese community, the largest ethnic group in southeastern Massachusetts, has contributed significantly to cultural life in New England, their participation in the region's educational and worklife has been minimal. This monograph examines the relationship between the socio-economic patterns that have emerged in southeastern…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, Economic Status, Educational Attainment
Krabbendam, Hans, Ed.; de Vries, Marc, Ed. – 1990
The aim of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) project "Science, Mathematics, and Technology" is to formulate recommendations for educational policy. Preparations for the project were made in each of the various member countries. Reported here are the results of the Netherlands meeting. The conference and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Children's Television Workshop, New York, NY. – 1988
This guide provides activities based on 13 Mathnet cases that are part of the television program Square One TV. Mathnet is a detective serial which ends each program. Each Mathnet activity consists of a case summary, two short activities, and one longer step-by-step activity, with a reproducible student activity page. Topics include geometry,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Games, Educational Television, Elementary Education
Schofield, Janet Ward – 1983
An intensive study of one desegregated school, located in a large northeastern industrial city, specifically sought to investigate peer interactions among sixth- and seventh-grade students in a racially mixed school. The basic data-gathering strategy involved observations conducted in classrooms, hallways, playgrounds, and the cafeteria. Observers…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Black Stereotypes, Black Students, Elementary Education
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