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Stipek, Deborah J. – 1993
This book integrates theory, research, and practical issues related to achievement motivation, and provides an overview of current theories in the field, including reinforcement theory, intrinsic motivation, and cognitive theories. The text gives concrete examples and practical guidance for diagnosing and improving students' motivation, focuses on…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Brookover, Wilbur; And Others – 1982
This book is a set of inservice staff training modules designed to help teachers, administrators, and auxiliary staff to produce high levels of achievement regardless of the socioeconomic level or ethnic make-up of the student population. It operationally defines school learning climate as attitudinal and behavioral patterns which impact on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment
Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan – 1986
A study examined whether scaffolding (the interaction that emerges when novices and experts work cooperatively) can be extended if the scaffolding model for facilitating problem-solving instruction is imposed. Eight teachers were instructed and coached in the use of scaffolding to teach first graders listening comprehension skills. When a group of…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Feedback, Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness
Vasquez, James A. – 1981
Intended to assist interested persons to identify research on minority youth in various areas believed to shape the manner in which these students learn, this bibliography cites approximately 1,273 materials, published primarily between 1950 and 1979, basically dealing with Black, Hispanic (especially Mexican American), and Native American youth,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Blacks, Competition
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 22 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the effects of a federal compensatory reading program on academic achievement; variables affecting the reading growth rate of learning disabled children;…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Compensatory Education, Contingency Management
Hakes, Judith A.; And Others – 1980
A curriculum pilot project was initiated for purposes of helping the Acoma and Laguna Pueblo Tribes (2 of 19 Pueblo Tribes located in New Mexico) to improve the education of their children. A majority of these students were bilingual and the overall educational program did not seem to meet their particular learning needs, resulting in poor…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Students, Cultural Context
CANDLAND, DOUGLAS K.; MANNING, SIDNEY ALPERN – 1967
FIVE EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED IN AN ATTEMPT TO ISOLATE SPECIFIC LEARNING PATTERNS IN CHILDREN OF VARYING DEGREES OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PHYLOGENETIC DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE. FACTORS STUDIED WERE THOSE KNOWN TO INFLUENCE LEARNING IN NORMAL CHILDREN AND ADULTS--KIND OF REINFORCEMENT (VERBAL OR…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Exceptional Child Research, Females

Vidal-Abarca, Eduardo; Gilabert, Ramiro – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1995
Describes a long-term project where middle school students were taught to visually represent key text ideas through idea-mapping techniques. Instruction was inserted in the content area curriculum along with regular textbooks and supplementary material. Positive effects were found in recall, comprehension, and learning. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development
Wallace, Lorraine Silver – American Journal of Health Education, 2003
This study retrospectively examined physical activity patterns across three specific age periods (childhood, teenage, and young adulthood) in a cross sectional sample of young Caucasian undergraduate women (N = 44). All women (mean age = 22.27 plus or minus 3.14 years) completed questionnaire packets assessing transtheoretical model of behavior…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Females, Physical Activity Level, Behavior Change
Vela, Jesus, Jr. – 1981
A suggested management system for secondary migrant counselors is the second part of a guide to help migrant counselors meet the special needs of migrant students. It includes a list of counselors' competencies and suggested calendars of academic, vocational, and social activities. Competencies include organizing pre-registration and registration…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Conflict Resolution, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Services
Gunter, Jock – 1973
Letter and syllable dice devised for a project in rural Ecuador provide inexpensive, easily reproducible learning materials for practice in basic literary skills. Eleven wooden cubes with six letters on each cube are cast onto a surface and the player constructs words from the letters on the top side of the dice. After a word is formed and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Daily Living Skills
NEWCOMB, DANIEL L., ED. – 1967
THE PROCEEDINGS FROM THE 1967 INTERNATIONAL CONVOCATION ON LEARNING DISABILITIES INCLUDE ARTICLES IN THREE AREAS--23 ON ETIOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION, 14 ON EDUCATION, HABILITATION, AND REMEDIATION, AND 11 ON REHABILITATION AND INNOVATION. TOPICS INCLUDE LANGUAGE, READING AND COMMUNICATION DISABILITIES, BHEAVIOR, AUDITORY AND VISUAL PERCEPTION,…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis
Desrochers, A.; Gardner, R. C. – 1978
The purpose of this study was to examine some correlates and consequences of a four-day trip to a French-speaking community by 153 grade eight English Canadian students. The major findings are that: (1) Parents of the participants in the excursion differ from those of the 183 non-participants not in terms of socioeconomic status or educational…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
Jorgensen, Cheryl M.; Schuh, Mary C.; Nisbet, Jan – Brookes Publishing Company, 2005
Inclusion facilitators are educators who do more than teach children with disabilities--they advocate for change in schools and communities, sparking a passion for inclusion in teachers, administrators, and families and giving them the practical guidance they need to make it work. This is an essential new role in today's schools, and this guide…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Personality, Educational Change, Disabilities
Lee, Lina – CALICO Journal, 2005
This article reports classroom research on learners' perspectives on Web-based instruction that utilizes the "Blackboard" course management system. The Web-based instruction aims to provide and support collaborative learning while fostering learners' autonomy and accountability. The article also provides a description of the course…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Classroom Research, Web Based Instruction, Active Learning