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Roberts, Donald F.; And Others – Communication Research: An International Quarterly, 1984
Examines the relationship between television viewing and reading achievement within a framework of television and reading constructs such as media availability and parental media behavior, children's use of print and broadcast media and measures of their attitudes and orientation toward television and print. Includes the questionnaire. (PD)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Correlation, Elementary School Students, Family Environment
Gabay, Jerry – 1998
Since the early 1950s, several programs have enticed thousands of rural Mexicans to migrate to California and the Northwest to be agricultural workers. The resultant demographic and cultural impacts have been immense. Hood River County (Oregon) schools are over 30 percent Hispanic. There is much ignorance and prejudice regarding the Hispanic…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Agricultural Laborers, Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness
Fine, Linda – 1999
This practicum was designed to increase the integration of technology into the sixth-grade curriculum and to eliminate technology as a separate subject in an urban middle school setting. The subject of technology was integrated into the curriculum of the remaining academic subjects, instead of being added onto the curriculum. Site-based teacher…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Grade 6
Voigts, Friedhelm – 1998
The Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) is a consortium of ministries of education in southern Africa. This bound report--one of seven--presents the research results and policy suggestions that emerged from implementation of SACMEQ's initial educational policy research project. The report looks broadly at five…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Educational Environment, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Facilities
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. – 2003
Intended for parents as a companion to the Alberta Curriculum Guides, this summary, in English- and French-language versions, uses an "at a glance" schematic to list the curricular goals for Grade 6 in Alberta. In addition to English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, goals cover art, music, health and life skills,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Livingston, Donald R.; Livingston, Sharon – 2003
This study analyzed data from statewide criterion referenced competency tests (CRCTs), used to determine whether a child is retained in grade, investigating whether trends and differences in scores across Georgia for students from similar family backgrounds could be linked to failing this test twice in elementary school. The study explored whether…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Elementary Education, Family Influence
Kronberg, Robi M. – 1999
This report describes the outcomes of a study that examined teacher efficacy in order to generate an exploratory and explanatory theory of teacher efficacy in the context of four heterogeneous fifth and sixth grade classrooms. It investigated how the four elementary teachers identified as being efficacious described the relationships between…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Disabilities, Elementary Education

Ritchey, Anne C. – TechTrends, 1997
Describes how a sixth grade teacher of an ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) resource class used the GlobaLearn online program to promote cultural awareness and academic skills in social studies/geography. Discusses online communication with international host children, educational benefits, and other programs. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Cultural Awareness

Taketa, Richard – Journal of Geography, 1996
Describes a field sketch mapping project conducted with a sixth-grade class. The project involved selecting appropriate sites around the school to map, organizing the students, and instructing them about measuring distances and drawing maps. Illustrations include assignments and examples of students' work. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Deer, Jane; And Others – Moral Education Forum, 1988
Describes the interviewing measures used with children as part of the assessment activities in a longitudinal field experiment. Explores children's motives, attitudes, and perceptions relative to the development of prosocial behavior. Finds that significant grade and sex differences are shown for measures used. Questionnaires for older children…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Cross Sectional Studies
Proller, Norman L. – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1989
Effects on participants in the Adoptive Grandparent Program (AGP) of the Dade County (Florida) Public Schools were studied. As part of a program evaluation of the AGP, selected fifth and sixth grade students and nursing home residents were surveyed. Intergenerational contact positively influenced participants' self-esteem, mood, and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Analysis of Covariance, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures

Erickson, Mary – Studies in Art Education, 1995
Provides evidence that sixth-grade students are capable of considerable art historical understanding. Suggests that second-grade students are able to incorporate knowledge of individual artists, and some limited historical perspective, in their consideration of artworks. Includes assessment instrument and statistical tables. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education

Bain, Alan; And Others – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1995
Discusses a study which examined whether the social skill of responding appropriately to teacher questions could be taught using repeated (daily) exposure to an interactive video-based modeled sequence, and whether the use of role-play would have additional positive effects on rates of appropriate responding. (AEF)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Communication Disorders, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development

Walling, Mary D.; Martinek, Thomas J. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1995
A case study of one female middle school student examined her tendency toward learned helplessness. Observations and interviews with the student and her teachers indicated that she lacked confidence; her belief that she could not change her intellectual and social situation was pervasive. Approaches to intervention are discussed. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Elementary School Students, Grade 6

Clark, John L. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
In 1987, Toronto Board of Education mandated the development of standards, called "benchmarks," for students' achievement in mathematics and language at the end of grades 3, 6, 8, and 10. The development and testing of benchmarks stressing higher-order thinking, problem solving, and the use of experiential approaches and manipulative…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods