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Castanho, Maria da Graca Borges – 1993
A study investigated attitudes and preferences concerning reading among fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students in Portuguese-language schools in the United States. Extrinsic factors influencing students (parents, teachers) were also analyzed. The research took place in 10 schools in 5 states. Data were obtained using questionnaires (students)…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
Jaramillo, James A. – 1993
The Education Resources Center (ERC) is a community-based organization that serves students from various elementary schools united by the Phoenix Coalition for Youth and Families (PCYF). The PCYF Project was authorized to organize agencies and schools in the lower socio-economic areas of inner-city Phoenix into one collaborative arrangement. This…
Descriptors: Behavior, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Pearson, Jim; Watkins, Bryna – 1991
This unit is one of a series that represents specific moments in history from which students focus on the meanings of landmark events. By studying a crucial turning point in history students become aware that choices had to be made by real human beings, that those decisions were the result of specific factors, and that they set in motion a series…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indians, Colonial History (United States), Colonialism
Anderman, Eric M.; Young, Allison J. – 1993
Recent studies have documented a decline in academic performance and motivation as students move from elementary to middle level schools. This paper expands these studies in three ways: (1) by examining the classroom-level differences among middle school students' motivation to see if motivational constructs vary by classroom; (2) by exploring the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary School Students, Grade 6
Julkunen, Kyosti – 1992
A study in Finland investigated the relationship of two general aspects of student motivation for second language learning (preference for challenge and curiosity) and motivation specific to the learning situation. Subjects were 292 sixth-graders and 301 eighth-graders, who performed two open and two closed English vocabulary tasks in two…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Obach, Mifrando S.; Moely, Barbara E. – 1993
This study of metacognition and motivation explored variations over time in the relationships between children's metacognitions about their study activities and various components of motivation for achievement. The study attempted to: (1) identify possible causal relations between metacognitive and motivational variables by looking at their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Cognitive Style, Elementary School Students
Kojima, Hideo; Miyakawa, Juji – 1993
This poster presentation examined the structure of Japanese elementary school children's social support systems to demonstrate how they are related to: (1) academic achievement; (2) teacher evaluations; and (3) the children's own sense of self-esteem. A total of 91 fifth and sixth graders, along with their teachers, were interviewed and surveyed.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Borries, Bodo von; Lehmann, Rainer H. – 1992
A study compared the historical awareness of 2,000 East and West German children in the sixth, ninth, and twelfth grades. Because of differing school systems and the general design of the study, researchers analyzed ninth grade data. The study was conducted during the disintegration and reunification of Germany. Students from the two regions…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary School Students
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1990
Chapter 188 of the Massachusetts Acts of 1985 established a statewide testing program that began in 1986. The Massachusetts Testing Program functions to improve curriculum and instruction in the public schools and districts, identify students needing assistance in mastering basic skills in the classroom, and make results available to the public.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Moore, William P., Ed. – 1991
Evaluations of the "Long-Range Magnet School Plan" court-ordered desegregation program occur in 3 year cycles. This report evaluates the programs of three Science and Mathematics Magnet Middle Schools in operation in Kansas City, Missouri. After presenting a program description and evaluation design, enrollment and achievement trends at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Desegregation Plans, Enrollment, Grade 6
Garcia, Ruth Fran – 1992
This study examined the attitudes of fifth and sixth grade students from Chicago (Illinois) toward classroom climate in an effort to better understand factors that would encourage greater self-concept, higher achievement, and student and teacher behaviors. The study population included 185 fifth and sixth grade students attending the Philip…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Bilingual Education, Black Students, Economically Disadvantaged
Folsom-Meek, Sherry L. – 1992
This study was conducted to compare upper elementary school children's attitudes toward physical activity, by grade level and gender across six attitude scale subdomains in order to assist physical education teachers in planning programs designed to foster positive attitudes toward physical activity. Subjects (N=429) were 243 girls and 186 boys in…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students
Heitzman, Shirley M. – 1994
This thesis reports on a study of the use of first and second languages among students of a Spanish immersion program. Eight fifth- and sixth-graders with varying levels of Spanish proficiency participated in the study. Data were collected through student verbal reports, questionnaire-based interviews, classroom observations, and background…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Communication, Code Switching (Language), Cognitive Processes
Mesa Public Schools, AZ. – 1990
Designed for music educators instructing grades 4 through 8 in string instruments, this Mesa (Arizona) public schools guide presents information on the string curriculum, orchestras, and practicing. The goals and objectives for string instruments delineate grade levels and how student skills will be verified. Following 17 curriculum goal tests,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
Abcug, Lois – 1991
The Teachers Achieving Success with Kids (TASK) mentorship program was designed to improve the attendance, discipline, academic achievement and attitudes of at-risk students attending an urban middle school. In order to develop positive relationships, 25 teacher-student pairs met each day away from the classroom setting and engaged in one hour…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Attitude Change, Behavior Change