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Quilling, Mary R. – 1968
The establishment of Research and Instructional (R and I) Units is discussed in terms of their utility and applicability for research needs. These units are said to provide a propitious setting for rigorous educational research. Two experiments in R and I units are described--one dealing with ways to implement feedback to students on their school…
Descriptors: Blacks, Control Groups, Educational Environment, Educational Research
Soar, Robert S. – 1966
By making detailed observations of the entire classroom process and by administering relevant tests and indices to teachers and students, this 2-year study attempted to determine what factors affect educational effectiveness. The theoretical basis was that the ways to achieve the varied goals of education (knowledge of subject matter and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Educational Objectives
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
The purpose of this fifth in a series of resource units intended for use at the sixth grade level is to provide concepts on the internal migration of peoples from the Atlantic Seaboard and immigration of foreigners to the Northwest and New South. Students trace migration patterns, noting that culture and materials objects also move with the people…
Descriptors: Activity Units, American Indians, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
Tomich, John G.; Gilray, James G. – 1973
The self-instructional program is designed to give students in grades 4-6 new insights into the concept of money. By using the programmed learning material the students become acquainted with the evolution of money through questioning techniques. Students explore the concepts of barter, token money, coins, paper money, and checks. The paper…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Autoinstructional Aids, Concept Teaching, Consumer Education
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Tobin, Kenneth G.; Capie, William – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1982
Twelve pupils from each of 13 middle school science classes participated in this study. Findings, among others, indicate that two of nine engagement measures (attending and generalizing), together with formal reasoning ability, were related to process skill, achievement, and retention. (JN)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 6
Hollenbeck, Keith; Tindal, Gerald – Diagnostique, 1996
A study compared the performance of 21 sixth graders receiving Title I services, 13 with learning disabilities, 9 gifted students, and 58 others on a legal knowledge test after a 3-week course in a mainstream setting. The groups differed significantly on declarative knowledge tasks, but not on procedural and conditional knowledge tasks. Results…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Strategies
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Brutsaert, H; Bracke, P. – Educational Studies, 1994
Reports on a study of the effects of single-sex and mixed-sex schooling on personality characteristics among 2095 Belgian sixth-grade students. Finds that it is not the student gender composition but the gender composition of the teaching staff that exerts influence. (CFR)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Coeducation, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy
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Capaldi, D. M.; Patterson, G. R. – Developmental Psychology, 1991
Examined the adjustment of boys from intact, single-mother, stepfather, and multiple-transition families. Boys who had experienced multiple transitions showed the poorest adjustment. The antisocial mother was most at risk for transitions and unskilled parenting practices, which in turn placed her son at risk for poor adjustment. (BC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons, Divorce
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Zarnowski, Myra – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1991
Outlines a sixth grade social studies project rewriting portions of outdated textbooks. Suggests steps by which students critically read, evaluate, and rewrite historical accounts of the Soviet Union to reflect recent changes. Explains how the project develops skills in evaluating information and making revisions. Emphasizes the active learning…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Evaluative Thinking
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Eeds, Maryann; Wells, Deborah – Social Education, 1991
Discusses a study in which fifth and sixth grade students joined with novice teachers to discuss literature in cooperative study groups. Finds students engaged in dialogue with teachers and peers, constructing meanings, revealing personal involvement, and actively inquiring about and evaluating the literature. Includes an excerpt from the…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning
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Maher, Damian; Schuck, Sandy – Australian Educational Computing, 2004
Increasingly computers in primary schools are being used to support the interactions and learning of students online. Gaining access to online spaces gives students new ways of interacting, not possible in a face-to-face setting. For example, interacting through online environments allows students to interact more informally with each other and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Computer Mediated Communication, Context Effect
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Smit-Glaude, Sietsia W. D.; van Strien, Jan W.; Licht, Robert; Bakker, Dirk J. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2005
Kindergarten children at risk of developing language problems were administered the Florida Kindergarten Screening Battery. A principal components analysis revealed a verbal and a visual-spatial component and subsequent discriminant function analyses a high verbal/low visual-spatial group (LAL: Latent L) and a high visual-spatial flow verbal group…
Descriptors: Neuropsychology, Intervention, Kindergarten, Reading Difficulties
Parpart, M. Leslie – 1995
Gifted students represent an under-served population in the education system, especially at the middle school level. These students require special attention in regard to their social and emotional needs. The first section of this paper explores the literature pertaining to the education of gifted middle school students and the definition and role…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academically Gifted, Class Organization, Cluster Grouping
Anderman, Eric M.; And Others – 1994
Changes in students' (N=313) present and possible "good student" selves over the transition from elementary school to middle school are examined by this study. Findings indicate that both present and possible selves decline over the transition, and that the decline is greater for males than for females. Holding mastery goals is related to…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescent Development, Early Adolescents, Elementary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1997
Parental involvement is critical to a child's success in school. This handbook provides parents with information about the Grade 6 curriculum in Catholic schools in Alberta, Canada. Based on the Alberta Education "Program of Studies: Elementary Schools," the handbook describes the knowledge, skills, and attitudes Catholic school students…
Descriptors: Art Education, Catholic Schools, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum
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