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Ryndak, Diane Lea; Morrison, Andrea P.; Sommerstein, Lynne – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, 1999
This seven-year case study describes a young woman with moderate to severe disabilities and her use of literacy during various stages of her educational career, after receiving special education in a self-contained special-education class, and after receiving services in a general-education setting. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkLane, Kathleen L.; Wehby, Joseph H.; Little, M. Annette; Cooley, Cristy – Behavioral Disorders, 2005
It is assumed that students with EBD who have more severe deficits in academic, behavior, and/or social domains are placed in more restrictive settings. However, this assumption has not been empirically tested. This study compared students educated in self-contained classrooms to students educated in a self-contained school to determine if the…
Descriptors: Self Contained Classrooms, Behavior Disorders, Discriminant Analysis, Research Methodology
Marlowe, Mike; Disney, Gayle – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2006
Torey Hayden's portrayal of classroom behavior management in her teacher lore, autobiographical writings about teaching children with emotional and behavioral disorders, is examined. Five of her books were sampled: "One child", "Somebody else's kids", "Just another kid", "Ghost girl" and "Beautiful child". Each of these books unfolds within the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Empowerment, Behavior Problems, Role Models
Download full textGolovin, Roselyn Ward – 1993
This study was designed to test the null hypothesis which states that there will be no significant difference in mean creativity scores on the verbal or figural subtests of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking among subjects with no creativity training, those with creativity training under traditional, and those with creativity training under…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Cooperative Learning, Creative Development
Peer reviewedNorwood, Don J.; Norwood, Elizabeth R. – Journal of Educational Research, 1975
This investigation determined quantitatively the effects of open and traditional classroom techniques on teacher and student interaction and social environment. (RC)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Grade 3
Broussard, Rolland L.; Verret, Ann Brown – 1987
Two groups of learning disabled (LD) secondary school students (ages 16-18) were studied to determine if such factors as levels of intelligence and achievement contribute to success in high school. The first group of students (N=10) were sophomores enrolled in special education resource classes for one period each day and were addressing Louisiana…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Grade 10, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
HAMMOND, ROBERT L. – 1967
A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO THE EVALUATION OF INNOVATIONS HAS BECOME ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS. RECOGNIZING THIS NEED, A TEAM OF EDUCATORS DEVELOPED AN APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF EVALUATION THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF A MODEL. THE FIRST STEP IN THIS EVALUATION PROCESS IS TO BEGIN WITH A SINGLE SUBJECT AREA OF THE CURRICULUM. SECONDLY,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Evaluation, Innovation, Inservice Education
PECK, ROBERT L.
THE WORK OF THE TEACHER EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, A LONG-TERM PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND DISSEMINATION, WAS DESCRIBED. THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION WAS ALSO DISCUSSED ALONG WITH THE SETS OF FACTORS IN TEACHING BEHAVIOR AND CHILD LEARNING WHICH THE CENTER IS UNDERTAKING TO STUDY. THE CENTER IS ALSO CONDUCTING…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Research and Development Centers
Higdon, Bella Adele Wagner – 1973
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a statistically significant difference in the reading achievement of students enrolled in the reading laboratory approach to teaching reading when compared to those students enrolled in a regular self-contained classroom situation. The subjects were students enrolled in grades three through…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, Reading
Brady, Kathleen; Phelan, Eileen – 2002
Stories are a good way to teach students numerous skills from reading comprehension to vocabulary--and this holds true even for special needs students. This book aims to guide teachers and librarians in helping grades 3-5 special education students meet the content standards produced by the National Council of Teachers of English and the…
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Critical Thinking
Neill, S. R. St. J. – Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1982
Established and newly arrived children in three nursery schools and two day nurseries differing in building design were observed in an effort to assess effects of architectural space on children's behavior. (RH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities Design, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedBroadhead, Geoffrey D. – Physical Educator, 1982
A model for teaching physical education classes to handicapped children emphasizes individualized instruction in self-contained classrooms. In the two-stage developmental paradigm, one stage focuses on program organization with each class having its own physical education instruction. The second stage allows for the varying physical and…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Education
Stelle, Alice; Wallace, Helen – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1979
Poway City USD has designed a middle school program to facilitate transition from the elementary grades. Several classroom organizations are available to entering sixth-graders: self-contained, multiage, and team teaching. Most are in the self-contained Basic Education program, moving into departmentalized teaching in grades 7 and 8. (SJL)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Core Curriculum, Departments, Educational Philosophy
Peer reviewedScott, Terrance M.; Shearer-Lingo, Amy – Preventing School Failure, 2002
This study used two reading programs with three students in a self-contained class for children with emotional and/or behavior disorders. Results indicated that when instruction sets students up to succeed on a daily basis and monitor their own progress, positive academic and social outcomes are likely. Single subject research results and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewedMcKinney, C. Warren; Jones, H. Jon – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1993
Examined how children's books and textbooks affected fifth graders' knowledge acquisition and attitudes toward social studies and their textbooks. Students received instruction with either a children's book, a textbook, or both. Pretesting and posttesting indicated that students using children's books learned more, possibly because children's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Childrens Literature, Grade 5
