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Petitto, Laura-Ann – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2009
We discuss the fruits of educational neuroscience research from our laboratory and show how the typical maturational timing milestones in bilingual language acquisition provide educators with a tool for differentiating a bilingual child experiencing language and reading delay versus deviance. Further, early schooling in two languages…
Descriptors: Neurology, Monolingualism, Brain, Reading Instruction
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Heverly, Mary Ann – Journal of College Student Retention, 1999
A study investigated the extent to which 104 community college students' experiences with key college processes during the first few weeks of school predicted their persistence or withdrawal from the college in the second semester. Results identified a small set of processes, both administrative and instructional, that differentiated between…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Community Colleges, Organizational Climate
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Colbert, C. Dianne – Illinois School Research and Development, 1979
In this ethnographic study, four context variables emerged as having importance for teacher behavior: lesson type (new material, continuing topic, review); subject matter; size of instructional group (whole class, small group, individual); and time of day or week. Teacher behavior categories analyzed were: diagnostician, designer, facilitator,…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Class Size, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques
Ghosn, Irma K. – 1999
Children develop emotional intelligence during the early years of life, and according to some experts, emotional intelligence is a more reliable predictor of academic achievement than is IQ. However, today's children appear to be low on emotional well-being. This has potentially negative consequences, not only for academic achievement but also for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Difficulty Level, Emotional Intelligence