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Sherfinski, Melissa – Teachers College Press, 2023
Most practitioners and scholars agree that critical and reflective early childhood and elementary teachers are foundational for children's holistic growth and development. Yet current policies focused on elevating testing and performativity are contributing to student and teacher anxiety and alienation. This book offers a counternarrative to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Place Based Education, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Fashola, Olatokunbo S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
Before schools and districts invest their scarce resources in the products that educational researchers have developed, teachers, administrators, and community members need to become informed consumers of educational research. This article strives to bridge the gap between researchers and practitioners by exploring how to become an informed…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Change, Program Effectiveness
Shao, Xianya, Comp.; Woolman, David C., Ed. – 1993
Intended to help practitioners make the transition from traditional to whole language instruction in reading and writing, this 160-item annotated bibliography provides a selection of journal articles and research reports, language arts curriculum guides, student texts, and professional textbooks which reflect whole language theory, research,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Language Arts

Hopkins, Martha H. – Preventing School Failure, 1997
Recounts experiences of a university professor who returned to the elementary classroom and attempted to implement the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards and appropriate assessment methods, including nontraditional paper-and-pencil tasks, journal-like writing assignments, focused observations, and performance-based assessments…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mathematical Concepts

White, Richard T. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1992
Discusses changes in educational research methods over recent decades. Explores changing views of teaching and learning and what the changes mean for assessment and the content and delivery of the curriculum. Concludes that, to be effective, educational research must be relevant to education and perceived as such by educators. (SG)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Research Utilization
Cope, Bill, Ed.; Kalantzis, Mary, Ed. – 1993
Documenting an educational experiment that began in Sydney, Australia, this book presents essays by theorists and practitioners in the genre literacy movement that describe this approach to literacy instruction in a clear, practical, and accessible way. The book notes that the genre approach to literacy teaching emphasizes content, structure, and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Feminism, Foreign Countries

Perkins, David V. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Describes an assignment that requires students to organize, prepare, and revise a case study in abnormal behavior. Explains that students employ a single theoretical perspective in preparing a report on a figure from history, literature, the arts, or current events. Discusses the value of the assignment for students. (SG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Psychopathology
Keefe, James W. – 1987
This monograph builds upon rapid developments in the field of learning styles during the past few years, providing useful information about the theory, research, instrumentation, and practice of learning style. The first section presents an overview of learning style and addresses the school learning process, learning style concept, cognitive…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style

Hartmann, David J. – Teaching Sociology, 1992
Suggests the bachelor's paper as an alternative to testing for sociology majors. Explains that the paper enables the student to use the discipline's theoretical and methodological tools to address an important topic. Explores the advantages and disadvantages of the paper. Suggests that the assignment promotes assessment both of the student and the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Research Papers (Students)
Stage, Frances K., Ed.; Watson, Lemuel W., Ed.; Terrell, Melvin, Ed. – 1999
This book offers eight papers intended for student affairs professionals, college administrators, and faculty which discuss wholistic approaches to college student learning, focusing on the entire campus learning environment. Following an introduction by Frances K. Stage and Lemuel W. Watson, the papers are: (1) "A Framework to Enhance Student…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Instruction, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment
Flood, James, Ed.; Langer, Judith A., Ed. – 1994
Discussing issues involved in the successful teaching of literature, this book presents essays that explore recent findings from research concerned with the teaching of literature in contemporary K-12 classrooms. The book is organized by age, special population, and special issues. Essays in the book address such issues as ability grouping,…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Appreciation

Chard, David J.; Dickson, Shirley V. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1999
Defines phonological awareness and discusses historical and contemporary research findings regarding its relation to early reading. Common misconceptions are addressed, and research-based guidelines for teaching phonological awareness and phonemic awareness to all children are described. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Intervention, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Shearer, Arleen P.; Homan, Susan P. – 1994
A field-tested "worktext," this book applies current theory to classroom practice by providing, in each chapter, a brief explanation of major concepts followed by guided practical experience in administering, scoring, and interpreting reading assessment techniques. The book emphasizes the use of assessment and diagnosis for instructional…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Language Experience Approach
Lawson, Bruce, Ed.; And Others – 1989
Designed to raise the full range of hermeneutic concerns regarding evaluation of student writing, and to spur further research and discussion, this collection of essays focuses on a reconsideration of the interpretation and evaluation practices of writing teachers. Essays include: "A Reflective Conversation: 'Tempos of Meaning'"…
Descriptors: Grading, Higher Education, Reader Text Relationship, Student Evaluation
Tucker, James A. – 1989
Curriculum-based assessment (CBA) represents a shift from use of standardized tests as quantifiers of student achievement toward traditional data-based instructional management. The role of assessment in educational programs is explored through presentation of three contrasting perspectives: assessment for placement versus assessment for…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Diagnostic Teaching, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education