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Guardino, Caroline; Antia, Shirind D. – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2012
The goal of this study was to examine the effect of physical modifications on the academic engagement and disruptive behavior of Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing students in self-contained classrooms. Three classrooms at a school for the Deaf were modified after consultation with the classroom teachers. The modifications of the classroom environment…
Descriptors: Deafness, Partial Hearing, Learner Engagement, Student Behavior
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Wannarka, Rachel; Ruhl, Kathy – Support for Learning, 2008
Seating arrangements are important classroom setting events because they have the potential to help prevent problem behaviours that decrease student attention and diminish available instructional time. The purpose of this synthesis of empirical literature is to determine which arrangements of desks best facilitate positive academic and behavioural…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Outcomes of Education
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Rieskamp, Jorg – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2006
Retirement savings decisions can be influenced by the fund composition of the retirement savings plan. In 2 experiments, strong composition effects were observed, with a larger percentage of resources being invested in stock funds when more stock than bond funds were offered. Although participants changed their allocations repeatedly, the…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Retirement, Multigraded Classes, Class Organization