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DeJulius, Dena C.; McLean, Lisa H. – Educational Leadership, 2019
Educators from a rural school describe the alternative program their school developed to help students who were seriously isolated, anxious, and disengaged--some of whom were falling through the cracks. These students are placed in smaller ELA, math, and science classes (usually with two teachers) so they receive more attention. They also enjoy…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Rural Schools, Nontraditional Education, At Risk Students
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Walsh, Vonda K.; Bush, H. Francis – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2013
Problem-based learning has been proven to be successful in both medical colleges and physics classes, but not uniformly across all disciplines. A college course in probability and statistics was used as a setting to test the effectiveness of problem-based learning when applied to homework. This paper compares the performances of the students from…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, College Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Homework
Dicken, Kori S.; Foreman, Carol D.; Jensen, Robin L.; Sherwood, Justin A. – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a guided study hall on homework completion. Two groups of students were analyzed in their homework completion rates. Homework completion rates of the students that participated in Site A were reviewed in their five core subjects, while the homework completion rates of the students at Site B…
Descriptors: Homework, Study Centers, After School Programs, Tutoring