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Shin, Won sug – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015
Until now, research on technology integration in K-12 settings focused on revealing factors that influence technology use in the classroom by teachers has not paid much attention to what teachers recognise and why they incorporate technology in the classroom. Thus, this study aims to investigate how teachers recognise important factors that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
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Gafoor, K. Abdul; Narayan, Smitha – Science Education International, 2012
In view of student shift away from science at advanced levels, and gender and locale based divergence in interest in studying physics, chemistry and biology, this study explores experience categories that significantly contribute to interest in science on a sample of upper primary school students from Kerala, India. A series of multiple regression…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Science Education, Science Interests
Fisher, Stacey Jonell – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The study had twofold purposes. The first one is to establish the underlying structure of family literacy practices at the different grade levels kindergarten, first, third, fifth, and eighth, for children who were followed in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K). The second purpose is to investigate the…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Reading Achievement, Longitudinal Studies, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Wang, Hui-Hui; Carlson, Stephan P. – International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 2011
A field trip is a common strategy used by educators to bring out-of-school learning experience into schools. Many research studies suggest a field trip will not only bring an individual close to the real-world, but may also increase an individual's environmental knowledge and responsible behaviors. Program evaluations usually focus on the…
Descriptors: Influences, Performance Factors, Field Experience Programs, Participant Satisfaction
Young, Chase – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this research was to examine the relation between students' personality traits and the extent of their engagement and facilitation in peer-led literature circle discussions. The research was guided by two questions. To what extent do reading ability, gender, and personality traits predict the quality of verbal engagement in…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Group Activities, Group Discussion, Learner Engagement
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Perrachione, Beverly A.; Rosser, Vicki J.; Petersen, George J. – Professional Educator, 2008
The purpose of this study was to identify intrinsic and extrinsic variables that influence teacher job satisfaction and retention. A survey was sent to 300 randomly selected Missouri public elementary school teachers in grades K-5 having 5 or more years of teaching experience. The results from 201 respondents suggest that three intrinsic…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Multiple Regression Analysis, Teaching Experience, Predictor Variables