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Effects of Traditional versus Tactual/Kinesthetic versus Interactive-Whiteboard Instruction on Primary Students' Vocabulary Achievement- and Attitude-Test Scores
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Masera, Ronald M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This researcher examined the effects of Traditional versus Tactual/Kinesthetic versus Interactive Whiteboard instruction on short- and long-term word-recall and attitude-test scores of primary students. The sample included 87 children, 45 kindergarten and 42 first-grade students. Participants were 41 males and 46 females from a suburban elementary…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Achievement Gains, Sight Vocabulary, Academic Achievement
Early Elementary Students' Development of Astronomy Concepts in the Planetarium
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Plummer, Julia D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
The National Science Education Standards [National Research Council (1996) National science education standards. Washington, DC: National Academy Press] recommend that students understand the apparent patterns of motion of the sun, moon and stars by the end of early elementary school. However, little information exists on students' ability to…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Motion, Visual Environment, Grade 2
Comprehension Process Instruction: Creating Reading Success in Grades K-3
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Block, Cathy Collins; Rodgers, Lori L.; Johnson, Rebecca B. – Guilford Publications, 2004
Filling a crucial gap in the literature, this immensely practical volume presents innovative tools for helping K-3 students significantly increase their ability to make meaning from texts. The focus is on teaching the comprehension processes employed by expert readers, using a carefully sequenced combination of whole-class activities, specially…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Reading Processes, Teaching Methods