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Nottingham, Maribeth; McClanahan, Barbara J.; Atkinson, Howard – SANE Journal: Sequential Art Narrative in Education, 2022
This article describes a qualitative study conducted by two researchers who are teacher educators and a literacy coach in a private school. The purpose was to determine the effectiveness of a set of strategies for reading and teaching about graphic novels by examining the responses of three elementary-grade teachers in a reading workshop…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Novels, Instructional Effectiveness, Elementary School Teachers
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Phan Hoang, Thu Thao; Kato, Takaaki – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2021
Sustainable waste management is an urgent issue in developing countries. This study describes how lectures and group games influence knowledge in waste management of fourth-grade elementary students whose development stage is thought to be effective concerning positive attitude shifts. We employed a control-treatment design and two schools were…
Descriptors: Sanitation, Wastes, Recycling, Urban Areas
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Garet, Michael S.; Heppen, Jessica B.; Walters, Kirk; Parkinson, Julia; Smith, Toni M.; Song, Mengli; Garrett, Rachel; Yang, Rui; Borman, Geoffrey D. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2016
This report examines the impact of content-intensive Professional Development (PD) on teachers' math content knowledge, their instructional practice, and their students' achievement. The study's PD had three components, totaling 93 hours. The core of the PD was "Intel Math," an intensive 80-hour workshop delivered in summer 2013 that…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods
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Garet, Michael S.; Heppen, Jessica B.; Walters, Kirk; Parkinson, Julia; Smith, Toni M.; Song, Mengli; Garrett, Rachel; Yang, Rui; Borman, Geoffrey D. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2016
Improving math achievement among U.S. students remains a high priority as results from recent math assessments continue to show room for improvement. For example, 60 percent of fourth-graders scored below the proficient level on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress. On the most recent Program for International Student Assessment's…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods
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Garet, Michael S.; Heppen, Jessica B.; Walters, Kirk; Parkinson, Julia; Smith, Toni M.; Song, Mengli; Garrett, Rachel; Yang, Rui; Borman, Geoffrey D. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2016
Recent results from national and international assessments continue to show a need for improvement in math achievement among U.S. students. For example, 60 per-cent of grade 4 students scored below the proficient level on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress. In an era of increasingly rigorous state standards, teachers at all grade…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods
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Prelip, Michael; Kinsler, Janni; Thai, Chan Le; Erausquin, Jennifer Toller; Slusser, Wendelin – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2012
Objective: To assess the impact of a multicomponent nutrition education program on student knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to consumption of fruits and vegetables (FVs). Design: Quasi-experimental pretest/posttest research design; 3 study conditions (Intervention+, Intervention, Comparison). Setting: Six schools from the Los Angeles…
Descriptors: Intervention, Nutrition, Workshops, Teacher Influence
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Syed, Ehsan Ullah; Hussein, Sajida Abdul – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objectives: ADHD affects 3% to 5% of school-age children. Clinical and community based epidemiological studies in Pakistan have shown a high prevalence of ADHD among school going children. A thorough review of literature shows that no studies of teachers' training programs regarding ADHD have been published in Pakistani research literature. The…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Workshops, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level