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Grossman, Jennifer M.; Frye, Alice; Charmaraman, Linda; Erkut, Sumru – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: Early sexual activity can undermine adolescents' future school success and health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of a family homework component of a comprehensive sex education intervention in delaying sexual initiation for early adolescents and to explore what social and contextual factors prevent…
Descriptors: Homework, Sex Education, Sexuality, Family Involvement
Sarshar, Shanon Etty – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Using the Gap Analysis problem-solving framework (Clark & Estes, 2008), this study examined the performance gap experienced by 6th grade students on the math sections of the ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam). The purpose of the study was to identify and validate the knowledge, motivation, and organization causes of the students' low…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Motivation
Xu, Jianzhong; Coats, Linda T.; Davidson, Mary L. – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background/Context: Despite the best intentions to close the achievement gap, the underachievement of African American students in science is a persistent problem. It is surprising to note, however, that research on science education has often failed to consider students' cultural diversity as it relates to science education. On the few occasions…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Cultural Relevance
Landing-Corretjer, Gladys – Online Submission, 2009
Research on students' voices and perspectives regarding homework is absent from the literature. This qualitative case study explored the perspectives of 5th and 6th grade students and ten teachers' perceptions regarding homework completion. The literature review revealed 3 trends in homework, including support homework, support against homework,…
Descriptors: Homework, Critical Theory, Student Attitudes, Measures (Individuals)
Delucchi, Giovanna Rita – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The study addresses the need for after-school programs in urban communities, especially those in low, poor economic areas. Its purpose is to evaluate a three part after-school program in determining the effect on academic and social behaviors. This program design includes homework help, recreation and a multi-cultural component. The study seeks to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Homework, Research Design, Socialization
Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Hsu, Guo-Liang – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
This study is aimed at investigating students' annotation behaviors and their effects on learning achievement with pre-reading (reading before class) exercises and Web-based sharing mechanisms. An 8-week quasi-experiment was conducted with 125 sixth-grade elementary school students. The study shows the following results. First, a significant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Prior Learning
Dotterer, Aryn M.; McHale, Susan M.; Crouter, Ann C. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
The connection between out-of-school activities and school engagement was examined in 140, 6th through 9th grade African American adolescents. Youth's out-of-school activities were measured with a series of 7 nightly phone calls and focused on time in structured (homework, academically-oriented, extracurricular/sports) and unstructured (watching…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Television, Homework, Extracurricular Activities
Ikpeze, Chinwe – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2006
This study examined the nature of the partnership between clinicians and parents of two struggling readers at a university reading clinic. Research questions sought to examine the roles of the clinicians and parents in the reading clinic and the ways, if any, their partnership facilitated reading improvement of the children involved. Data were…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Remedial Reading, Parent Role, Intervention
Topping, Keith J.; Kearney, Maura; McGee, Edward; Pugh, John – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2004
A pilot study is reported of a generic method for tutoring in mathematics, intended to be suitable for use by peers, parents and volunteers in a wide range of applications. Thirty children aged 9-10 years of below average mathematical ability were randomly allocated to experimental or control conditions. Experimental tutees (n=17) were tutored in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Mathematics Tests