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Iseli, Markus; Feng, Tianying; Chung, Gregory; Ruan, Ziyue; Shochet, Joe; Strachman, Amy – Grantee Submission, 2021
Computational thinking (CT) has emerged as a key topic of interest in K-12 education. Children that are exposed at an early age to STEM curriculum, such as computer programming and computational thinking, demonstrate fewer obstacles entering technical fields. Increased knowledge of programming and computation in early childhood is also associated…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, STEM Education, Coding
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Timmons, Kristy; Pelletier, Janette; Corter, Carl – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
In this study, children's self-regulation was observed, along with other social and academic activities in kindergarten classrooms during whole group, small group, transition and play contexts. We examined how children's self-regulation and engagement differed among classroom grouping, play and transition contexts. Results showed that students…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Kindergarten, Self Control, Play
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Andrade, Alejandro; Delandshere, Ginette; Danish, Joshua A. – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2016
One of the challenges many learning scientists face is the laborious task of coding large amounts of video data and consistently identifying social actions, which is time consuming and difficult to accomplish in a systematic and consistent manner. It is easier to catalog observable behaviours (e.g., body motions or gaze) without explicitly…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Data Analysis, Models, Video Technology
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Pratt, Megan E.; Lipscomb, Shannon T.; McClelland, Megan M. – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: The current study examined how children's parent-reported compliance at age 3 (36 months) moderated the effects of 2 dimensions of directly observed early care and education (ECE) process quality (positivity/responsivity and cognitive stimulation) during the prekindergarten year (54 months) on teacher reports of children's…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Compliance (Psychology), Parent Attitudes, Toddlers
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Hundert, Joel; Rowe, Sarah; Harrison, Erin – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2014
One of the challenges in supporting young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in inclusive classrooms is the generalization of improved social behaviors. Using a multiple-baseline design across participants, this study examined the generalized effects of social script training alone and combined with peer buddies on the interactive play…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Development, Scripts
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Steiner, Naomi J.; Sheldrick, R. Chris; Frenette, Elizabeth C.; Rene, Kirsten M.; Perrin, Ellen C. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2014
Few studies examine the classroom behavior of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in comparison with classroom peers and which teaching formats best support classroom engagement. Observations (N = 312) of second- and fourth-grade students with ADHD and their randomly selected classroom peers were conducted using a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Comparative Analysis, Grade 2, Grade 4
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Harwood, Debra; Bosacki, Sandra; Borcsok, Kristina – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2010
The paper analyzed children's perceptions of teasing within their real world peer relationships through participants' drawings and accompanying narratives. The case study research was approached from an ethic of listening to children to discover and uncover children's perceptions and experiences with the phenomenon of peer teasing. Fifteen…
Descriptors: Bullying, Peer Relationship, Student Behavior, Elementary School Students