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Rezaei, Ali – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2017
The present study used a unique design in which multiple factors were combined in a multiphase study to find if there are any significant interactions among six factors known to be effective in successful group work. The results indicated that the effectiveness of group work depends on how the effectiveness is measured, how the group is formed,…
Descriptors: Group Activities, Interaction, Program Effectiveness, Measurement Techniques
Panayotova, Dora Marinova – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation reports on a study investigating the identity of first-year university students as writers. The longitudinal project explored how students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds construct their identities as undergraduates and as academic writers in their first year. The research was qualitative and interpretative, and used…
Descriptors: Self Concept, College Freshmen, Interviews, Student Attitudes
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Matsumura, Lindsay Clare; Garnier, Helen; Pascal, Jenny; Valdes, Rosa – Educational Assessment, 2002
This article reports the technical quality of a measure describing the quality of classroom assignments piloted in the Los Angeles Unified School District's proposed new accountability system. For this study, 181 teachers were sampled from 35 schools selected at random. Participating teachers submitted three language arts assignments with samples…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Accountability, Academic Achievement, Assignments
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Levine, Martin G. – Social Studies Review, 1994
Asserts that the rapid growth of the limited-English-proficient (LEP) student population has been a great challenge to social studies teachers. Proposes five reading and writing activities that actively involve LEP students in meaningful instructional tasks and encourage higher level thinking skills. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction