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Rivera, Eduardo – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2017
A problem that Instruction Librarians often grapple with is the lack of time that is necessary to deliver, and assess, proper library instruction to students so the students grasp the Information Literacy concepts that are delivered especially in one or two instruction sessions. This article examines using the flipped classroom model in English…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Instruction, Information Literacy, Technology Uses in Education
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Eren, Ozkan; Henderson, Daniel J. – Economics of Education Review, 2011
Following an identification strategy that allows us to largely eliminate unobserved student and teacher traits, we examine the effect of homework on math, science, English and history test scores for eighth grade students in the United States. Noting that failure to control for these effects yields selection biases on the estimated effect of…
Descriptors: Homework, Grade 8, Scores, Mathematics Tests
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Estow, Sarah; Lawrence, Eva K.; Adams, Kathrynn A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
To address the issue of plagiarism, students in two undergraduate Research Methods and Analysis courses conducted, analyzed, and wrote up original research on the topic of plagiarism. Students in an otherwise identical course completed the same assignments but examined a different research topic. At the start and end of the semester, all students…
Descriptors: Homework, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Plagiarism
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Gallagher, J. David – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2012
This article presents a case study that examined the ways in which the boundaries of what it meant to be a "reader" were constructed and what counted as reading in a 9th-grade English classroom. Through the examination of 2 literacy practices (i.e., teacher-led shared reading and the reading of school texts outside of school), I explore…
Descriptors: Literacy, Grade 9, Reading Skills, English Instruction
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Burrus, Jeremy; Jackson, Teresa; Holtzman, Steven; Roberts, Richard D.; Mandigo, Terri – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
The current paper reports the results of 2 quasiexperimental studies conducted to examine the efficacy of a new time management intervention designed for high school students. In both studies, there was no difference between the treatment and control groups in improvement in self-reported time management skills as a result of the intervention.…
Descriptors: Time Management, Intervention, High School Students, Quasiexperimental Design
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Bennett-Conroy, Waveline – School Community Journal, 2012
This article describes the development and evaluation of a classroom-based, low-cost intervention to increase parents' involvement in their children's education. In Phase 1 of the study, 17 parents of 8th grade students in a low-income, high immigrant and minority school district were interviewed to conduct a qualitative assessment of factors…
Descriptors: Homework, Stakeholders, Intervention, Statistical Analysis
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Stovall, Amanda – English Journal, 2008
Stovall makes an innovative deal with her students: Read 20 books this year and complete a creative project about each, and there won't be any other homework. Stovall describes her method, the projects, how it succeeded, and what the limitations were. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, English Instruction
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Burns, Bonnie – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1998
Suggests that middle school literature circles using novels based around a common theme can change the classroom climate to be more supportive toward taking greater academic risks. Notes that students were offered a choice of book, homework pace, and group roles. (RS)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, English Instruction, Homework, Intermediate Grades
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Briggs, Terri – Exercise Exchange, 1998
Suggests a prewriting activity that encompasses peer questioning to help basic writing students come up with topics for papers. Contends teachers should explain their expectations to the students and gives a homework assignment to either write a letter to their "future" children or devise a "life tree." Describes questioning in…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction
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Fitz-Gibbon, Carol T. – Oxford Review of Education, 1985
Results of the first year of the ongoing Confidential, Measurement-Based, Self-Evaluation Project that examines variables related to A-level English and Mathematics achievement in 10 comprehensive schools in the United Kingdom are presented. A-level results were found to be strongly predicted by teacher assessments and by prior O-level achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Class Size, Comparative Education