Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Brophy, Jere | 1 |
Brosamer, James J. | 1 |
Brown, William S. | 1 |
Brownell, Cassie J. | 1 |
Cassidy, Jane W. | 1 |
Davis, Barbara H. | 1 |
Day, Susan | 1 |
Delaney, Edward J. | 1 |
Epstein, Terrie L. | 1 |
Hay, Iain | 1 |
Jacobsen, Joyce P. | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Reports - Research | 20 |
Journal Articles | 17 |
Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 5 |
Information Analyses | 2 |
Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
Opinion Papers | 1 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Early Childhood Education | 1 |
Elementary Education | 1 |
Grade 3 | 1 |
Primary Education | 1 |
Audience
Practitioners | 20 |
Teachers | 19 |
Researchers | 6 |
Administrators | 1 |
Parents | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
National Assessment of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Brownell, Cassie J. – Education Sciences, 2020
Drawing on data generated following the 2016 United States presidential election, in this article the author considers how a classroom makerspace made Black girls' literacies visible in new ways. During a six-week integrated humanities unit in a third-grade public school classroom in the Midwestern U.S., four Black girls used making to create a…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Literacy, Grade 3

Oley, Nancy – Teaching of Psychology, 1992
Reports study results concerning the effects of peer tutoring, library assistance, and extra credit incentives upon student research paper quality. Indicates that students who sought help got better grades. Reveals a strong correlation between the number of consultations and final research paper grades. Concludes that grade point average also was…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Peer Teaching

Davis, Barbara H.; And Others – Social Education, 1992
Presents results of a project examining the effects of writing to learn in elementary social studies. Explains that the research explored journal writing activities as a means of improving social studies achievement, writing fluency, and communication. Concludes that journal writing does increase writing fluency and learning retention. (DK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 4, Journal Writing, Social Studies
KaiKai, Regina E.; KaiKai, Septimus M. – 1990
A survey investigated students' attitudes towards the writing activities and experiences in a children's literature course in which students were required to develop, orally share, revise after peer collaboration, and submit for possible publication a folktale or modern fantasy story. Surveys were completed by 37 students enrolled in two classes.…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Student Attitudes

Brown, William S. – College Teaching, 1998
Describes an undergraduate business course in organizational behavior in which students participated in experiential learning exercises linked to classroom conceptual learning, then reflected on the experiences in a written synthesizing statement. Examples of students' insights are provided. Advantages and disadvantages of the approach and…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Experiential Learning
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Office of Research. – 1993
Data on the writing achievement of 11th-grade students in 1990 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) may help answer the question of who is right: employers and educators who say students are poorly prepared in writing, or parents and students, who are more positive about the results of the writing preparation students receive…
Descriptors: Grade 11, High School Students, High Schools, Parent Role

Radmacher, Sally A.; Latosi-Sawin, Elizabeth – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Describes the use of the writing-across-the-curriculum approach in a college psychology course. Reports on a study of the effect of summary writing exercises on 16 students. Finds that participating student scores on the final examination were eight percent higher than nonparticipating students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Learning Strategies

Brophy, Jere – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1992
Describes one fifth grade teacher's approach to the teaching of U.S. history. Reveals that the teacher limited breadth of coverage in favor of an approach that sought to connect themes and facts. Explains that the teacher incorporated language arts teaching, storytelling, writing assignments, and cooperative learning activities. (SG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Cooperative Learning, Grade 5

Zammuner, Vanda Lucia – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1991
Presents an Italian study of children assigned to write two persuasive appeals for funds. Reports that improvement on the second request was related to request features demonstrated between the two assignments. Concludes that training did have some effect, but both control and experimental groups improved in their second performances. (DK)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries

Day, Susan – Teaching Sociology, 1994
Reports on a study of two introductory sociology courses to determine whether informal writing assignments can aid learning. Finds that requiring students to keep journals did not significantly improve performance on essay tests. Asserts that teachers may be justified in requiring attendance as a strategy for increased learning. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, Essay Tests

Hay, Iain; Delaney, Edward J. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1994
Maintains that writing ability is vital in fulfilling geography discipline objectives of mutual understanding and emancipation. Reports on a study of the use of writing groups in college geography classrooms in the United States and Australia. Includes a student essay evaluation guide as an appendix. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Foreign Countries, Geography, Geography Instruction

Jacobsen, Joyce P. – Journal of Economic Education, 1994
Contends that teachers can incorporate data collection and writing activities into economics classes to stimulate and enrich classroom experiences. Describes three types of assignments involving data collection and written reports designed for microeconomics courses. Includes five figures that exemplify the assignments. (CFR)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Strategies

Madigan, Robert J.; Brosamer, James J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Discusses the use of holistic scoring in the introductory college psychology course. Presents data showing the reliability, validity, and efficiency of the holistic scoring of students' written work by teaching assistants. Argues that holistic scoring is a high quality, low cost approach to scoring written work in large classes. (SG)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation Research, Grading, Higher Education

Procidano, Mary E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Presents a study in which students in an abnormal psychology class rated the usefulness of drafts for two writing assignments. Reports that a research proposal was more effective than a case study in generating interest in psychology and opportunity for creativity. Concludes that writing assignments should reflect important aspects of a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Course Evaluation, Creativity, Feedback
Lynn, Karen – 1992
An experiment sought to determine the effectiveness of a program for improving achievement among black seventh and eighth grade social studies students. The aim was to develop a media center service program that would support school district efforts to provide educational and support services for the black male. An audiovisual tutoring program…
Descriptors: Black Students, Curriculum Research, Grade 7, Grade 8
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1 | 2