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Pfeifer, Joselle Davis – 1985
This paper describes a research study on promotion with reservation, in which students are accountable for their course work and must repeat courses they have failed. Subjects of the study were seventh and eighth grade students at Scenic Junior High School, Oregon. These students failed required courses during the school year 1983-84 and chose…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Accountability, Grade Repetition, Junior High School Students
Download full textKrantz, S.; McDermott, H.; Schaefer, L.; Snyder, M. A. – 2003
This report describes a project for teaching students to implement social skills in the classroom, playground, and lunchroom. The hope is to reduce the inappropriate behavior that occurs in these areas. The targeted population consisted of a middle to lower income elementary school in Illinois. After analyzing the data collected, it was revealed…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment, Elementary School Students
Andrusyk, D.; Andrusyk, S. – 2003
This report describes a program for increasing the targeted student's ability to demonstrate appropriate use of social skills in a cooperative base group setting. The targeted population consisted of elementary students in an urban middle class Midwestern community. The problem of lack of appropriate social skills was documented through teacher…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students, Group Activities
Benning, C.; Bergt, R.; Sausaman, P. – 2003
This report depicts a program for increasing students' career awareness through a variety of strategies that include multiple intelligences, career counseling, field trips and cross-curricular activities. The targeted population consisted of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students in a Midwest, urban community. Analyses of probable cause data…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Kristin, Maureen; And Others – 1995
A program was implemented for improving student's motivation in order to increase their performance and self-esteem. The targeted population consisted of primary grade students in middle-class communities within the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Analysis of probable cause data revealed students' lack of skills related to organization,…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Biegler, Lucy – 1998
A study examined two different methods used to increase story comprehension. These methods were implemented using two kindergarten classes from the Secaucus New Jersey Public School District during a 4-week instructional period. The students from one classroom listened to stories proceeded by dramatization. Retelling techniques used were role…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
Forsythe, Barbara – 1986
The purpose of this study was to determine if a multidimensional treatment in the study of the content area of social studies would help the average and below average student. The 37 fifth-grade students in this study came from a middle-socioeconomic level of north central New Jersey. The 18 students in the experimental sample received special…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
