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Johnson, Julie; And Others – Clearing House, 1993
Describes a qualitative study of the practices of 12 teachers as they used writing activities in the classrooms. Presents examples of integration of writing and subject matter. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Content Area Writing, Secondary Education, Teacher Behavior
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Klavir, Rama – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2008
During their teaching program, pre-service teachers participated in a course concerning teaching in the heterogeneous classroom. As an introduction to the issue of "gifted children," the pre-service teachers were given an assignment: (1) to interview gifted children (identified as gifted by the Ministry of Education, according to IQ…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted, Heterogeneous Grouping, Preservice Teachers
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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
King, Caryn M. – 1992
A study examined the extent to which literacy tasks were emphasized within a fourth-grade social studies classroom. Subjects, 21 fourth-grade students and their teacher at a private K-8 elementary school located in an urban area of the east, were observed over a 7-week period as they conducted a thematic unit on liberty. Data included audiotapings…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing
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Snyder, Ilana – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1994
Reports on a study about the influence of different writing tools and classroom environments on students' writing processes and achievement. Finds that using computers rather than pen-and-paper writing was less teacher dominated and more student independent. Discusses implications of the study. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education