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Griggs, Gerald – Education 3-13, 2018
In March 2013, the UK government announced that it was to award the Primary Physical Education and Sport Premium funding to all English state-funded primary schools to improve provision of Physical Education and sport following the London 2012 Olympic Games. This study reports on seven schools in close geographical proximity to each other within…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Athletics
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Davies, Ruth; Hamilton, Paula – Education 3-13, 2018
The benefit the outdoor environment has for young children's development is widely documented. However, there is less literature outlining practitioners' experiences of assessing learning in the outdoors and factors which impact the level and quality of assessments undertaken. This study, based on a pragmatic mixed methods approach, undertaken in…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Student Evaluation
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Noble, Olivia; Holt, Nicole – Education 3-13, 2018
This research explores the impact of the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (READ) scheme on reading engagement and motivation among Early Years Foundation-Stage children using a case study approach at a primary school in the English Midlands. There is a notable lack of UK-based research into the READ scheme, which offers a potential alternative…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Animals, Reading Instruction
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Boyle, Joseph R.; Rosen, Sonia M.; Forchelli, Gina – Education 3-13, 2016
This mixed-methods study analysed over 200 interviews from 20 seventh-grade students with learning disabilities (LD). Students were instructed how to use a note-taking intervention during science lectures. The interview analyses were supported by pre- and post-intervention quantitative data. Data suggest that the intervention helped students…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Metacognition, Notetaking, Learning Disabilities
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McNeill, Jane; Butt, Graham; Armstrong, Andy – Education 3-13, 2016
This research project promoted a collaborative model of professional development between lead teachers from three schools, supported by a project coordinator and a researcher from a local university. Each lead teacher worked with their head teacher to design, lead, and evaluate an innovative, personalised, and school-based mathematics continuing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Collaboration, Professional Development, Continuing Education
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Riga, Vassiliki; Chronopoulou, Elena – Education 3-13, 2014
The purpose of this study was to identify certain strategies and conditions that should be used by teachers in kindergarten so as to foster creative thinking and creative behaviours to children. We used a quasi-experimental research design for 6 months in a public kindergarten in a suburban area of Greece, and we developed a creative music and…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Student Behavior, Kindergarten
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Baines, Ed; Blatchford, Peter; Webster, Rob – Education 3-13, 2015
Findings from two studies are discussed in relation to the experiences and challenges faced by teachers trying to implement effective group work in schools and classrooms and to reflect on the lessons learnt about how to involve pupils with special educational needs (SEN). The first study reports on UK primary school teachers' experiences of…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Inclusion, Cooperative Learning, Teamwork