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The Effects of Teacher Behavior on Student Behavior in Fifth-Grade Science: A Replication Study
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Penick, John El; Shymansky, James A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1977
The study sought to investigate the effects of available science materials, the physical plant, and the patterns of teacher behavior on the behaviors of fifth-grade students. Some significant treatment as well as aptitude-treatment effects were observed. (CP)
Descriptors: Aptitude, Behavior, Classroom Environment, Educational Research
Information Processing and Pupil Achievement: A Model and a Study
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Eccles, P.; Deleeuw, G. J. A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1976
This study attempted to investigate relationships between pupil achievement and teacher verbal activity. Twelve teachers were recorded/observed teaching four lessons each to groups of 10 sixth-grade children. Results were not significant. (SL)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Grade 6
Treatment and ATI Effects for Pupil Achievement and Preference under Two Experimental Conditions of Teacher Control in Sixth Grade Science Classes.
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Crocker, Robert K.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1979
Investigates the influence of treatment and the interactions between treatments and selected pupil characteristic variables, with respect to pupil achievement and preference for treatment, and examines treatment-teacher interactions. Among the findings, this study suggests that students prefer to operate in less structured modes for the medium or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science