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Campbell, Cynthia Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2017
"Backdoor praise" (BDP) is defined as praise that is simultaneously delayed, indirect, and embedded in teacher comments. This case study investigated preservice teachers' perceptions of their use of BDP as a strategy for getting and keeping students on task. Three participants, representing elementary, middle, and high school, were…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Case Studies, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
Lail, Sara-Frances Crow – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a common neurobehavioral disorder in childhood, negatively impacts academic and social functioning, both of which later influence adulthood (Bose, 2013). This action research study focuses on comparing the prevalence of on-task and off-task behaviors exhibited by elementary age students diagnosed…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 3, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Mere-Cook, Yvette – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Results from previous research studies suggest that inclusive settings benefit all learners. However, general education teachers often do not have built in supports within the classroom to meet the needs of students with disabilities. Implementing a sensory diet curriculum (SDC) is one instructional practice that addresses needs of students with…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Disabilities, Sensory Experience
Schloegel, Micah Roman – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Creating opportunities for students to engage in positive peer interactions is important because these interactions benefit students' motivation to learn, and their social, linguistic, and cognitive development. Peer interactions are particularly important for supporting English language learners' (ELL) because they are often at risk for academic…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Experience, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Goh, Tan Leng – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Physical inactivity is an increasing problem among children and adolescents. The TAKE 10!® program, which integrates physical activity (PA) into academic subjects, was implemented in one elementary school in Magna, Utah to increase children's daily in-school PA. A three-study approach was used to examine: (a) effects of TAKE 10!® on elementary…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Elementary School Students, Physical Fitness
Metz, Kelly Kathleen – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In this observational study the researcher examined the Academic Engagement of deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) students in a co-enrollment setting. Academic Engagement refers to attention, class participation, and time-on-task. Co-Enrollment is a model of group inclusion that provides D/HH students with access to a D/HH peer group as well as…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Learner Engagement, Student Participation
Mercurio, Harry J. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This qualitative study examined the amount of time that fourth and fifth grade teachers devoted to literacy instruction within the time allotted to them within the daily literacy block. Prior research of the literacy block focused largely on primary grades (Allington, McGill-Franzen et a1.,2010; Cunningham & Allington, 2003; Morrow, 1992);…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Reading Instruction, Time Blocks, Educational Practices
Wiedeman-Rouse, Teri – ProQuest LLC, 2012
There is great concern by teachers, school administrators and parents regarding the increase in the number of preschool-aged students who exhibit challenging behavior in early childhood settings (Benedict, Horner & Squires 2007), need for early intervention procedures that focus on young children who may be at risk for developing patterns of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Behavior Problems, Early Intervention
Preast, Vanessa A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Proponents of Michaelsen's Team-Based Learning (TBL) have claimed this teaching method quickly produces highly effective teams which are characterized by high trust among team members. Presumably, the high trust boosts performance because members feel less inhibited during discussions involving sharing personal views and challenging…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Performance
Babini, Kathleen Callanan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Public schools stress the need for students to become informed and engaged citizens, however social studies instruction is becoming marginalized in many elementary schools today, the very area where they learn citizenship and about the world around them. This study seeks to: understand the reason for the loss of instructional time for social…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Elementary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation