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Preschool Contexts and Teacher Interactions: Relations with School Readiness
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Goble, Priscilla; Hanish, Laura D.; Martin, Carol Lynn; Eggum-Wilkens, Natalie D.; Foster, Stacie A.; Fabes, Richard A. – Early Education and Development, 2016
The majority of early education programs promote children's learning through a mix of experiences in child- and teacher-managed contexts. The current study examined time spent in child- and teacher-managed contexts and the nature of children's experiences with teachers in these contexts as they relate to children's skill development. Participants…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Educational Environment, School Readiness
Preschool Contexts and Teacher Interactions: Relations with School Readiness
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Goble, Priscilla; Hanish, Laura D.; Martin, Carol Lynn; Eggum-Wilkens, Natalie D.; Foster, Stacie A.; Fabes, Richard A. – Grantee Submission, 2016
The majority of early education programs promote children's learning through a mix of experiences in child- and teacher-managed contexts. The current study examined time spent in child- and teacher-managed contexts and the nature of children's experiences with teachers in these contexts as they relate to children's skill development. Participants…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Educational Environment, School Readiness
Making Sense of Time as Context: Theoretical Affordances of Chronotopes in the Study of Schooling and Student Success. WCER Working Paper No. 2010-11
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Compton-Lilly, Catherine – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2010
Time regulates the lives of educators. Time on task, 45-minute classes, 2-hour literacy blocks, 10-week marking periods, and 40-week school years are central to teachers' lives and to the operation of schools. In contemporary schools, benchmarks, standards, promotion, retention, graduation, and ultimately school success are all intricately…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Time on Task, Literacy, Writing Instruction
Evidence on the Effectiveness of On-Line Homework
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Dillard-Eggers, Jane; Wooten, Tommy; Childs, Brad; Coker, John – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2008
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of on-line homework in principles of accounting classes. We surveyed students to determine their degree of satisfaction with on-line homework and their perceptions about its effectiveness in enhancing their learning. We also gathered data to determine the extent of online…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Accounting, Homework, Electronic Learning
Further Evidence of an Engagement-Achievement Paradox among U.S. High School Students
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Shernoff, David J.; Schmidt, Jennifer A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2008
Achievement, engagement, and students' quality of experience were compared by racial and ethnic group in a sample of students (N = 586) drawn from 13 high schools with diverse ethnic and socioeconomic student populations. Using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM), 3,529 samples of classroom experiences were analyzed along with self-reported…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation
A Comparison of Answer until Correct Feedback and Knowledge of Correct Response Feedback under Two Conditions of Contextualization.
Clariana, Roy B. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1990
Discussion of various types of feedback used in computer-assisted instruction focuses on a study of low-ability eleventh graders that compared the effectiveness of answer until correct (AUC) feedback with knowledge of correct response (KCR) feedback. Achievement data on posttests as well as time data are analyzed. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis