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Efficacy of Different Concrete Models for Teaching the Part-Whole Construct for Fractions
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Cramer, Kathleen; Wyberg, Terry – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2009
The effectiveness of different concrete and pictorial models on students' understanding of the part-whole construct for fractions was investigated. Using interview data from fourth and fifth grade students from three different districts that adopted the "Mathematics Trailblazers" series, authors identified strengths and limitations of models used.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Grade 5, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction
The Effects of Computer-Based Pretesting Strategies on Learning and Continuing Motivation.
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Dalton, David W.; Goodrum, David A. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1991
Fifth and sixth grade children were assigned to three pretesting conditions: a full-length pretest, an adaptive pretest that exited learners when nonmastery was indicated, and a no pretest control. Learners in the adaptive treatment demonstrated higher levels of performance on the posttest and had greater motivation to continue the instruction.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Education
Different Logo Learning Environments and Mastery: Relationships between Engagement and Learning.
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Kinzer, Charles K.; And Others – 1984
This paper discusses the results of research on learning LOGO programming language by two groups of fifth grade students who were taught using either a structured tutorial mode or an unstructured discovery method. Previous results showed mastery differences between the structured and unstructured teaching methods with the results favoring the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
Teaching Thinking through LOGO: The Importance of Method. Technical Report Series, Report No. 84.1.2.
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Delclos, Victor R.; And Others – 1984
Research was conducted to compare the effects of three different methods of teaching LOGO to fifth graders with a broad range of academic ability. The first method, based on Papert's idea of discovery learning, involved teacher presentation of LOGO instruction and student control of pace of learning. The second method involved the use of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
The Field Trip Milieu: Learning and Behavior as a Function of Contextual Events.
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Falk, John H.; Balling, John D. – Journal of Educational Research, 1982
The impact of a field trip on the attitudes, behavior, and learning of 196 third- and fifth-grade students was assessed. Third grade students seemed overwhelmed by the field trip and learned more from an outdoor science activity near their school. Fifth grade students were stimulated by the trip and bored by the outdoor lesson. (Authors/PP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Elementary Education, Field Trips
Students' Perceptions of Media and Teachers as Related to the Depth of Their Learning.
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Saga, Hiroo – Educational Media International, 1993
Describes two studies that examined the nature of Japanese elementary and junior high school students' perceptions of different media, the effect of teachers on these perceptions, and the relationship between perceptions and student learning. The studies of fifth graders and eighth graders also addressed gender and class differences. (Contains…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Educational Media, Elementary Education