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Direct linkLadd, Gary W.; Kochenderfer-Ladd, Becky; Visconti, Kari Jeanne; Ettekal, Idean; Sechler, Casey M.; Cortes, Khaerannisa I. – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
Little is known about the skills children need to successfully collaborate with classmates on academic assignments. The purposes of this study were to identify grade-schoolers' collaborative skills, evaluate the importance of identified skills for collaborative work, and determine whether differences in skill use were related to children's social…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Cooperation, Elementary School Students, Academic Ability
Ratcliffe, Martin J.A.; Harts, Melissa L. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
What turns a good school into a great school? With today's schools under enormous pressure to make adequate yearly progress (AYP), the answers are more important than ever--and this essential guidebook gives K-12 administrators and educators scores of proven, concrete strategies to help their school succeed. Authors Martin Ratcliffe and Melissa…
Descriptors: Expertise, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedTankersley, Melody – Preventing School Failure, 1995
Research on a team game designed to reinforce positive target behaviors is reviewed. Classroom organization, reinforcement criteria, when and how long to play the game, and reinforcement for winning teams are discussed, as are two variants on the original game. The game is found to be highly effective in reducing talking and out-of-seat behavior.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedSalend, Spencer J.; Washin, Barbara – Exceptional Children, 1988
Examined were the effects of Team-Assisted Individualization (TAI) on the academic, behavioral, and social skills of 18 emotionally disturbed adjudicated boys, aged 13-15. TAI increased the students' on-task and cooperative behaviors, increased the students' liking of their classmates, and was preferred by students when compared to working…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning
Download full textRoberts, Jane M. E.; Kenney, Jane L. – 1984
The impact of the School Improvement Through Instructional Process (SITIP) program in Maryland schools was evaluated. The program encourages application of research on planned change to implement one or more of four instructional models: (1) Active Teaching--emphasis on direct instruction, review and discussion of homework, individually supervised…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Improvement Programs
Ludwigsen, Lynnette; Vanderpoel, Gail – 2000
This report describes a program for improving performance of 54 sixth and seventh grade students with special needs included in a computer applications class. The targeted students exhibited deficiencies in basic computer classroom performance. Probable causes for poor performance were identified through a review of literature and an analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Action Research, Behavior Modification
