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Brokamp, Saskia K.; Houtveen, Antonia A. M.; van de Grift, Willem J. C. M. – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The relationship among students' reading performance, their behavior (task-focused behavior, emotional stability, and compliant behavior) in the classroom, and the teacher's skills was investigated in 66 third-grade classrooms. Results from this study showed the students' reading performance and their behavior in the classroom are all…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Time on Task, Emotional Response, Compliance (Psychology)
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Schweig, Jonathan David; Pane, John F. – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2016
Demands for scientific knowledge of what works in educational policy and practice has driven interest in quantitative investigations of educational outcomes, and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have proliferated under these conditions. In educational settings, even when individuals are randomized, both experimental and control students are…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Educational Research, Multivariate Analysis, Models
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Pak, Sarah S.; Weseley, Allyson J. – Journal of Research in Education, 2012
Reading logs have become a practice in many elementary schools. Although lack of autonomy undermines intrinsic motivation (Lepper, Greene, & Nisbett, 1973), no study has examined the effect of logs. Second and third-grade students (N = 112) were assigned either a mandatory or voluntary log and surveyed about their motivation to read at…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Motivation, Journal Writing, Grade 2
Childs, Ruth A.; Umezawa, Linda – Canadian Journal of Education, 2009
This study investigates what grade-3 teachers say they would do if faced with common test administration dilemmas--and why. Grade-3 teachers with experience administering Ontario's provincially mandated assessment were recruited through professional association newsletters and Toronto-area newspapers. They responded to an on-line questionnaire (n…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Grade 3, Testing, Supervision
Casillas, Rhonda Soledad – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which academic achievement in U.S. schools could be explained by several indicators of belongingness (i.e., close teacher-student relationships, peer acceptance, school liking, low levels of loneliness in school and positive perceptions of peers) and school engagement. For this study, data…
Descriptors: Caring, Academic Achievement, Group Structure, Grade 3
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Akin-Little, K. Angeleque; Little, Steven G. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2004
The purpose of the present investigation was to extend the research related to the possible negative side effects of extrinsic reinforcement on children's compliant behavior, particularly the overjustification effect. Specifically, this study examined the effects of a token reinforcement procedure in a naturalistic environment (third grade…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Token Economy, Behavioral Science Research, Compliance (Psychology)
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Rey, Rick B.; Smith, Ami L.; Yoon, Jina; Somers, Cheryl; Barnett, Douglas – School Psychology International, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine students' and teachers' perceptions of their relationship. Eighty-nine African American children in Grades 3 through 6 and their teachers independently rated the quality of the teacher-child relationship and completed a range of questionnaires regarding the children's school-related adjustment. Teacher and…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 5