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Marulanda, Zandra K. – Online Submission, 2010
New and veteran educators often face particular challenges in the classroom. Problems include classroom management, student academic achievement, and job satisfaction. This research examines the effects of implementing a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) approach for students as part of the regular education for elementary public schools. SEL is…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, School Culture, Teacher Persistence, Classroom Techniques
Watt, Michael G. – 1990
This article reports a study of decision-making processes for selecting instructional materials. The project had two aims: (1) to survey research findings and practices of decision-making processes in instructional material selection in the United States and Australia; and (2) to identify the attributes of decision-making processes used to select…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Decision Making Skills, Evaluation Criteria
Fraker, Daniel M. – 1995
This report describes a program for advancing critical thinking skills in an integrated earth science geography course. The targeted population consists of high school freshmen from a growing, upper middle class, suburban community 40 miles west of Chicago. The information on these students comes from teacher observation, colleague surveys, and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Earth Science
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Householter, Inez; Schrock, Geraldine – 1997
This action research project report described a program for enhancing thinking skills to improve the problem-solving and decision making of primary school students. Participating were 25 second and 22 third graders in regular education classrooms, but including students with special needs, located in two small middle class communities in central…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Decision Making Skills, Elementary School Students, Graphic Organizers
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Gerk, Bryan; Obiala, Roberta; Simmons, Amy – 1997
This action research project evaluated a program for improving student discipline and developing a positive classroom environment. The targeted populations consisted of prekindergarten, first-, and fifth-grade students in two middle class suburbs of Chicago (Illinois). Changes in behavior were documented through behavior checklists, parental…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
Ibler, Leslie S. – 1997
This report describes a project designed to expand higher order thinking skills in five primary students with disabilities in order to increase problem solving and decision making skills. The project incorporated higher order thinking skills into mathematics, science and language arts units, and implemented weekly, cooperative learning techniques…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Design, Decision Making Skills