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McLean, Leigh; Connor, Carol McDonald – School Psychology Quarterly, 2018
Recent studies have observed connections among teachers' depressive symptoms and student outcomes; however, the specific mechanisms through which teachers' mental health characteristics operate in the classroom remain largely unknown. The present study used student-level observation methods to examine the relations between third-grade teachers' (N…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Grade 3, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Reinholz, Daniel L.; Shah, Niral – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2018
Equity in mathematics classroom discourse is a pressing concern, but analyzing issues of equity using observational tools remains a challenge. In this article, we propose equity analytics as a quantitative approach to analyzing aspects of equity and inequity in classrooms. We introduce a classroom observation tool that focuses on relatively…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Equal Education, Statistical Analysis
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Steiner, Naomi J.; Sheldrick, R. Chris; Frenette, Elizabeth C.; Rene, Kirsten M.; Perrin, Ellen C. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2014
Few studies examine the classroom behavior of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in comparison with classroom peers and which teaching formats best support classroom engagement. Observations (N = 312) of second- and fourth-grade students with ADHD and their randomly selected classroom peers were conducted using a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Comparative Analysis, Grade 2, Grade 4
Rouech, Kristina E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Reading aloud to students is an important topic in educational research. Previous research clearly identified effective components and benefits of reading aloud to elementary students; however, very little data addresses the exact wording of the kinds of questions teachers ask and the responses that students give during a read aloud. This study…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Reading Aloud to Others, Elementary School Students, Classroom Communication
Aaron-Stanton, Desiree – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This ethnographic study of language shows the importance of educators' appropriate use of linguistic, nonlinguistic, and paralinguistic communication techniques when working with elementary students within two classrooms who have behavioral and emotional disorders. This study focused on communication techniques used by teachers and…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Elementary School Teachers, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Elementary School Students
Enger Waller, Rachael J. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In a rural community there is a risk that readers will not find connections to their own lives, which may affect the pleasure gained from reading. The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine the use of literature in a small rural elementary school, focusing on how sociocultural factors affect how students connect to and access literature.…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Constructivism (Learning), Rural Schools, Focus Groups