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Holmes, Naomi – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Student engagement is intrinsically linked to two important metrics in learning: student satisfaction and the quality of the student experience. One of the ways that engagement can be influenced is through careful curriculum design. Using the knowledge that many students are "assessment-driven," a low-stakes continuous weekly summative…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Evaluation, Curriculum Design, Summative Evaluation
Dolezal, Danielle N.; Weber, Kimberly P.; Evavold, Jessica J.; Wylie, Jennifer; McLaughlin, T. F. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2007
The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the use of a reinforcement package with four middle school students who were below grade level in reading. Data were gathered, independently by two observers, for on-task behavior for the number of correct words read for a two-minute timed trial, and for book pre- and posttests. These data were…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Materials, Corrective Reading, Time on Task
Mulholland, Rita; Cepello, Michelle – International Journal of Special Education, 2006
A model assignment was designed and tested to enhance special education teacher candidates' skills and understanding in order to improve student learning. The model includes university and school-site activities that develop teacher candidates' awareness of the relationship between on-task learning time and student achievement. Teacher candidates…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Special Education Teachers, Time on Task, Teaching Models
Lutz, Susan L.; Guthrie, John T.; Davis, Marcia H. – Journal of Educational Research, 2006
The authors used a new multidimensional coding scheme to assess student learning engagement during 3 Grade 4 reading lessons. Students in 3 classes--2 in which students received integrated reading-science instruction and 1 in which they received traditional instruction--demonstrated moderate to high engagement in learning. However, students in the…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies

Jones, Eric D.; Southern, W. Thomas; Brigham, Frederick J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
This article reviews the literature on curriculum-based assessment (CBA) with students who have special education needs. Features of CBA common to various approaches and contributing most to its instructional effectiveness include teachers' evaluative attitudes and behaviors, focus and sustained attention on student performance, and facilitation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Bangert, Arthur W. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2006
Traditionally campus-based courses rely on student evaluations to provide instructors with feedback about their teaching effectiveness. However, current student evaluations of teaching instruments do not adequately assess many of the essential constructivist-based teaching practices recommended for quality online learning experiences. One of the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Constructivism (Learning), Teacher Effectiveness, Student Evaluation
Ysseldyke, James E.; And Others – 1987
The monograph provides an integrative review on the environmental and instructional factors that appear to be most conducive to the complex, interactive, and interdependent process of learning. Ten instructional strategies empirically documented to have a critical impact on a student's ability to learn are discussed in detail. They are: (1) The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices

Rieth, Herbert; Evertson, Carolyn – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1988
The literature on effective instruction for difficult-to-teach students is reviewed. Preinstructional variables include classroom management planning and planning for instructional tasks (student assessments, communication of learning goals, pacing decisions, and time allocations). Instructional delivery variables include engagement time, success…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Educational Planning
Vincent, Susan, Ed. – 1999
In multigrade instruction, children of at least a 2-year grade span and diverse ability levels are grouped in a single classroom and share experiences involving intellectual, academic, and social skills. "The Multigrade Classroom" is a seven-book series that reviews current research on multigrade instruction, identifies key issues…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning

Margalit, Malka – Exceptionality: A Research Journal, 1991
This study evaluated the "I Found a Solution" computer-assisted social skills intervention program with 87 mildly mentally retarded students (ages 10-18) in 2 Israeli special schools. Following training, teachers rated trained students as demonstrating better task orientation and less aggression and behavior difficulties. The second…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
Latham, Glenn – 1985
Through a literature review and classroom observations, several variables affecting the quality of education were studied, focusing on processes related to student placement in special education and to instruction after placement. The study found that: (1) A dynamic interaction is needed among the referral, assessment, placement, and instruction…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Quality