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Download full textHicks, Debby Carter – 1998
This practicum reports on a project designed to improve middle school students' science scores. The project used three general strategies to improve science learning: (1) the inclusion of multiple hands-on activities and techniques in the science classroom; (2) the implementation of portfolio assessment; and (3) the inclusion of a Multiple…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Hands on Science, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Innovation
Cialdella, Keri; Herlin, Christine; Hoefler, Alecia – 2002
This action research project implemented and evaluated a 12-week program using cooperative learning and Multiple Intelligences to increase student motivation for learning. The targeted population consisted of elementary and middle school students in a low-socioeconomic community in northern Illinois. The problem of motivation was documented in the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies
Wallin, Penny K. – 1990
The purpose of this practicum was to increase teachers' awareness of various learning styles and multiple intelligences in middle school classrooms by analyzing their own styles and applying that knowledge to their teaching styles and strategies. Six workshops designed to introduce, assess, and offer tangible classroom strategies in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Hughes, Carol S. – 1995
This research paper describes strategies for increasing high school students' motivation in order to increase their academic success. The targeted population consisted of students in biology classes at a small high school in a growing middle-class community in rural Illinois. The problem of motivation was documented using anecdotal records,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Strategies, High Risk Students, High School Students
PDF pending restorationNaffziger, Sue C.; Steele, Martha M.; Varner, Bruce O. – 1998
This action research project evaluated a program of activities to increase the engagement of high school students in their learning. The targeted population consisted of freshman, sophomore, and senior students in a middle class community in central Illinois. The lack of student engagement that posed a problem in academic progress was documented…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Change Strategies, Educational Strategies
Phelan, Vanessa C. – 1994
This document is a practicum designed to respond to concerns from both parents and staff about the duplication of instructional topics or themes in more than one grade, while other topics were not covered at all. The development of a predictable core curriculum framework for grades K-5 was one of several goals of this project to provide a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Grade 1
