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Comparison of Teacher Talk Directed to Boys and Girls and Its Relationship to Their Behaviour in Secondary and Primary Schools
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Harrop, Alex; Swinson, Jeremy – Educational Studies, 2011
There have been a number of earlier investigations, using differing methodologies, into the extent to which teachers in the secondary school interact with boys and girls and the results have suggested an imbalance in the teachers' verbal behaviour towards the genders that is quite similar to the imbalance found in teachers' behaviour in the…
Descriptors: Females, Classroom Environment, Males, Secondary School Students
Academic Achievement, Motivation and Future Selves.
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Leondari, Angeliki; Syngollitou, Efi; Kiosseoglou, Grigoris – Educational Studies, 1998
Examines the relationships among possible selves, academic performance, motivation, self-esteem, and persistence on task by analyzing the questionnaires of 289 high school students. Reveals that the students who referred to positive selves outperformed the other groups in academic achievement as measured by grade point average and showed more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Higher Education, Motivation
Cooperative Learning in Dutch Primary Classrooms.
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Veenman, Simon; Kenter, Brenda; Post, Kiki – Educational Studies, 2000
Examines teachers' use of and students' reactions to cooperative learning, and the quality of the group cooperation from a sample of Dutch primary schools. Reports that students' social skills, on-task behavior, and self-esteem improved, while students reported a positive attitude toward cooperative learning. Includes references. (CMK)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Classroom Management for Project Work: An Application of Correspondence Training.
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Merrett, Jonathan; Merrett, Frank – Educational Studies, 1992
Discusses the use of correspondence training in the classroom to improve learning outcomes. Defines the training as an experimental behavioral strategy that takes into account the degree to which people achieve what they are aiming to do. Concludes from research involving middle school students that the subjects achieved a better work output in…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Education, Feedback, Foreign Countries
Active Learning Time in Mixed Age Classes.
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Veenman, Simon; And Others – Educational Studies, 1985
Results showed hardly any differences in time-on-task behavior between third and fourth grade pupils in mixed age single age mathematics and language arts classes in the Netherlands. Students in mixed age classes spent more time working individually. The ability level of the students had little impact on time-on-task behavior. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Grade 3
The Effects of Contingent Teacher Praise, as Specified by Canter's Assertive Discipline Programme, on Children's On-Task Behaviour.
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Ferguson, Elizabeth; Houghton, Stephen – Educational Studies, 1992
Presents study results examining the effectiveness of teacher praise on children's on-task behavior. Describes Canter's Assertive Discipline, its use in Australia, and the basics of a study of the technique. Reports that all teacher subjects increased rates of praising following training, and all but one student improved levels of behavior.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Discipline