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Smith, Kevin G.; Foorman, Barbara R. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2015
This guide is designed to facilitate self-studies of planning and implementation of state-required summer reading camp programs for grade 3 students who scored at the lowest level on the state reading assessment. It provides a template for data collection and guiding questions for discussion that may improve instruction and increase the number of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
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Rupley, William H. – Roeper Review, 1984
Research on teacher effectiveness in reading instruction is reviewed and implications for gifted students are noted for four areas: reading diagnosis, teacher-directed instruction, opportunities to learn and practice, and engagement in learning. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Gifted, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction
Educational R&D Report, 1979
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT Far West Laboratory researchers involved in the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study contend that increasing Academic Learning Time promotes basic skills achievement among elementary school children. During the course of the six-year study, researchers identified numerous "helpful hints" for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Hiscox, Suzanne; And Others – 1982
This booklet focuses upon ways in which a teacher can increase the amount of time students apply themselves to learning. Methods are presented for observing how much time students actually spend learning, for identifying which students are off-task, and for selecting teaching methods to increase students' learning time. Contents include…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies
Chambers, Donald L. – School Administrator, 1986
An overview of research and practice about mathematics reveals that good teachers keep students on task, devote half the class time to new material, review skills, stress concepts and relationships, emphasize higher order thinking skills, ask process questions, monitor understanding, and use a variety of structures. Ten references are appended.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Mathematics Instruction, Questioning Techniques
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Rosenberg, Michael S.; Baker, Kelly – Teacher Educator, 1985
This article examines the issue of instructional time from the perspective of the teacher educator. The importance of using instructional time effectively is discussed and suggestions to monitor and improve class time management problems are presented. (MT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness
Doyle, Walter – 1984
This document provides administrators and instructional supervisors a framework for thinking about teaching and learning in secondary schools and suggests specific focal points for working with teachers to maintain and improve teaching effectiveness. The first section contains a discussion of instructional time and its meaning for secondary…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Individual Instruction, Instructional Improvement
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Prater, Mary Anne – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1992
This discussion examines ways to increase time on task of students with mild disabilities, focusing on teaching behaviors (e.g., gaining attention, questioning, and monitoring students), instructional management, and behavior management. A self-evaluation checklist of 24 teacher tasks during group instruction and seatwork is provided. (DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Mild Disabilities, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Steere, Bob F.; Wiley, Robert C. – 1985
This packet provides the concerned teacher and supervisor with materials for learning how to determine the percentage of time their students are actively engaged on task. The materials include definitions of key terms, a list of situations during which students must be considered unengaged, sample forms to be used in classroom observations of…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
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Nerenz, Anne G.; Knop, Constance K. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1983
Summarizes research developed from a model of teacher effectiveness and student achievement which focuses on: (1) the amount of time allocated to particular curricular content, and (2) the level of students' active learning time during instruction on that curricular content. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Language Skills, Language Teachers, Learning Activities, Program Effectiveness
Crocker, Robert K. – 1986
After reviewing effective teaching research during the past 20 years, one basic question arises: do teachers make any difference? Specifically, do teachers' classroom practices have any effect on student outcomes beyond the effects of ability and home background? What knowledge of minimal teaching competencies has been gained, and how firm is the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
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Stallings, Jane; And Others – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Evaluates the effect of a comprehensive teacher training program in Instructional Theory into Practice (ITIP) on student achievement. Reports findings of two phases of a four-phase Follow-Through study. Achievement test scores indicate that students in the project made significant gains in reading and mathematics. (DR)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
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Mustain, Wendy C. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1990
Teachers can improve their teaching if their knowledge base about teaching increases. Eight research-based areas, relevant to effective teaching, are discussed: goals and objectives, planning, lesson presentation, student engagement, management, student activity, feedback, and teacher assessment. (IAH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback
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Brigham, Frederick J.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1992
Sixteen students with learning disabilities in junior high special education classrooms were given instruction in science, with levels of teacher enthusiasm manipulated. Results suggest that more enthusiastic presentations resulted in significantly higher academic achievement and lower levels of off-task behavior. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Performance Factors
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Sanford, Julie P.; Evertson, Carolyn M. – Journal of Educational Research, 1983
The relationship between teachers' use of class time and student achievement, behavior, and attitudes was examined in a study of 102 English and mathematics classes in 11 junior high schools. Time use had a measurable effect on student achievement and attitudes in mathematics classes, but not in English classes. (Authors/PP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, Junior High Schools
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