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Science Engagement and Literacy: A Retrospective Analysis for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Students in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia
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Woods-McConney, Amanda; Oliver, Mary C.; McConney, Andrew; Maor, Dorit; Schibeci, Renato – Research in Science Education, 2013
Previous research has underlined the importance of school students' engagement in science (including students' attitudes, interests and self beliefs). Engagement in science is important as a correlate of scientific literacy and attainment, and as an educational outcome in its own right. Students positively engaged with science are more likely to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Regression (Statistics), Models
From the Green Mile to the Yellow Brick Road: Using a Practical Model to Fill in the Social Studies Content Gaps
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Guidry, Allen; Cuthrell, Kristen; O'Connor, Katherine; Good, Amy – Social Studies, 2010
Since the inception of mandated testing in reading and mathematics, social studies instruction has been marginalized in elementary and middle schools. After the genesis of several state-mandated testing programs and nearly a decade after the launch of the No Child Left Behind legislation, the effects of limited K-8 social studies instruction are…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Testing Programs, Federal Legislation, Scores
How to Put Research to Work in Your Social Studies Classroom.
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O'Brien, Lynne M.; Pulliam, William E. – Social Education, 1984
Research on teacher effectiveness has provided substantial evidence that certain teaching behaviors are more likely than others to promote student achievement. Described is an instructional design model that can help teachers plan for more effective teaching. Two sample social studies lessons based on the model are presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
A Model for the More Effective Use of Time as a Means to Improve Success of Compensatory Early Childhood Education Programs.
Hathaway, Walter E. – 1981
A model is presented for the improvement of compensatory early childhood education through more effective use of student and staff time. A framework for research to test the model is also suggested. Sections of the document prefacing discussion of the model include (1) an overview of the historical antecedents and development of early childhood…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational History, Educational Improvement
Characteristics of Effective Classrooms.
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Huitt, William G.; Segars, John K. – 1980
A review of research and proposed models on classroom processes allows identification of four key characteristics of effective classrooms in elementary and secondary education. The four characteristics encompass (1) teacher attention to student characteristics, including prior learning and learning styles; (2) congruence among the course goals,…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
An Achievement Formula that Applies the Correlates of Effective Schools and the Recommendations of the "Excellence" Reports to Predict, Monitor, and Promote Student Achievement.
Crisci, Pat E.; And Others – 1986
In order to develop a formula to measure effective schooling and student achievement, a number of reports on excellence in education were reviewed: (1) The National Commission on Excellence in Education's report, "A Nation at Risk"; (2) The Education Commission of the States Task Force on Education for Economic Growth report; (3) The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Educational Change, Educational Improvement