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Kelcey, Ben; Carlisle, Joanne F. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2013
The purpose of this study is to contribute to efforts to improve methods for gathering and analyzing data from classroom observations in early literacy. The methodological approach addresses current problems of reliability and validity of classroom observations by taking into account differences in teachers' uses of instructional actions (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Emergent Literacy, Reliability
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Wilkerson, Trena L.; Cooper, Susan; Gupta, Dittika; Montgomery, Mark; Mechell, Sara; Arterbury, Kristin; Moore, Sherrie; Baker, Betty Ruth; Sharp, Pat T. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
This study examines the effect varying models have on student understanding of fractions. The study addressed the question of what students know and understand about fractional concepts through the use of discrete and continuous models. A sample of 54 students in kindergarten and 3rd grade were given an interview pretest, participated in…
Descriptors: Investigations, Mathematics, Mathematical Models, Elementary School Mathematics
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Bottge, Brian A.; Toland, Michael D.; Gassaway, Linda; Butler, Mark; Choo, Sam; Griffen, Ann Katherine; Ma, Xin – Exceptional Children, 2015
The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics will place more pressure on special education and math teachers to raise the skill levels of all students, especially those with disabilities in math (MD). The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of enhanced anchored instruction (EAI) on students with and without MD in co-taught general…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, Special Education Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
Lorentz, Jeffrey L.; Coker, Homer – 1980
Thirteen of the 41 classroom observation dimensions derived from Medley's review of teacher effectiveness reports were scored on the Georgia Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness. Subjects were 53 fifth and sixth grade teachers in language arts and mathematics. The dimensions were: large group instruction; group size without adult supervision;…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Mathematics
Detroit Public Schools, MI. – 1967
Teacher aides, teachers, administrators, and observers in 1 elementary, 1 junior high, and 1 senior high school participated in an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Detroit Pilot Program to Train Teacher Aides in (1) identifying, developing, and defining the role of the aide and (2) identifying effective aide training methods. Procedures…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Schools, Evaluation Methods, Job Training