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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1994
Research indicates that the instructional conversation (IC), a dialogue between teacher and learner in which prior knowledge and experiences are woven together with new material to build higher understanding, can be an effective method for raising the low academic achievement levels of various groups of Native American students. The IC contrasts…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes
Cajete, Gregory A. – 1988
The digest summarizes major characteristics of American Indian student needs in the disciplines of science and math and offers constructive ways in which students may be motivated for greater achievement. Motivational, attitudinal, and behavioral factors contributing to avoidance of science and math by American Indian students are identified:…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
Clark, Julia V. – 1999
Looking to the year 2000 and beyond, this digest explores the lack of individuals entering the fields of science, especially underrepresented minority students such as Blacks, Hispanics, and American Indians. Sections include: (1) "Changing Demographics"; (2) "Status of Minorities in Science"; (3) "Barriers to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
