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Roadrangka, Vantipa; Yeany, Russell H. – 1982
To determine which types and qualities of science teaching strategies stimulate students to become involved in learning, middle and high school students (N=147) were observed for time-on-task (time actively spent by the student in learning) and off-task during periods while being taught by five student teachers. The "Teaching Strategies…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Science Education
Saily, Mary – Educational R & D Report, 1981
A number of research studies have shown that the factors important to academic achievement are time allocated to instruction, the amount of time students actively engage in learning, and the degree of success they experience while learning. To put this into practice, personnel with the Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) have…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Hassenpflug, Anna M. – 1981
The major purposes of this study were to determine how individual third graders use and understand school time, to ascertain what relationships exist between their use and perception of school time, and to generate conclusions about third graders' use and understanding of school time that would be relevant for educational administrators and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Research, Educational Administration, Educational Strategies

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
Pieron, Maurice – 1981
A study to identify variables between more or less effective student teachers tested student gains in learning a psychomotor skill. The student teachers were observed as they trained students to perform the "handstand roll over" in physical education classes. Observation focused on content of instruction, skill attempt reactions, management of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Physical Education, Psychomotor Skills
Green, Carolyn W.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1986
A staff supervision and classroom management program to increase involvement in functional task activities (e.g., self-help, leisure, social/communication) was implemented in three classes serving 19 students (ages 11-36) with profound mental and physical handicaps. Large increases in functional task involvement and smaller increases in student…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities

Cheek, Lisa; Logan, Karen; Sprecher, Sharon; Streitmatter, Barbara – 1997
This action research project examined the impact of a program for improving age-inappropriate behaviors that interfere with personal and academic progress. A total of 69 students from 3 elementary classrooms and 2 speech therapy groups were involved in the research. The targeted population consisted of fourth and sixth graders; students with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aggression, Autism, Check Lists

Cook, Danielle; Rudin, Lynn – 1997
Faced with increasing concerns of educators, parents, and students regarding the lack of school discipline, this study evaluated a social skills program to reduce inappropriate behavioral incidents in urban middle and rural high school students. Students' inappropriate behavior, such as talking back, not preparing for class or not participating in…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Learning
Baugous, Kristi; Bendery, Shelly – 2000
This action research project sought to increase students' time on task by decreasing the frequency of disruptive behaviors. The targeted population consisted of first- and third-grade students in two suburban communities. The types and frequency of disruptive behaviors that affected time on task were documented by means of teacher, student, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Change Strategies

Vogler, E. William; French, Ron W. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1983
A study investigated: (1) the effectiveness of a group contingency behavior modification strategy on behaviorally disordered students in a physical education class; (2) each student's response in relation to the group; and (3) the effects of age differences on results. The strategy increased time on task for both individuals and groups. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management
Kirst, Michael W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
Reform efforts that manipulate time, content, materials, and teacher variables have the best chance of success in a period of fiscal steady state. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Oberg, Dianne – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2003
Describes Brock's Information Intermediary Process Model, which focuses on the role of the library media specialist as information intermediary. Highlights include information seeking and use; use of the model by teachers and librarians as well as their collaborative roles; guidelines for use of the model; and problem solving and use of time. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Information Seeking, Information Utilization

Quinn, Mary Magee – Education and Treatment of Children, 2002
A six-week cooperative learning intervention using positive peer role models was used to teach interpersonal problem-solving skills to 42 first-grade boys at risk of antisocial behavior patterns. Participants showed an increase in academic engaged time. However, the intervention failed to produce significantly lower rates of externalizing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Cockayne, Susan – Educational Technology, 1991
Describes study of undergraduates that compared the effects of different small group sizes on learner achievement using computer controlled interactive videodisc. The results of pretests and posttests are reported, learning achievement and instructional time are used to calculate an instructional efficiency index, and further research is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Modianos, Doan; Hartman, Joel – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1990
Describes project at Bradley University that equipped freshman residence hall rooms with microcomputers. Highlights include student characteristics; academic performance; surveys of use of microcomputers; networking versus stand-alone uses; duration of computer use times and times of day of use; and sex differences in computer use. (Three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks