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Marschalek, Douglas G. – Studies in Art Education, 1983
Children in grades one, five, and nine viewed painting reproductions for different lengths of time to determine whether viewing time affected their memory of color and subject matter placement. Results indicated that children's memories of these properties are affected by length of viewing time and that recognition improves with age. (Author/IS)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Art History, Child Development
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Schwier, Richard A.; Misanchuk, Earl R. – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1988
Describes study that examined the effects of embedded questions and review frames on learning from computer-based instruction as well as the effect of perceived need for training on performance. Experimental and control group treatments for management training are explained, hypotheses tested are presented, and results are analyzed. (24…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Hypothesis Testing, Interaction
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Imai, Mutsumi; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1992
Attention during reading lessons was explored for 116 second and third graders (60 males and 56 females). Some of the concurrent and antecedent factors that influence attention were investigated. Oral reading errors undermine attention. Nominal reading group membership is more strongly related to attention than individual fluency and comprehension…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Students
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Reyes, Donald J.; Isele, Fred, Jr. – Action in Teacher Education, 1990
Describes criteria used to evaluate student teaching performance, and investigates the degree to which criteria related to academic learning time (ALT) and classroom management (CM) were incorporated into elementary student teachers' (n=368) summative rating scales. Only 15 percent of criteria were linked to ALT and 4 percent to CM. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Evaluation Criteria
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Makuch, Joseph R.; And Others – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1992
Describes a study that compared individual computer-assisted instruction (CAI) with paired/cooperative CAI as a method of providing inservice training for cooperative extension agents on the topic of proper water well location and construction. Cognitive achievement and time spent on the lesson are investigated. (18 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Barba, Robertta; Cardinale, Loretta – School Science and Mathematics, 1991
The quality and quantity of science classroom interactions in relationship to gender were identified. The observational variables included level of question, type of response, method of attraction, target student gender, teacher gender, and class enrollments. The results suggest that female students have fewer interactions with science teachers…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
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Ashcroft, Laura – Preventing School Failure, 2004
A case study of a child who was a part of a larger reading-practice research study is presented. Data analysis from the larger study yielded a strong effect size for children in the experimental group who used decodable text for reading practice. The pre- and posttest scores of one child included in the treatment were not used in the statistical…
Descriptors: Prevention, Text Structure, Reader Text Relationship, Readability
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Shaw, Rebecca; Lewis, Vicky – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2005
This project aimed to examine whether the use of computers could have a positive impact on the performance of academic tasks and their behaviour whilst completing them of children with ADHD. This small exploratory study therefore investigated the impact of the use of a laptop computer, with and without stimulating animations and features…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Computer Assisted Instruction, Student Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Zhang, Jinsong; Walls, Richard T. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2006
This study explored online instructors' perceptions of their implementation of Chickering and Gamson's Seven Principles and the factors that influenced instructors' implementations. Results reveal that endorsement of the seven principles by online instructors varied significantly from one principle to another. The least-endorsed of the principles…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Active Learning, Lecture Method, Humanities
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Wilkinson, Lee A. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) is discussed as an emerging and effective model of home-school collaboration and shared problem solving. A case study is presented to demonstrate how practitioners can use CBC to deliver high quality consultation and intervention services to students, teachers, and parents in a real world setting. An…
Descriptors: Intervention, Norm Referenced Tests, Behavior Modification, Consultation Programs
Snow, Richard E.; Jackson, Douglas N. – 1992
Research planned to improve understanding of conative educational processes and outcomes is described. Over the past year, literature reviews have been conducted aimed at defining categories of assessment of student persistence, freedom from distraction, engagement, and other school-and-work related attitudes and motivations, both as learning…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cognitive Tests, Educational Assessment, High School Students
Lindvall, Rebekah – 1995
This report describes a program employing the theory of multiple intelligences and individual learning style in order to increase time on task, increase retention of academic material, and decrease fluctuations in distracting behaviors in classrooms. Seventeen third grade students in the targeted classroom of an elementary school were surveyed on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Style
Ramey, Madelaine – 1992
Problems involved in reducing the achievement gap among ethnic groups in the Seattle (Washington) public schools were studied. An 11-member team selected 25 elementary schools and 216 classrooms for the study, which included classroom observations, teacher questionnaires, and measurement of ethnic achievement gap reduction through California…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
Greene, Jennifer C. – 1982
This final report summarizes the purpose, procedures, and results of a study, initiated in 1980, which investigated the interrelationships among motivational variables related to 423 fourth through sixth grade students' sense of efficacy in the classroom, or classroom motivation. Sense of efficacy was initially defined as a student's perception of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Jenkins, Joseph R.; Jenkins, Linda M. – 1982
Designed for use by teacher educators, this module provides a framework for examining current practice in training preservice teachers to deal with slow learners in the regular classroom. The focus is on establishing peer and cross-age tutoring programs. A rationale for tutoring is given by describing the relation between academic engaged time and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cross Age Teaching, Higher Education, Individual Instruction
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