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Roy, Penny; Rutter, Michael – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Recent government papers have expressed concern about the poor educational attainment of "looked after" children. Early reading development has been found to be significant in their subsequent academic achievement. The possibility that biosocial factors extraneous to their experiences in public care may underpin their low…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Caregivers, Reading Ability, Foster Care
Hunter, Darryl; Mayenga, Charles; Gambell, Trevor – Assessing Writing, 2006
Classroom assessment of writing is considered from an anthropological perspective as practitioners' tool use. Pan Canadian data from a 2002 English teacher questionnaire (N = 4070) about self-reported assessment practices were analyzed in terms of tool choice and use by secondary teachers of different experience and qualification levels. Four…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Large Group Instruction, Homework, Student Evaluation
Bellamy, Lynn; McNeill, Barry W. – 1994
This document consists of a workshop presentation on active learning in the engineering classroom. Eight sessions focus on: (1) the format and purpose of the workshop, which is designed to help instructors use active learning principles in the classroom; (2) the state of instruction in the engineering sciences; (3) the stages of knowledge and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Paulu, Nancy; Perkinson, Kathryn, Ed. – 1995
This booklet is designed to provide parents of elementary and junior high school students with an understanding the purpose and nature of homework and suggestions for helping their children complete homework assignments successfully. After a discussion of why teachers assign homework, how homework can help children learn, and the optimum amount of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Check Lists, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
American Library Association Video/Library Video Network, Towson, MD. – 1996
This videotape provides an overview of the materials and services available in a typical library. Designed to interest elementary and middle school children in exploring the library, the video features a young host who tells children about the Dewey Decimal system and goes behind the scenes to see how a library works. The library does not only…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Dewey Decimal Classification, Elementary Secondary Education
Office of Policy and Planning (ED), Washington, DC. – 1993
This report describes programs that have been developed to improve students' attention to and success with homework assignments. The four predominant types of programs, as identified through an informal survey of 100 school systems around the United States, are discussed: (1) recorded messages by voice mail; (2) live telephone homework help…
Descriptors: After School Centers, After School Education, After School Programs, Cable Television
National Opinion Research Center, Chicago, IL. – 1998
This guide presents questions that parents frequently ask about their children's school along with answers to those questions. The questions and answers were prepared based on the results of studies conducted by the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education, the U.S. Department of Education, the GTE Foundation, and by the National Center for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Planning, College Preparation, Elementary Secondary Education
Palumbo, Anthony – 1998
This manual, written by a classroom practitioner, addresses concerns frequently voiced by beginning teachers. It is designed as a practical approach to what works in the classroom. The chapters focus on the following issues: Classroom Management; Classroom Discipline (student behavior, easy ways to establish control, major issues, calling home,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Grading
Helgeson, Stanley L.; Kumar, David D. – 1993
Emerging applications of microcomputers and hypermedia to assessment in science education are reviewed. Although the current use of technology consists mainly of computerized administration of multiple choice tests drawn from item banks, the potential advantages are much greater. Among these advantages are immediate feedback to students, formative…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Aberbach, Amy J.; And Others – 1991
This study examined factors assumed to influence children's help-seeking styles in the classroom in the domains of math and reading. Children's rating of their comfort in asking for help, and the relation between mothers' helping strategies and children's help-seeking styles, were also investigated. Fifth graders (N=190) completed questionnaires…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Help Seeking
Mills, Jeanne – 1989
This practicum was designed to get parents of third grade students more involved in the math homework process. The primary goal was to enlist parents' help at home in the teaching of responsibility and time-management skills, and in the monitoring of the completion and return of this homework. A second aim was to increase the students' overall…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 3, Homework, Mathematical Enrichment
Gallup, Alec M. – 1986
This report contains the results of a 1986 public opinion poll concerning public schools. This annual survey, using a modified probability sample of the United States population, posed questions on the following topics: (1) the most important problems with which schools must deal; (2) drug use in schools; (3) grading of schools and their teachers;…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Educational Finance, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Reetz, Linda; And Others – 1988
This paper demonstrates the use of teacher-made and parent-made instructional games to practice basic skills, as an alternative to traditional homework assignments. The game formats provide mainstreamed mildly handicapped students with the additional practice necessary to achieve mastery, in an environment that is more motivating and allows for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Family Involvement
Swartzloff, Robert; And Others – 1985
In response to the National Commission on Excellence in Education Report, the McHenry Community High School District in Illinois analyzed its current high school programs. The analysis is presented under five areas: (1) instructional programs; (2) student services; (3) district planning, facility, and fiscal programs; (4) athletic and cocurricular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Athletics, Curriculum Development
Nguyen, Diem M.; Kulm, Gerald – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2005
This article describes 1) the special features and accessibility of an innovative web-based practice instrument (WebMA) designed with randomized short-answer, matching and multiple choice items incorporated with automatically adapted feedback for middle school students; and 2) an exploratory study that compares the effects and contributions of…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Technology