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Yatvin, Joanne – 1980
To confirm or refute impressions that primary grade children do little in the way of actual school work during the day, a principal conducted informal observations in several first and second grade classrooms. Each type of activity the children might perform, such as reading, coloring, or moving about the room, was grouped into three major…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Curriculum Development
Download full textWells, Amy Stuart – 1987
The roles and conduct of teachers and principals have emerged as good indicators of effective schools. Research is presently being conducted on parent involvement and its effect on student learning. Good teacher-student interaction is crucial to effective learning. Teachers must have high expectations for students. Their techniques for…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Marockie, Henry; And Others – 1987
Investigating the effects of a 1984 West Virginia State Board of Education (WVBE) policy which specified the use of instructional time, a study examined the effects of this policy on reading instruction in the primary grades by surveying a random representative sample of primary teachers and principals in West Virginia. In September 1986, 410…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
Stallings, Jane A. – 1984
This report assesses the effectiveness of the Napa County (California) Instructional Skills Staff Development Program, focusing on its impact on student achievement and student engaged rate in classrooms. The program, providing training for teachers and principals in administrative and instructional skills, is examined for outcomes in two schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Demography, Educational Environment
Emmer, Edmund T.; And Others – 1983
A field experiment was conducted to determine whether descriptive-correlational results from classroom management research could be implemented by junior high school teachers, and whether such implementation would result in improved classroom management. An experimental group (18 teachers) received management manuals developed by researchers, and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Wilson, Bruce L.; And Others – 1983
This study examines the effects of task arrangements and management systems on student engagement rates. It is argued that the complexity of classroom arrangements influences the form and content of management systems, and that management decisions impact levels of student engagement. Intensive observation of 63 third and fourth grade students…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Educational Research
Waimon, Margaret C.; And Others – 1983
An experimental preservice teacher education program was developed to train prospective high school teachers to increase academic learning time through identification and arrangement of instructional tasks of personal and social significance. Participants were 34 junior-level prospective teachers who were subjected to two treatments which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Education Majors, High Schools
Anderson, Shirley – 1983
Papers are presented which were generated by this workshop on school improvement. Both session and panel presentations are included on school effectiveness research, curriculum alignment for school improvement, a school climate improvement project, the McRel school improvement program, Pennsylvania's long-range planning for school improvement, an…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Environment, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education
Ysseldyke, James E.; And Others – 1988
Case study analyses of nine mildly handicapped elementary students were conducted to identify factors related to gains in achievement and to higher active academic responding times (ART) in relation to different student-teacher ratios. Six learning disabled and three educable mentally retarded students (grades 3-5) were observed in special…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Case Studies, Class Size
Babich, Roger M. – 1985
To alleviate problems with course content, procedure, and philosophy identified by basic communication skills students and faculty, the University of Oklahoma developed a computer assisted Student Assessment Center (SAC) as a basic communication course adjunct. The SAC allows students from all sections of the course to take each of the four unit…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Testing
Sirotnik, Kenneth A. – 1981
Data from observations of 129 elementary, 362 junior, and 525 high school classes were analyzed to raise questions about classroom environment and classroom practices. Results gathered from four instruments are discussed: (1) physical environment inventory, which recorded classroom architectural arrangement, seating and grouping patterns,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Conventional Instruction
Baath, John A. – 1980
A review of the research on correspondence education with emphasis on its two-way communication aspects introduces this report on a series of studies designed to shed light upon problems related to the design and delivery of correspondence instruction. A total of 1,805 adult students enrolled in regular Swedish, Norwegian, and British…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Correspondence Study, Foreign Countries, Instructional Design
Ellsbury, Susan H.; And Others – 1981
Student library assistants and undergraduate and graduate students from agricultural and biological engineering, biological sciences, and entomology participated in a study to determine the effectiveness of instructional materials adapted to specific science disciplines for developing practical skills in the use of library resources. All students…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Libraries, College Students, Costs
Defino, Maria E. – 1981
This six-section manual provides information for preparing appropriate classroom narratives and their accompanying student engagement ratings. The manual's introduction emphasizes the importance of an accurate classroom narrative, which is a detailed record of events, time use, and behavior in the classroom. Also discussed is the recording of…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Ponzio, Richard; Russell, Thomas L. – 1984
This report is part of a paper set which focuses on a project designated as "Applying Research to Teacher Education (ARTE)." It reviews application possibilities of teacher effectiveness research in elementary classrooms to science teaching at the secondary level. Mills College (Oakland, California) was one of the sites involved in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Improvement
