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Download full textPaese, Paul C. – 1982
A study examined the effectiveness of university supervisors' feedback on the Academic Learning Time in Physical Education (ALT-PE) of students in two student teachers' classes. Subjects used in this study were secondary school pupils (chosen at random) in two student teachers' physical education classes. Students were observed 13 times for a 40…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Feedback, Higher Education
Odden, Allan – 1983
Research-based strategies for improving educational quality with limited resources include: (1) leadership by school administrators in making better student performance in the basic skills a goal for schools, (2) increased time on academic tasks, (3) redesign of the instructional program to focus on basic skills, (4) improved teaching practices,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Basic Skills, Bulletins, Cost Effectiveness
Goldman, Shelley V.; And Others – 1989
The paper reports on the application of a computer local area network and software to develop both literacy skills and science content knowledge in 15 deaf students. The network approach allows for interaction between a large number of students and the teacher both within and outside the context of the lesson and utilizes support programs to allow…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Deafness
Flannelly, Stephen J. – 1990
Two freshman classes and two senior classes at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill were surveyed with the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ). The data showed that high levels of student/faculty contact coincided with high student scores on quality of effort measures. It is noted that this may be due to the contact,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Seniors, Higher Education
Morrison, Gary R.; And Others – 1986
This research project was designed to explore ways of making computer text presentations more readable as a way of compensating for the constraints that computers impose on the display of text as compared with print-on-paper displays, e.g., limited screen resolution and display area. Forty-eight undergraduate teacher education majors enrolled in…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Teaching
Borg, Walter R. – 1985
Two approaches to testing student achievement are discussed: (1) traditional standardized tests; and (2) testing achievement on an instructional unit. Content validity is a major problem with standardized achievement tests. Even though test publishers typically consider a number of curriculum guides and textbooks in producing a test which is…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Comparative Testing, Content Validity
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
Wells, 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
