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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Fifth Grade Classroom"”.
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Implementing Technology in a Fifth Grade Classroom: School and Home Perspectives
… availability of information technology in a fifth grade classroom using a constructivist paradigm. The same computer configuration that students used in the classroom was provided for them at home, along with an Internet dial-up connection. The technology was used as an adjunct to the …
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The effects of implementing heterogeneous writing groups in a fifth grade classroom
… impact the learning and social community in a fifth grade inclusion classroom. The students were given writing prompts that enforced the use of collaborative writing. Qualitative data was collected through the use of student artifacts, student surveys, student interviews, and a teacher …
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Enriching the Curriculum for the Gifted Child in a Fifth Grade Classroom
… of the gifted child and to find out how a fifth grade classroom teacher could best meet the needs of this child. The problems were: (1) identification of the gifted child, (2) placement of the gifted child, and (3) determining the teaching procedures to be used in working with the gifted …
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Management of the Medically Fragile Child in the K- Fifth Grade Classroom Setting
… of medically fragile children (MFC), in the grade setting, with the hope of designing educational modules to be utilized as supportive measures by the teachers for the classroom setting. The focused project consisted of an extensive literature review of medical fragility in school age …
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The Effects Of The Teacher's Use Of Guided Inquiry In The Fifth Grade Classroom
… OF THE TEACHER'S USE OF GUIDED INQUIRY IN A FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE CLASSROOM. INQUIRY IS SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL(2000), AND INDICATES THAT ALL STUDENTS SHOULD DEVELOP THE ABILITIES NECESSARY TO DO SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND DEVELOP UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY (P.21). …
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How can the use of the morning meeting foster a sense of community in the fifth grade classroom?
… Meeting as part of the daily routine in the fifth grade classroom. This study examines the effects of developing a classroom community and incorporating talk as a tool in the classroom through the use of the Morning Meeting. The Morning Meeting is part of the Responsive Classroom approach, …
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The impact of differentiation on the critical thinking of gifted readers and the evolving perspective of the fifth grade classroom teacher
… 2006b). Implementing differentiation into the classroom can assist educators in providing appropriate instruction for all students and maximizing the potential of gifted learners. Differentiation modifies curriculum and instruction to meet the diverse needs of students in the classroom …
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The Effects Of Discourse And Journal Writing On Students' Attitudes Towards Mathematics In A Fifth Grade Classroom: An Action Research Study
… and conceptions of mathematics in a 5th grade mathematics classroom. The nature of students' strengths and weaknesses with mathematics using discourse and journal writing were described. To show students' attitudes towards the two teaching methods transcription of teacher and student …
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Team Building Activities
… activities on anti-social behaviors in an urban fifth grade classroom. Team building activities are a pleasurable way to engage students in meaningful learning that has benefits on social, emotional, and academic development. The research was conducted in an urban elementary school in Western New …
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Beyond Reading: The Extended Academic and Social Effects of Dyslexia
<p>As a fifth-grade classroom teacher, I observed a relationship between students’ reading levels and their overall academic performance. I also witnessed and reacted to students who were suffering from the social ramifications of their disabilities—being labeled as “retarded” and ridiculed for a …
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Relational knowing and responsive instruction
Teachers make innumerable decisions in their classrooms, taking into account students’ readiness for a particular topic, their cultural background, and their learning profile. However, the teacher’s role—taking care of high numbers of individual students along with the classroom as a whole—can be …
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Increasing expressive vocabulary through non-traditional instruction
… case study. The study took place in an inclusive fifth grade classroom of twenty-five students. Sixteen of these students participated in the study. A checklist, student writing samples, and field notes were used to gather data surrounding varied forms of instruction and the ability of students to …
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Magic, monsters, and Merlin: an exploration of the fantasy genre in a fifth grade setting
… and what other applications the genre had in the classroom. This study was conducted by implementing a genre study in a fifth grade classroom. Seventeen students participated in the research model. Data collected included audiotaped discussions, student projects and artifacts, and my personal …
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Mexican American Parents of Elementary Students and Literacy Engagement: A Case Study of a Bilingual (Spanish/English) Parent Book Club Using Children's Literature
… the same historical fiction text as the school's fifth grade classroom. Research questions focused on Book Club participation, connections to the focal text(s), and new learning. Data included audiotapes of the sessions, parent written/artistic artifacts, participant interviews, retrospective …
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CLASSROOM DISCOURSE OF ELEMENTARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ WRITING INSTRUCTION IN A MIDWESTERN SCHOOL
… Learners’ writing instruction in a third and fifth grade classroom. Indiana has experienced great growth in the population of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the past ten years, with this school district sharing a similar trend with an increase of the number of ELLs in this schools’ …
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An experimental study in promoting collaborative instructional activities
… methods would best inform the first through fifth grade classroom teaching staff at Holly Heights School about the work of the library media center, the roles of the library media specialist, and the research that states how important collaborative educational activities are for students, so …
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Examining the Conditions for Student Well-Being and Whole Person Health with Mindfulness and Somatic-Based Learning
… practices and physical activity in the classroom can contribute to the overall well-being and health of students and teachers. Research has shown that these practices increase self-awareness, compassion, introspection, and a reduction in stress and anxiety (Waterford, 2019). This study …
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A study of the effects of a mathematics staff development module on teachers' and students' achievement
… on achievement and attitude of training third-, fifth-, and sixthgrade teachers on the Texas Education Agency's Probability, Statistics, and Graphing (PSG) Staff Development Module. The module required twelve hours of training and occurred over two consecutive days. The independent variable was …
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The Effect of Classroom Structure and Practice on Transition to Middle School
… organizational, and academic declines. The classroom structure of elementary school varies between a team teaching setting and a self-contained setting, and each instructional environment has the potential to impact all areas of development for each student. The purpose of this study was to …
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Implementing a Student-regulated Learning Tool in Reading: A Heuristic Case Study
… as a data notebook in reading in fourth and fifth grade classrooms in a Midwestern suburban school. Six teachers of a fourth or fifth grade classroom were interviewed and observed, and documents were examined to gain an understanding of the experiences of these teachers and the use of this …
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