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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Mixed-age"”.
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Peer interactions in mixed-age EFL secondary school classrooms
… this study investigated peer interactions in mixed-age (M-A) English as a foreign language (EFL) secondary school classrooms in Germany which are simultaneously mixed-ability classrooms. M-A is increasingly used (Thurn, 2011), but is under-researched in language classrooms. Research in …
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Friendship Patterns and School Adjustment in the Mixed-Age Context
… and school adjustment have been studied in same-age classrooms, little is known about friendship patterns and the contribution of friendship status to school adjustment in mixed-age classrooms. The purposes of the present study were to investigate friendship patterns in a large sample of …
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Children's social behavior as related to participation in mixed-age or same-age groups
The role of mixed- versus same-age grouping of children as a predictor variable for prosocial, friendship, and aggressive behaviors among preschool children was examined in two related studies.
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A Study of Highly and Moderately Gifted Students in Mixed-Age Settings and the Effect on Social Status and Self-Concept
… of self-concept, social status, and relative age as they relate to moderately (n=146) and highly (n=161) gifted students. Previous research regarding self-concept and giftedness yielded mixed results. The majority of social status research had not been conducted with gifted students, and …
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Peer Relations in the Ungraded Primary: An Examination of Friendship and Its Benefits
Mixed-age peer contexts have been considered important in the peer relations literature, but there has been relatively little research on children's peer relations in these settings. Ungraded primary programs mandated by recent school reform efforts in Kentucky provide a unique opportunity to study …
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The Contribution of Children's Peer Relations to Adjustment in An Ungraded Primary Program
<p>While research in same-age classrooms has found a significant relationship between peer relations and school adjustment, little is known about the contribution peer relations makes to school adjustment in the mixed-age classroom. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the …
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An Analysis of Configurations in a Nongraded Elementary School in Northeast Tennessee.
… of a cohort of students who had experienced mixed-age (two-grade span) and multiage (three-grade span) configurations, in a selected nongraded elementary school located in East Tennessee. Student attitude toward school, gender and socioeconomic status were also analyzed.</p> <p>The …
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The effects of temperature on the sensitivity of Daphnia pulex to two simulated industrial effluents
… the effect of temperature on the sensitivity of mixed age adult Daphnia pulex to a simulated cooling tower blowdown and a simulated refinery effluent. In addition, the metabolic rate compensation capability of Daphnia exposed to temperature was determined. An artificial refinery mixture (ARM) …
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Vygotsky and play : a critical exploration of theory and practice
… of Vygotskian cultural historical theory: mixed age play and enhanced home- school links, already integrated into practice in Zolotoi Kluchick (Golden Key) programme schools in Russia, were adapted and implemented in an early years setting (3-6years) in Northern Ireland. These principles …
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Peachtown 2019: Practice And Pedagogy In A Progressive Learning Setting
… through the use of a Schoolwide Curriculum and Mixed Age Grouping to also be consistent with existing scholarship on progressive schooling. In doing so they present a set of conceptualizations of teachers, students, and assessment that serve as an example to be considered for all learning …
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Peachtown 2019: Practice and Pedagogy in a Progressive Learning Setting
… through the use of a Schoolwide Curriculum and Mixed Age Grouping to also be consistent with existing scholarship on progressive schooling. In doing so they present a set of conceptualizations of teachers, students, and assessment that serve as an example to be considered for all learning …
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Gentrifying geriatrics : challenging design paradigms for the aged and aging
… is undergoing a grey revolution, with the average age of the human population being higher than it has ever been before. Within the U.S. context this trend is driven by the Baby Boomers, the 80 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964. As more Boomers enter into late adulthood they will …
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Comparison of Two Methods of Pediatric Triage Education
… of pediatric emergency patients are seen in mixed-age emergency departments and triaged by general emergency nurses. Educational methods for teaching pediatric triage education to general emergency nurses have not been well studied, and previous studies of the use of the Emergency Severity …
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New materials for teaching computational thinking in early childhood education
… is important and effective from a young age, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends we limit screen time in children; and research shows that excessive screen time is detrimental for a child's development. A 2006 research study by Angeline Lillard published in Science showed that …
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Morphometric Otolith Analysis
… an important role in sustainable �sheries management. Stock assessment models currently used rely on species speci�c age pro�les obtained from the seasonal patterns of growth marks that otoliths exhibit. We compare methods widely used in �sheries science (elliptical Fourier) with an industry …
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Kinematic and Abundance Gradients in the Galactic Disk
… to the gradients found in other studies of mixed-age objects. $U$ velocity dispersion is found to depend on both metal abundance and galactocentric distance. For stars observed in the galactic center direction, the highest velocity dispersion is found in the metal-rich stars, a result which …
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Acts 2:42 in 2006: Examining Small Group Discussion in an American Mega-Church
… significant effects on sermon retention were the ages of the various group members and whether or not individuals had attended the previous group meeting. Specifically, people who participated in mixed-age groups scored an average of 8% higher on weekly quizzes than those from similar age groups …
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Uncertain futures : young women in transition to adulthood in a post-industrial British city
… to adulthood of a group of 19 young women of mixed age, social class and ethnic backgrounds, from two adjacent ‘outer-urban’ neighbourhoods in the post-industrial city of Birmingham, UK. It focuses on three distinct, and inter-related, spheres of transition: education and training, employment …
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Identifying Patient Engagement Practices in Epilepsy Research: A Systematic Review
Background: Patient engagement (PE) in research aims to enhance the relevance and applicability of scientific findings by addressing the needs and concerns of people with lived experience (PWLE) of a health condition. Although the importance of PE is increasingly being recognized for improving …
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Improving Interactions with Healthcare Robots
… these and other communication behaviours, using mixed-age samples, patient populations, and within the context of natural medical environments.
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