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Science interests of sixth grade students
… to teach scientific facts without regard for students' characteristics, needs, interests, and input. The premise that student input is desirable suggested the need for this investigation of the sixth grade science course. The purposes of this study were: 1. To determine the degree of interest …
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Recreational reading program for sixth grade students
… time was dedicated to recreational reading by sixth grade students and what were the topics and genres that interested them. Questionnaires were administered to 201 out of 257 regular education sixth grade students regardless of gender and reading level. According to the results, there was a …
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An investigation of differences between intellectually gifted sixth grade students and sixth grade students in regular education programs on selected variables
… into differences between intellectually gifted sixth grade students and sixth grade students in regular education programs was conducted with two questions as the focus: 1. Are there differences other than IQ between these two groups of students on a selection of school-related variables? 2. Are …
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What Strategies and Activities Help Sixth-Grade Students Acquire Vocabulary?
… and are the keys to understanding and learning. Students who lack fluency in language and strategies to acquire the necessary vocabulary struggle in all content areas. This thesis project examines the relationship between contextual reading strategies, multiple intelligence theories, and the …
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A Study of Existing Fears of Fifth and Sixth Grade Students
… the existing fears of children in fifth and sixth grade and to determine if those fears differed depending upon the sex of the child. The Revised Fear Survey Schedule for Children (FSSC-R) was given to 187 students. Analysis was based on tabulation in means of those items. The analysis of …
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Explicit Writing Instruction: Effects on Sixth Grade Students’ Writing and Reading Achievement
… the effect of explicit writing instruction on sixth grade students' writing growth and achievement as measured by holistic and analytic assessment. This research responds directly to the need for additional research on effective reading and writing instruction (Langer & Allington, 1992; The …
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Attitudes Toward Computer Use and Gender Differences Among Kuwaiti Sixth-Grade Students
… in the educational environment, the attitudes of students toward computer may play an important role in their learning success. This study investigated the attitudes toward computers and gender differences of sixth-grade Kuwaiti students and examined the relationships between students attitudes …
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The Relationship of the Self-Concept and Achievement in Sixth Grade Students
… achievements, in the language arts area, for sixth grade students in a small rural middle school in southern Missouri. The entire population of 50 students was utilized. The Piers--Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale: The way I Feel About Myself was given and scores were compared to previous …
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Effects of metacognitive strategy instruction on sixth grade students' content reading comprehension
… of metacognitive strategy reading instruction on sixth grade students' content reading comprehension. Forty-one students in two sixth grade social studies classes participated in the study. Twenty students in the treatment social studies class were taught the purpose and value, as well as the …
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Effects of music backgrounds on silent reading test results of sixth grade students
… the silent reading achievement test results of sixth grade students. No music, soothing instrumental music, and stimulating instrumental music were used.
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USING A VIRTUAL WORLD FOR SCIENCE INSTRUCTION WITH FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS
… in a science classroom. Thirteen fifth and sixth grade students learned about the evolution and traits of organisms in accordance to the State of Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations. This unit followed a unit on animal systems.</p> <p>Students were given a pretest and posttest (in …
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The Use of Word Games to Enhance the Vocabulary of Sixth Grade Students
… retention and motivation to learn words for 6th grade students. Twenty-nine students participated in this study, 22 EO students and 7 ELLs. Quantitative and qualitative data included a repeated ANOVA, independent t-tests, researcher observations, a Likert Survey, and student interviews. Findings …
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An Empirical Study of Factors Associated with Physical Fitness of Sixth Grade Students
… Iowa Basic Skills Test; (4) absenteeism of the students; and (5) health history of students.
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A study of the awareness of metacognitive strategies in third and sixth grade students
… and successful readers and between third and sixth graders.The study sample consisted of one hundred fifty-nine third grade and one hundred fifty-six sixth grade students from three city schools in a midwest community. Subjects were classified into three different performance groups designated …
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Analyzing the Effects of a Special Health Program on Lower Socioeconomic Sixth-Grade Students
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Relationships Between Reading Interests and Reading Comprehension Among Fourth-Grade and Sixth-Grade Students
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The Relationship Between Brain Dominance and Attitudes Toward School Among Fifth and Sixth Grade Students
… and attitudes toward school in the fifth and sixth grade students of a Central States Rural Elementary School. The study included 165 students from eight classrooms. The data were compiled from results of a questionnaire and a survey. Using several chi-square tests of independence, there was a …
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Conservation Knowledge and Attitudes of Missouri Sixth Grade Students: the Missouri Conservation Survey, 1995-1996
The knowledge and attitudes of students toward conservation issues are important to organizations or agencies that invest time and money into development of educational materials. The Missouri Department of Conservation has developed many educational tools to aid teachers in the integration of …
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The effects of four different text structures on the retellings of fourth and sixth grade students
… expository text structures on fourth and sixth grade students' written retellings. Although previous research has shown that text structure can assist in understanding and recalling text, little work has been done with the use of different expository text structures by elementary school …
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