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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"elementary-aged students"”.
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Examining the Mediational Role of Writing Motivation in the Writing Development of Elementary-Aged Students
… study was to extend the research literature on elementary-aged students’ writing development by examining the potential mediational role of writing self-efficacy and writing attitudes between foundational academic skills (e.g., handwriting, spelling, and executive functioning/working memory …
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The Effects of Gender and Implicit Theories on Science Achievement and Interest in Elementary-Aged Students
… the current study consisted of a total of 1910 students from six elementary schools from one south-central Kentucky district that participate in Project GEMS (Gifted Education in Math and Science). Data were analyzed by means of analysis of variance and Pearson correlations. Younger students …
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Predictors of Elementary-aged Students’ Writing Fluency Growth in Response to a Performance Feedback Writing Intervention
<p>Students at all grade levels in the United States are experiencing significant difficulties in the area of written expression (Salahu-Din, Persky, & Miller, 2008; U.S. Department of Education, 2012). Although performance feedback is an effective evidence-based intervention for improving the …
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An Analysis of Gifted Identification for Elementary-Aged Students in A High Performing School District: A Program Evaluation
… reading and language arts program offered in an elementary school district located just outside of a major city. Student performance in the school district is near the top in the nation. Both qualitative and quantitative research was conducted including interviews with teachers to understand …
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Modeling Elementary Aged Students' Fluency Growth in Written Expression: Predicting Fluency Growth for Girls and Boys in General Education
… as well as reliable and valid assessments of elementary-aged students' writing fluency has been lacking compared to other academic areas (i.e., reading). Performance feedback interventions targeting writing fluency are gaining empirical support (Eckert et al., 2006); however, growth …
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An Analysis of the Process Utilized to Determine Special Education Service Delivery Models for Elementary-Aged Students with High Incidence Disabilities
… dissertation examines the processes used by elementary schools in District A to determine effective service delivery for students with high-incidence disabilities. The study utilizes a mixed-methods approach, including interviews with special education teams and an analysis of student growth …
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Using Project-Based Learning and Technology to Promote Collaboration and Problem- Solving in Elementary-Aged Students: A Case Study of an After-School Program
… knowing how to use technology, when they start elementary school they tend to superficially engage with devices and programs. Educators are faced with the challenges of moving beyond merely integrating technology in the classroom. They are tasked with building twenty-first century skills through …
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The Effect of Implementing Technology on Student Engagement in Elementary Physical Education (K-6)
… in games outside with neighboring friends, many elementary aged students are instead spending their free time around electronics. Today not nearly as many elementary-aged students are motivated by traditional games done in a PE setting, a shift towards electronic based movements may prove to …
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An Investigation of Multimedia Instruction, the Modality Principle, and Reading Comprehension in Fourth-Grade Classrooms
<p>Elementary-school teachers are faced with the responsibility of finding the most effective ways to educate their students using multimedia approaches. The use of instruction with visuals and audio has resulted in positive learning outcomes on retention and transfer tasks for junior-high and …
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Effectiveness of peer-assisted learning strategies on oral reading fluency for students with a learning disability
… for improving oral reading fluency (ORF) of students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) in familiar text, and whether the ORF skills acquired will generalize to unfamiliar text. Four elementary-aged students with SLD participated in the study. A multiple probe design across students …
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Examining Academic Engagement Among Elementary Students: The Role Of Parent-Child And Teacher-Student Relationships
… engagement and academic achievement among elementary-aged students and examine the role of students' relationships with teachers and parents in academic engagement. The participants (n=354) were students enrolled in the third, fourth or fifth grade from a rural school district in …
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Effect of notetaking instruction on 3rd grade student's science learning and notetaking behavior
… examined effects of notetaking instruction on elementary-aged students' ability to recall science information and notetaking behavior. Classes of 3rd grade students were randomly assigned to three treatment conditions, strategic notetaking, partial strategic notetaking, and control, for four …
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Non-Word Repetition and Vocabulary in Adolescents who are Blind
… those who are sighted. Prior research focused on elementary-aged students, so this study expands results to a new age-group. Results indicate that there are no group difference between working and phonological memory skills and no group difference between vocabulary skills of those who are blind …
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Connection Before Correction: The Impact of Restorative Practices on Students with Disabilities
… phenomenology study draws specifically on elementary-aged students with disabilities, exploring students’ perceptions of acceptance and belongingness in classrooms that utilize RP. Data collection methods include individual and focus group interviews and observations to gain student …
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Examining the Efficacy of Combining Cover, Copy, Compare and Performance Feedback: A Randomized Controlled Trial
<p>A large percentage of elementary-aged students in the United States are performing below the proficient level in writing (Aud et al., 2012) and a key component in improving writing quality is the acquisition of proficient spelling skills (Berninger, 1999). One intervention, Cover, Copy, Compare, …
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The Effects of Nutrition Education on Third and Fifth Grade Students’ Fruit and Vegetable Knowledge, Preference, and Consumption
… F/V-targeted nutrition education intervention on elementary-school students’ nutrition knowledge, F/V preference, and salad bar consumption. A convenience sample of third- and fifth-grade students (n = 149) participated in the study. Surveys were administered pre- and post-intervention to assess …
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Cultivating Compassion: School Discipline Through a Lens of Equity, Wellbeing, and Decolonization
… exclusionary discipline practices cause harm to elementary aged students weakening their connection to school. Such practices are reactive in nature and fail to understand the needs of students who demonstrate challenging behaviour. This organizational improvement plan provides a framework to …
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Motivation and adjustment and story sequence analysis
… between adjustment and motivation in upper elementary aged students. 18 students from grades six and seven wrote stories to a ten picture Children's Apperception Test-Human figures. From these stories the childrens' motivational levels were derived. The stories were scored utilizing the …
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The Moderating Role of Gender in Perceptions of School Climate, Anxiety and Depression
… and depression increasingly evident in school-aged populations. Guided by a bio-ecological framework, this study examined the relationship between elementary students’ perceptions of school climate and self-reported internalizing symptoms, and whether gender moderates these associations. …
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Programming Generality into a Performance Feedback Writing Intervention
<p>Substantial numbers of students in the United States are performing below grade-level expectations in core academic areas, including mathematics, reading, and writing (Aud et al., 2012; National Center for Education Statistics, 2012). National estimates suggest that these deficits are greatest …
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