Browsing by Subject "Education, Elementary."
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Adding monthly home visits to a center-based Head Start program: Effects on teachers, parents and children.
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Building school and community connections through leadership, technology, and professional learning community development: A case study of two elementary schools.
(2004)As in any other profession, schoolteachers, principals, and other administrators need a vision to help them toward their goals. The intent of this research was to examine schools that have connected their vision for ... -
Celebrating Mediocrity?: How Schools Shortchange Gifted Students
(2002)Some forces that undermine programs for the gifted—misguided fiscal policies, simplistic teaching methodologies, and a resurgence of the philosophy of egalitarianism—are reviewed. Analogous to the demise (and possible ... -
Children's literacy perceptions as they authored with hypermedia.
(1999)The first hypermedia project was based on one novel and the children authored in teams of two to create a stack-like presentation of their perceptions of the novel. The second project utilized an Internet web authoring to ... -
A comparative study of the written vocabulary of students in grades 1-6.
(1981)Second, although Rinsland's research is valuable, it does not reflect the changes which have occurred during the past 40 years. Some of these should be incorporated into current spelling and other language arts programs. -
The comprehension of figurative language by elementary children :
(The University of Oklahoma., 1961) -
Conceptual development and retention within the learning cycle.
(1998)Qualitative analyses were used to examine how students' concept development is mediated by classroom discussions and the students' small cooperative learning group. It was discovered that there was a correlation between ... -
Conversations among multiple voices: Merging and emerging stories of beginning literacy teachers as professional decision-makers.
(2000)Participants included one male and ten female undergraduate students majoring in elementary and/or early childhood education. Data sources included the preservice teachers' responses to two types of pre-and-post survey ... -
Core knowledge in American schools: A portrait of contemporary curricular reform.
(1999)This is a study of contemporary school reform in America. The object of the study is the Core Knowledge Movement, a content oriented curriculum reform initiative advocated by E.D. Hirsch Jr. and promoted by the Core Knowledge ... -
Educational program guidelines for academically talented students in elementary schools /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1976) -
The effects of technology use by an individual with severe or multiple disabilities within the educational environment: A case study.
(1999)Assistive technology was found to impact the educational environment in many ways. Communication and computer use were the areas where the most significant impact was observed in Travis' educational program. Technology use ... -
The elementary school principalship in Oklahoma, 1967-1968 /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1969) -
Embodied knowing in teacher education: factors that lead to teacher agency
(2021-12-18)The purpose of this paper is to develop an initial theory explaining why some teachers are able to learn (as evidenced by implementation or integration into their practice) good technique and good theory while others cannot. ... -
Emergent mathematics in a grade-two classroom: A search for complex relationships.
(1998)In light of the organically interconnected relationships of learning mathematics, a theoretical heuristic was developed to exemplify the implications of the findings of the study. Called SEARCH, the heuristic highlighted ... -
Evolution of a high-achieving school: Building community through learning, leading and practices.
(2004)The achievement gap of ethnic and poor students has haunted educators, and some schools have narrowed the gap through building learning communities. The purpose of the study was to understand how changes occurred in a ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF READING OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN THE SOUTHERN SCHOOL DISTRICT EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM
(2019-03-07)The purpose of this study was to determine if the Southern District’s pre-kindergarten achieved the desired reading achievement outcomes. The specific focus was on the reading development of all students attending ... -
Exploring children's geometric thinking.
(1998)This study examined seven 4th and 5th graders' geometric thinking, specifically their understanding in the areas of area and volume. Base Ten Blocks, Tangrams, questions on 2-D and 3-D are three categories of geometric ...