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Full-Text Articles in Education
Value Of Reading Aloud To Children, Sandy K. Aronson
Value Of Reading Aloud To Children, Sandy K. Aronson
Graduate Research Papers
Guiding children into the world of quality literature is one of the greatest gifts parents and teachers can give to their children. Enjoyment of a piece is the first purpose of literature. Literature develops imagination, offers vicarious experiences, and develops insight into human behavior. Through quality literature, one can respond to the universality of human conflict. Literature can constitute a curricular base as it provides models of language and exposure to the meanings provided by the various genres and offers natural connections between the comprehension/composition processes (Huck, Hepler, & Hickman, 1987).
Effect Of Expository Writing In Mathematics With Middle School Sixth Grade Students, Rebecca J. Dickinson
Effect Of Expository Writing In Mathematics With Middle School Sixth Grade Students, Rebecca J. Dickinson
Graduate Research Papers
The effects of expository writing (a writing to learn approach) on achievement in a math unit on fractions was investigated. Two groups of intact sixth grade mathematics classes (N = 44) were chosen and the treatment of expository writing was randomly assigned to one group. The control group received direct instruction for the unit on addition and subtraction of fractions while the treatment group practiced expository writing (a how-to descriptive writing) plus direct instruction. The study lasted four weeks. The same summative post test of the fraction unit was given to both groups when the unit was complete. The null …
Assessing Children's Emerging Literacy Through Anecdotal Records, Reva R. Arends
Assessing Children's Emerging Literacy Through Anecdotal Records, Reva R. Arends
Graduate Research Papers
Implementing the whole language concept into an instructional program involves a change in the assessment of student growth. With the focus on student involvement in the language processes to nurture language abilities, the traditional formal measures, usually standardized tests, are inappropriate. They report in quantitative terms a child's mastery of language fragments. Little information is acquired about how a child creates meaning within the structure of a whole unit--a story or poem
Learning Achievement Related To The Use Of Microcomputers, Yolanda Anderson
Learning Achievement Related To The Use Of Microcomputers, Yolanda Anderson
Graduate Research Papers
This research paper will examine variables regarding the relationship of microcomputers and learning achievement It will examine view points from the businessperson and academic perspective. It also explains serious problems relating to the use of microcomputers in school settings. It will detail experiments evaluating intentional learning, word processing, and mathematics programs associated with learning achievement aided by microcomputers. The paper concludes with theories that support learning achievement in association with microcomputers.
Educating Baby: Preparing Children For Future School Success, Jill R. Bergman
Educating Baby: Preparing Children For Future School Success, Jill R. Bergman
Graduate Research Papers
Parents generally are their children's first teachers. Children learn more in their first five years than at any other five year time period in their life. Ninety percent of all requisite intellectual skills are learned by children before they enter school (Disibio, 1984). "Some researchers suggest that maternal socialization, and teaching patterns in particular, are strong predictors of later intellectual and cognitive performances" (Moreno, 1991, p. 395). Therefore, parents play extremely important parts in the education of their children.
Learning Disabilities: Educational Considerations, Juana F. Domínguez
Learning Disabilities: Educational Considerations, Juana F. Domínguez
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on learning disabilities so a more appropriate approach to the education of children with learning disabilities can be utilized in Ecuador. The term learning disabilities may be applied to any learner who fails to benefit from the curriculum in which he/she has been placed. Moreover, this paper presents many of the important facts for understanding children with leaning disabilities and dealing with these children in school. However, the information found in this paper represents just a portion of the knowledge base about learning disabilities.
Reading In The Preschool, Mary C. Simons
Reading In The Preschool, Mary C. Simons
Graduate Research Papers
Reading is the process of getting meaning from, or making sense of print (Anderson, 1969; Thorne, 1988). As quoted in Gallasch (1982), Goodman said "The reader starts with a graphic display, printed or handwritten, and if he is successful, he ends with meaning, a reconstruction of the writer's message" (p. 19 ). The critical component in reading is comprehension (Bromley, 1988; Goodman, 1982; Thorne, 1988). It is not enough to recognize or name a word. "The task is to get the underlying structures, to get at the meaning, and to constantly keep the meaning in mind" (Goodman, 1971, p. 7).
Presenting Quality Literature To Enhance Children's Writing Abilities, Barbara J. Sweat
Presenting Quality Literature To Enhance Children's Writing Abilities, Barbara J. Sweat
Graduate Research Papers
After reviewing the professional literature concerning the importance of providing literature experiences to enhance children's writing, this paper develops a program of literature and related writing activities for third-grade children.
A Program Teachers Can Establish To Help Persuade Parents To Read Frequently To Their Children, Maureen Gilhooley Walker
A Program Teachers Can Establish To Help Persuade Parents To Read Frequently To Their Children, Maureen Gilhooley Walker
Graduate Research Papers
The teaching of reading begins before formal schooling. It begins before age five and before nine o'clock in the morning (Clark 1976). It starts with the first story that is read to the child and builds from there. A problem occurs when parents do not see the role of reading to their children as vital, and thus do not read to them frequently. Teachers should not only read to their students, but also convince parents that "they stand at the center of their children's educational world" (Smith 1990). Reading to children is an important aspect of reading development and success. …
Media Ethics: How Far Has The Media Gone?, Jacqueline I. Wilson
Media Ethics: How Far Has The Media Gone?, Jacqueline I. Wilson
Graduate Research Papers
With the advent of the printing press, and later the radio and television, the public relies heavily on the words of others to give them information. Each day people receive news, whether it is read in the newspaper, heard on radio, or seen on television. The companies that run the newspapers, radio and television stations, and magazines hire individuals that are deemed to have good written and verbal skills. These individuals are trained to communicate articles that are clear, concise, and informative so that the readers, listeners, and viewers get all the important news in the shortest time possible.
The Role Of The Elementary Media Specialist In A Literature-Based School Program, Julie R. Parker
The Role Of The Elementary Media Specialist In A Literature-Based School Program, Julie R. Parker
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this paper is to describe the role of the elementary media specialist as a resource person, collaborating with classroom teachers to extend the literature-base of the school program. The theoretical support for a literature-based school program will be presented. Then many aspects of the media specialist's role will be described.
Reading Recovery: An Early Intervention Program. An Investigation Of Chapter 1 Coordinators' Interests In Implementing Reading Recovery, Sandra Kay Davis
Reading Recovery: An Early Intervention Program. An Investigation Of Chapter 1 Coordinators' Interests In Implementing Reading Recovery, Sandra Kay Davis
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to examine the research on Reading Recovery, a program that provides early intervention for first graders having difficulty in learning to read. Reading Recovery has shown a much higher rate of success for improving literacy then other remedial programs such as Chapter 1 or learning disabilities programs. A further purpose of this study was to determine the amount of knowledge of Iowa Chapter 1 coordinators in Reading Recovery. It also examined the degree of interest of Iowa Chapter 1 coordinators in Reading Recovery. In a randomized survey sent to Chapter 1 coordinators in the …
Extending The Literature Base Of A Middle School Reading Program Through Thematic Units, Marjorie M. Nelson
Extending The Literature Base Of A Middle School Reading Program Through Thematic Units, Marjorie M. Nelson
Graduate Research Papers
This study will examine the rationale for a literature-based approach to teaching reading in the middle school language arts classroom to replace the basal reader approach. The purpose for implementing a literature-based program is to provide students with quality literature as a model of language, time to engage in the reading process, and the opportunities to discuss ideas generated in the process of reading. Objectives and instructional implications for such a program will be explored from a theoretical basis.
Developing Literacy Programs For The Gifted Reader In First Grade, Judith Olson
Developing Literacy Programs For The Gifted Reader In First Grade, Judith Olson
Graduate Research Papers
Early primary children present a unique challenge to educators. They are eager to learn, to find out, to do, to shape, and to create. Children are learning information through eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and fingers. They are assimilating knowledge, perceiving patterns, and acquiring a language, probably at a rate they will never equal again (Rogers, 1969). It is the responsibility of the classroom teacher to provide the atmosphere and academic challenges which will nurture these young learners. Many young children have the ability to transfer knowledge from one area to another, and it is important to begin early to develop …
Facilitating Science Understandings Through Whole Language, Shirleen Larson Reinhardt
Facilitating Science Understandings Through Whole Language, Shirleen Larson Reinhardt
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this paper is to consider extending the language arts across the elementary school curriculum to the science area in order to facilitate children's growth in language abilities and in knowledge of science concepts and processes. Supporting this study will be a review of the current status of science programs in the elementary schools and the value of the whole language concept in instructional development. Based on this review, the paper will present ways that the language arts can be integrated into the science program.
Extending The Literature Base Of A Language Arts Classroom Using The Theme Of Survival, Mary A. Rosburg
Extending The Literature Base Of A Language Arts Classroom Using The Theme Of Survival, Mary A. Rosburg
Graduate Research Papers
The general public in the United States recently has expressed much concern about low literacy levels. Many Americans have not developed language abilities that afford successful functioning as adults. Current data support this concern : Approximately one out of ten adults cannot read well enough to fill out tax forms, read a menu, or heed warning labels on medicine bottles. Surveys suggest that at least 50 percent of the unemployed lack basic reading and writing skills to secure a job (Cornett, Blankenship, 1990).
Time Of Day Effects On Achievement, Peggy Rick
Time Of Day Effects On Achievement, Peggy Rick
Graduate Research Papers
The path of the educational process more closely resembles the flight of a butterfly than the flight of a bullet (Jackson, 1968). In the specific context of classroom teaching, this has been due in part to the differing conceptions of definitions of "good" teaching. In the earlier part of this century it was generally felt that teaching was an art, the belief being that "a little learning and a way with children sufficed for the teacher" (Bennett, 1917). Later this conception was strongly contested by proponents of the view that teaching was a science, the belief being that a development …
What Planning Methods Should Be Incorporated When Using A Computer Aided Medium For Training: A Practical Paper, Chuck Sengstock
What Planning Methods Should Be Incorporated When Using A Computer Aided Medium For Training: A Practical Paper, Chuck Sengstock
Graduate Research Papers
In today's ever-changing, highly technological world, it can be a difficult task for the instructional designer to correctly design effective computer-based courseware for instructional purposes. Considerations regarding hardware must be examined in ways of compatibility and cost. Courseware design and implementation must also be evaluated using methods specifically designed for the delivery system or platform being used.
Revising And Editing In Writing Workshops : Teacher-Student Conferencing, Peer Conferencing, Self-Conferencing, Miriam Baker
Revising And Editing In Writing Workshops : Teacher-Student Conferencing, Peer Conferencing, Self-Conferencing, Miriam Baker
Graduate Research Papers
In the past ten years there have been major changes in the area of writing instruction. Calkins (1986), Graves (1983), Atwell (1987) and others have promoted the writing process where students choose to write about their own topics, conference about their work with teachers and peers, make revisions, edit, and publish. The process is often called Writers' Workshop with the emphasis placed on the individual writer's interests, skills, and needs. It has become an integral part of the Whole Language approach to the teaching of reading and writing.
Portfolio Assessment In Kindergarten, Deanna J. Berry
Portfolio Assessment In Kindergarten, Deanna J. Berry
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of portfolios with emergent writers in kindergarten as an alternative method assessing and reporting student progress. Professional literature describing emergent writers and nurturing language arts programs, offering a rationale for portfolios as a means of writing assessment, explaining the implementation of portfolios in the classroom, and suggesting the role of portfolios in reporting to parents will be presented.
Writing Workshop For Eighth-Grade Students: A Descriptive Study, Jann Thompson Knight
Writing Workshop For Eighth-Grade Students: A Descriptive Study, Jann Thompson Knight
Graduate Research Papers
This descriptive study was conducted to document and describe the implementation of a writing workshop program in an eighth-grade classroom. The success of this workshop approach to writing instruction was determined through evaluation of growth in written work as well as measurement of changes in student attitudes toward writing. Significant growth in the area of writing development was demonstrated by the students participating in the writing workshop program. Positive changes in attitudes toward writing were also reflected in the data collected as part of this study.
Gender And Cultural Influences Upon Career Choices In Science And Mathematics, Rhonda M. Michels
Gender And Cultural Influences Upon Career Choices In Science And Mathematics, Rhonda M. Michels
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this paper is to synthesize and analyze the research literature related to the relationship of gender and cultural differences and the impact it may have on career choices within the science or mathematics fields. The following questions will be addressed. 1. To what extent, if any, are gender related differences identifiable in the learning of science and/or mathematics objectives? 2. What is the impact of ethnic/cultural differences on science and/or mathematics learning? 3. What is the relationship of gender or cultural differences to career choices in the science and/or mathematics field?
Cooperative Learning: Its Many Effective Uses In The Mathematics Classroom, David H. Michels
Cooperative Learning: Its Many Effective Uses In The Mathematics Classroom, David H. Michels
Graduate Research Papers
Most middle school educators agree that a major challenge for middle school teachers is to seek ways to create classroom environments and school learning climates that promote school success while reducing the disappointment and futility that saps students of their drive to engage in the learning process. One proven route to meeting this challenge is the use of cooperative learning in the classroom (Tyrrell, 1990). Many studies have shown that students in cooperative learning groups learn more than do students in traditional programs (Slavin, 1987).
Intergenerational Education, Ellen Johnson
Intergenerational Education, Ellen Johnson
Graduate Research Papers
Jane Addams. famous social reformer. stated in Democracy and Social Ethics: The Democratic ideal demands of the school that it gives a child's own experience a social value: that it shall teach him to direct his own activities and adjust them to those of other people's . . . . We are impatient with the schools which lay stress on reading and writing. expecting them to rest upon the assumption that all knowledge and interest must be brought to the children through the medium of books. Such an assumption fails to give the child any clue to the life about …
Recent Research On Appropriate Strategies To Facilitate And Enhance Reading Comprehension Instruction Primary Level, Linda Kennedy
Recent Research On Appropriate Strategies To Facilitate And Enhance Reading Comprehension Instruction Primary Level, Linda Kennedy
Graduate Research Papers
At a time when literacy is more important than ever, national attention has refocused on reading to insure that all children learn this critical skill. Through the years, the entire realm of reading has been considered extremely complex and even controversial. In no other area in the whole field of education is there more partisanship than in the area of the teaching of reading. Samuels and Farstrup (1992) stated that after years of having more educational research dedicated to the subject than to any other, there is still no precise answer resolving the question of how to teach a child …
Methods For The Teaching Of Science In Grades K-8: A Case For The Constructivist Model And The Science Technology Society (Sts) Approach, Gary Sitter
Graduate Research Papers
Considerable research information on science education and/or science methodology cited by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and other researchers (Harms and Yager, 1981; Hurd, 1986; Malecki, 1990; Mitchener and Anderson, 1989) emphasizes a crisis in science education. A majority of those with a special interest in improving science learning feel something must be done to improve the quality of science instruction that students receive. Furthermore, many offer suggestions as to what that something should be (Aldridge, 1991; Blunck and Yager, 1990; Malecki, 1990; Penick, 1986; Stefanich, 1991; Stronck, 1986; Yager, …
Using Portfolios To Assess Academic Progress And Academic Self-Concept, Cynthia A. Burger
Using Portfolios To Assess Academic Progress And Academic Self-Concept, Cynthia A. Burger
Graduate Research Papers
One of the most positive trends occurring in large-scale assessment is the use of portfolio assessment. The purpose of this study was to determine if providing language arts students with the opportunity to be assessed by the portfolio method provides students with a greater understanding of their academic progress and to determine if a higher level of student self-efficacy exists when using the portfolio method instead of the traditional report card method of assessment. The control group, consisting of twenty-two sixth graders, received no opportunity to use the portfolio method of assessment in a language arts class. Instead they received …
A Comparison Of Cognitive Abilities Test Scores Of Second Graders From Four Different Preschool Backgrounds, Judy A. Conner
A Comparison Of Cognitive Abilities Test Scores Of Second Graders From Four Different Preschool Backgrounds, Judy A. Conner
Graduate Research Papers
This study focused around a research question involving middle and upper socioeconomic status children: Do public school second graders who previously attended Montessori preschools demonstrate higher cognitive abilities (as measured by the Cognitive Abilities Test) than second graders who attended traditional preschools or did not attend preschool? Although there was a wide variability of scores within each group, t-tests analyses revealed significant differences favoring preschool attenders when compared to those who did not attend preschool, and for Montessori preschoolers when compared to the other groups.
Voice Technologies In Advanced Computer Systems, Jodie M. Cone
Voice Technologies In Advanced Computer Systems, Jodie M. Cone
Graduate Research Papers
Recently there has been a surge of interest using voice technologies in advanced workstations. The motivation for voice is its role as the primary channel of human-to-human communication, which ties in with current research in which computers are used to facilitate group problem solving, in enhanced user interfaces, and office computing. Taken broadly, the use of speech as a command and data channel may require digital recording and playback techniques, speech recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, and telephone interface equipment. The big payoff will be to build systems, using these technologies, to allow computers to become a part of the infrastructure of …