Search Results - "Elementary School Journal"

Teaching through Interactions: Testing a Developmental Framework of Teacher Effectiveness in over 4,000 Classrooms by Hamre, Bridget K., Pianta, Robert C., Downer, Jason T., DeCoster, Jamie, Mashburn, Andrew J., Jones, Stephanie M., Brown, Joshua L., Cappella, Elise, Atkins, Marc, Rivers, Susan E., Brackett, Marc A., Hamagami, Aki

“…Validating frameworks for understanding classroom processes that contribute to student learning and development is important to advance the scientific study of…”
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Formative Assessment and Writing: A Meta-Analysis by Graham, Steve, Hebert, Michael, Harris, Karen R.

“…To determine whether formative writing assessments that are directly tied to everyday classroom teaching and learning enhance students’ writing performance, we…”
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Research-Based Writing Practices and the Common Core: Meta-analysis and Meta-synthesis by Graham, Steve, Harris, Karen R., Santangelo, Tanya

“…In order to meet writing objectives specified in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), many teachers need to make significant changes in how writing is…”
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THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG STRATEGIC WRITING BEHAVIOR, WRITING MOTIVATION, AND WRITING PERFORMANCE WITH YOUNG, DEVELOPING WRITERS by Graham, Steve, Kiuhara, Sharlene A., Harris, Karen R., Fishman, Evan J.

“…Our study tested whether learning is shaped by fundamental cognitive and motivational forces in the academic domain of writing. We examined whether strategic…”
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Understanding the Relation between Mathematics Vocabulary and Mathematics Performance: A Meta-Analysis by Lin, Xin, Peng, Peng, Zeng, Jiangang

“…In this meta-analysis of 40 studies with 55 independent samples and 7,988 participants, we examined the relation between mathematics vocabulary (MV) and…”
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Longitudinal Effects of Teacher and Student Perceptions of Teacher-Student Relationship Qualities on Academic Adjustment by Hughes, Jan N.

“…The shared and unique effects of teacher and student reports of teacher-student relationship quality (TSRQ) in second and third grade on academic self-views,…”
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Writing Skills, Knowledge, Motivation, and Strategic Behavior Predict Students' Persuasive Writing Performance in the Context of Robust Writing Instruction by Graham, Steve, Harris, Karen R, Fishman, Evan, Houston, Julia, Wijekumar, Kausalai, Lei, Pui-Wa, Ray, Amber B

“…This study tested whether writing skills, knowledge, motivation, and strategic behaviors (within the context of robust writing instruction) each made a…”
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Coh-Metrix Measures Text Characteristics at Multiple Levels of Language and Discourse by Graesser, Arthur C., McNamara, Danielle S., Cai, Zhiqang, Conley, Mark, Li, Haiying, Pennebaker, James

“…Coh-Metrix analyzes texts on multiple measures of language and discourse that are aligned with multilevel theoretical frameworks of comprehension. Dozens of…”
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TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL DIVERSITY AND THE REPRESENTATION OF STUDENTS OF COLOR IN GIFTED PROGRAMS: Evidence from National Data by Grissom, Jason A., Rodriguez, Luis A., Kern, Emily C.

“…Students of color are significantly underrepresented in gifted programs relative to their White peers. Drawing on political science research suggesting that…”
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The Effects of Teacher Qualification, Teacher Self-Efficacy, and Classroom Practices on Fifth Graders' Literacy Outcomes by Guo, Ying, Connor, Carol McDonald, Yang, Yanyun, Roehrig, Alysia D., Morrison, Frederick J.

“…This study examined the effects of teacher self-efficacy, education, and years of experience on observed classroom practices across 2 dimensions—teacher…”
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From School Leadership to Differentiated Instruction: A Pathway to Student Learning in Schools by Goddard, Yvonne L, Goddard, Roger D, Bailes, Lauren P, Nichols, Robert

“…The purpose of this study was twofold: to examine the influence of instructional leadership on teachers' reports of the use of differentiated instruction in…”
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An Investigation of Using Keywords to Solve Word Problems by Powell, Sarah R, Namkung, Jessica M, Lin, Xin

“…In mathematics, the keyword strategy involves identifying a keyword and using that keyword to determine the operation needed to find a word problem's solution…”
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SUPPORTING KINDERGARTNERS’ SCIENCE TALK IN THE CONTEXT OF AN INTEGRATED SCIENCE AND DISCIPLINARY LITERACY CURRICULUM by Wright, Tanya S., Gotwals, Amelia Wenk

“…Given the growing evidence of limited attention to science, disciplinary literacy, and oral language in elementary classrooms serving low-income children, this…”
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Sources of Self‐Efficacy: Four Professional Development Formats and Their Relationship to Self‐Efficacy and Implementation of a New Teaching Strategy by Tschannen‐Moran, Megan, McMaster, Peggy

“…This quasi‐experimental study tested the potency of different sources of self‐efficacy beliefs. Respondents were primary teachers (N= 93) in 9 schools who…”
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Unique and Interactive Effects of Moral Emotions and Moral Disengagement on Bullying and Defending among School Children by Thornberg, Robert, Pozzoli, Tiziana, Gini, Gianluca, Jungert, Tomas

“…The first aim of the present study was to examine in a single model how moral disengagement and moral emotions were related to bullying and defending behavior…”
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Teaching Writing to Elementary Students in Grades 4–6: A National Survey by Gilbert, Jennifer, Graham, Steve

“…A random sample of elementary teachers in grades 4–6 from across the United States were surveyed about their writing practices. Their responses raised concerns…”
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41 Teachers, 41 Different Ways: Exploring Teacher Implementation of a Universal Social-Emotional Learning Program under Routine Conditions by Neugebauer, Sabina Rak, Sandilos, Lia, DiPerna, James, Hunter, Leah, Hart, Susan Crandall, Ellis, Emmaline

“…Schools are increasingly adopting universal social-emotional learning (SEL) programs to support students' prosocial development and academic success. When…”
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Predicting Efficacy to Teach Writing: The Role of Attitudes, Perceptions of Students' Progress, and Epistemological Beliefs by Graham, Steve, Hsiang, Tien Ping, Ray, Amber B, Zheng, Guihua, Hebert, Michael

“…Three studies examined if teachers' beliefs about writing predicted their efficacy to teach writing. We surveyed primary grade teachers from Taiwan (N = 782),…”
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Do Teacher Perceptions of Students' Academic and Behavioral Skills Influence Time Spent in Small-Group Reading Instruction? by Toste, Jessica R, McLean, Leigh, Peng, Peng, Didion, Lisa, Filderman, Marissa J, Sparapani, Nicole, Connor, Carol McDonald

“…Small-group instruction has the potential to support students' reading growth. Teachers can use knowledge of students' skill profiles to inform the types and…”
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The Effect of Feasible Coaching Supports on Treatment Fidelity to a MultiComponent Behavioral Intervention by Samudre, Mark D, LeJeune, Lauren M

“…There is an apparent need to identify resource- and time-efficient approaches to supporting teacher implementers of behavioral interventions. The purpose of…”
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