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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Brophy, Jere E. – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2010
Classroom research on process-outcome relationships had burgeoned in recent years, revealing notable methodological advances and sensible, replicated findings. The studies of the early 1970s supporting direct instruction as particularly effective for producing achievement in basic skills in the early grades have been replicated and extended to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Classroom Research, Basic Skills, Direct Instruction
Carter, Glenda; Wiebe, Eric N.; Reid-Griffin, Angela – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2006
This paper describes how gestures are used to enhance scaffolding that occurs in small group settings. Sixth and eighth grade students participated in an elective science course focused on earth science concepts with a substantial spatial visualization component. Gestures that students used in small group discussions were analyzed and four…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Group Dynamics, Grade 6
Lapointe, Judith M.; Legault, Frederic – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2004
The objective of the study was to examine the effectiveness of an intervention based on attribution retraining with regards to student misconduct and coercive teacher behavior. An intervention would lead to a sustained decrease in misbehavior and coercive discipline without using any external control systems. In this case study, a male, veteran…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Intervention, Retraining, Discipline Problems