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50 Years of ERIC
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Rethinking the Relationship between Reading and Behavior in Early Elementary School
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Wang, Chuang; Algozzine, Bob – Journal of Educational Research, 2011
Considerable research has investigated the link between academic achievement and social behavior. The authors set the context for their work by reviewing some of the research that has been done. To address similarities and limitations in previous research, they included concurrent ratings of behavior from teachers and children's performance on…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Social Behavior, Structural Equation Models, Reading Achievement
To Block or Not To Block: That's Not the Question.
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Jenkins, Elaine; Queen, Allen; Algozzine, Bob – Journal of Educational Research, 2002
Surveyed secondary school teachers in schools with block and traditional scheduling regarding their preparation for using various instructional practices, their use of those practices, and the appropriateness of employing them as part of block and traditional scheduling. Overall, few differences were evident in opinions about level of use,…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Student Ratings of Instruction in Distance Learning and On-Campus Classes.
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Spooner, Fred; Jordan, Luann; Algozzine, Bob; Spooner, Melba – Journal of Educational Research, 1999
This study compared college students' ratings of special education courses, offered on and off-campus, that used different instructional methods (including electronic media). End-of-course student evaluations indicated that global ratings for instructor, teaching skill, and communication were similar across courses and across locations (on-campus…
Descriptors: College Students, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education
Teachers' Predictions of Children's School Success as a Function of Their Behavioral Tolerances.
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Algozzine, Bob; Curran, Thomas J. – Journal of Educational Research, 1979
Teachers rated the likelihood of mainstreaming success of a hypothetical disturbed child according to their tolerance for socially defiant behaviors. (Editor)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Mainstreaming
Decision Makers' Prediction of Students' Academic Difficulties as a Function of Referral Information.
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Algozzine, Bob; Ysseldyke, James E. – Journal of Educational Research, 1980
Teachers' and psychologists' ratings of children's potential performance in reading and mathematics are influenced by selected information in referral statements read prior to having objective test scores or rating scales for evaluation. (JMF)
Descriptors: Academic Records, Achievement Rating, Decision Making, Expectation
Comparison of Beliefs about the Family Life Education Curriculum.
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Algozzine, Bob; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1995
Local Parent Teacher Association presidents were surveyed to determine which topics should be included in family life education curricula and to examine attitudes about related issues. Responses were compared to responses from 12 years earlier. Results found increased support for instruction on key topics, particularly at the middle school level.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life Education
The Influence of Teachers' Tolerances for Specific Kinds of Behaviors on Their Ratings of a Third Grade Student.
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Algozzine, Bob; And Others – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1983
A case study to determine the extent to which teacher decisions about students are influenced by teacher tolerance for students' behavioral characteristics revealed that teacher tolerances affected the ratings of an immature elementary student but not the ratings of an unmanageable elementary student, who was viewed more negatively overall. (SB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Elementary Education, Expectation