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50 Years of ERIC
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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"Why Isn't There a Cure?" Emerging Empathy and Prosocial Behaviors among Middle Childhood Children Responding to Real-World Issue Lessons
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Bang, Hyeyoung – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore empathy and prosocial behaviors within real-world issues among Korean middle-childhood children living in Australia. Using a qualitative approach, seven students were engaged in six sessions of group or individual activities including five sessions of responding to video vignettes which demonstrated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Korean Culture, Empathy, Prosocial Behavior
Daily Oral Language: Is It Effective?
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Whittingham, Jeff L. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2007
This study examines the Daily Oral Language (DOL) program aimed at helping students learn mechanics of writing through daily editing exercises. This nine-month study sought to determine if DOL improved editing skills and actual writing skills of seventy fourth-grade students. While the results of this study did not statistically demonstrate the…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Oral Language, Editing, Writing Skills
Closing the Performance Gap in a 4th Wave and Post-Modern Society: Lessons from the Field
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Adams, J. Q. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2005
The USA is undergoing tremendous cultural changes as we open the first decade of the 21st century. In this paper the author discusses the need to close the performance gap that exists between White, African American, and Latino/a students. To do so, educators must carefully consider several important cultural forces. The author examines the shift…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Postmodernism, Immigrants
A Resource Inputs Model Examining NAEP Reading Score Change from 1994-1998: State Median Household Income and Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Percentages Matter
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Walker, David A.; Mohammad, Shereeza F. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2005
This analysis indicated that from variables theorized to influenced score changes in NAEP reading scores from 1994-1998, two were the most consistent with pattern of correlations found in the data. Together, both median household income (AVGINC) and the percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-priced lunch (FRELCH) had fairly large…
Descriptors: Family Income, Academic Achievement, Lunch Programs, Grade 4
Parental Characteristics and Satisfaction with Their Child's School: A Comparison of Public, Voucher, and Charter School Families
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Paul, Kelli M.; Metcalf, Kim K.; Legan, Natalie A. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2005
Research suggests that families who make active choices regarding their child's education differ from families who do not. Differences between families of private (voucher), charter, and public school students were examined using data collected as part of the evaluation of the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program. While both voucher and…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Vouchers, Tutoring, Satisfaction
Using SEM to Develop a Model for Educators of Children Who Are Exposed to the Trauma of Violence
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Duplechain, Rosalind – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2004
This study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to develop a teacher-friendly model for understanding the relationship between children's exposure to traumatic events, such as violence exposure, and their school achievement. With a sample of 146 urban elementary (grades 2-5) children, three variables (mental health behaviors,…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Relationship, Children, Emotional Response
Creating the Rosetta Stone: Deciphering the Language of Accountability to Improve Student Performance
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Snodgrass, Donna – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2004
The objectives of this paper are three-fold. First, a model is proposed for unifying massive amounts of conceptual and numerical information flowing from the measures of the accountability movement in Ohio and the materials that are publicly available to educators. Second, this model is translated into useable forms of information that help…
Descriptors: Models, Information Management, High Stakes Tests, Accountability