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ERIC Number: EJ505021
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Academic Challenge in High-Poverty Classrooms.
Knapp, Michael S.; And Others
Phi Delta Kappan, v76 n10 p770-76 Jun 1995
Summarizes a large-scale, systematic study that described and analyzed instructional practices in about 140 classrooms located in 15 poverty-area elementary schools. Teaching for meaning, or instruction promoting comprehension and conceptual understanding, was compared to more conventional methods. Students exposed to meaning-oriented instruction are likely to demonstrate a greater grasp of advanced skills. (MLH)
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Enrichment, Instructional Innovation, Outcomes of Education, Poverty Areas, Program Effectiveness, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Meaningful Instruction; Student Engagement