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Kosmas, Panagiotis; Zaphiris, Panayiotis – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
There is strong evidence that movement and learning are deeply interlinked supporting effective cognitive functioning and thinking. The link between movement and learning constitutes a new pedagogical paradigm in the contemporary field of language learning and specifically in the area of Embodied Pedagogy and learning. Embodied theories argue that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Learning Processes, Movement Education
Christina Mariani-Petroze – Journal of Catholic Education, 2023
This study explores the impact of professional learning communities on student achievement in a small school setting. Aaron Hansen's book, "How to Develop PLCs for Singletons and Small Schools," offered a guide for arranging vertical, grade-level teams with one teacher per grade level at one private, K-8 school. The faculty engaged in…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Academic Achievement, Small Schools, Private Schools
Botha, Sharnay; Africa, Eileen K. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2020
Movement is essential for learning. Previous research explored the relationship between movement and academic performance, however, evidence regarding the specific gross motor skills related to reading and spelling is lacking. The current study, therefore, investigated the effect a perceptual-motor intervention had on the relationship between…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Spelling, Psychomotor Skills, Correlation
Timmons, Kristy; Cooper, Amanda; Bozek, Emma; Braund, Heather – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across North America closed to in person learning in March 2020. Since then, it has becoming increasingly clear that physical distancing will need to be prolonged in the 2020/2021 school year and possibly resumed in the future. In response, education ministries shifted teaching and learning online. Research is…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
West-Burns, Nicole; Murray, Karen – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2016
In classroom spaces on a daily basis, students are encouraged to express who they are as learners and demonstrate their own understanding of their learning. Students' ability to contribute to their own learning is an essential characteristic of an engaging classroom space and supports high academic achievement. The authors' work highlights one…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Power Structure, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
Justice, Laura M.; Jiang, Hui; Purtell, Kelly M.; Lin, Tzu-Jung; Ansari, Arya – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: The present study examined the extent to which instructional practices, including curriculum, in pre-K through third grade are vertically aligned. Attention was directed to teachers' grouping practices, academic content, and pedagogical methods given their importance for students' learning. Variable- and person-centered analyses…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Elementary School Students
Jeffery S. King – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Academic achievement and absenteeism are two areas that schools are held accountable. Helping families and communities understand the correlation between achievement and attendance is an essential part of improving attendance. The purpose of this research study was to compare student attendance and academic achievement on the CASE Benchmark exams…
Descriptors: Correlation, Attendance, Academic Achievement, Standardized Tests
Thukral, Hetal – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This quantitative study examines the impact of teacher practices on student achievement in classrooms where the English is Fun Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) programs were being used. A contemporary IRI design using a dual-audience approach, the English is Fun IRI programs delivered daily English language instruction to students in grades 1…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Radio, Educational Technology
Moffett, Lillie; Morrison, Frederick J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Behavioral self-regulation supports young children's learning and is a strong predictor of later academic achievement. The capacity to manage one's attention and control one's behavior is commonly measured via direct assessments of executive function (EF). However, to understand how EF skills contribute to academic achievement, it is helpful to…
Descriptors: Self Control, Executive Function, Inhibition, Short Term Memory
Justice, Laura M.; Jiang, Hui; Purtell, Kelly M.; Lin, Tzu-Jung; Ansari, Arya – Grantee Submission, 2021
Research Findings: The present study examined the extent to which instructional practices, including curriculum, in pre-K through third grade are vertically aligned. Attention was directed to teachers' grouping practices, academic content, and pedagogical methods given their importance for students' learning. Variable- and person-centered analyses…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Teaching Methods, Curriculum, Educational Practices
Joshua L. Brown; Patricia A. Jennings; Damira S. Rasheed; Heining Cham; Sebrina L. Doyle; Jennifer L. Frank; Regin Davis; Mark T. Greenberg – Grantee Submission, 2023
Mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) for teachers can improve classroom interactions, teacher mindfulness, and well-being, yet whether teacher focused MBIs also benefit children remains largely unexplored. This cluster randomized trial with 36 urban elementary schools, 224 K-5th grade teachers (M[subscript age] = 41.5) and 5200 children…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Social Emotional Learning, Outcomes of Education, Metacognition
Sung, Woonhee; Ahn, Junghyun; Black, John B. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
Using robotics and programming, this study investigated the effects of different levels of embodied instruction on the problem-solving, debugging, programming proficiency, self-determination, and self-efficacy of students in ethnically diverse elementary classrooms. The first small-scale, quasi-experimental study involved 37 second-graders, who…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Robotics
Dimosthenous, Andria; Kyriakides, Leonidas; Panayiotou, Anastasia – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2020
This paper investigates the short- and long-term effects of both the home learning environment (HLE) and the teacher factors of the dynamic model of educational effectiveness upon student mathematics achievement. Written tests were administered to Grade 1 students (N = 1,444) of 48 primary schools at the beginning of Year 1 and at the end of Year…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement
Humbert, Mary Beth C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Beginning readers and struggling readers need explicit, systematic instruction in phonemic awareness and phonics (Adams, 2008; Ehri,1992, 1998; Ehri, Nunes, Willows, Schuster, & Yaghoub-Zadeh, 2001; Gaskins et al., 1997; Moats, 2004; Morris, 2015; National Reading Panel, 2000; Reutzel, 2015). Ehri and McCormick's (2008) phases of word learning…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Grade 1, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction
Hall, Christina M. – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2020
This action research study explores the impact of family engagement on student achievement using three family/student pairs. Family involvement has an impact on student learning and achievement throughout the school year. Taking a look at how a family's involvement in their student's learning plays a part on the achievement the student has…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Family Influence, Academic Achievement, Writing (Composition)