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van der Veen, Chiel; van der Wilt, Femke; van Kruistum, Claudia; van Oers, Bert; Michaels, Sarah – Reading Teacher, 2017
This article describes the MODEL2TALK intervention, which aims to promote young children's oral communicative competence through productive classroom talk. Productive classroom talk provides children in early childhood education with many opportunities to talk and think together. Results from a large-scale study show that productive classroom talk…
Descriptors: Intervention, Classroom Communication, Oral Language, Early Childhood Education
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Lacorte, Manel – Language Teaching Research, 2005
Recent research on second language acquisition (SLA) has strengthened foreign (FL) and second language (L2) teaching methodologies supporting the development of communicative tasks, interactive activities in the classroom, and learner-centred instruction. However, these and any other trends in FL and L2 teaching and learning could be more…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Teacher Educators, Knowledge Level, Teaching Methods
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Millei, Zsuzsanna J. – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2005
Disruption can be a result of a wide array of circumstances, but is commonly identified as a "control problem" in early childhood classrooms. In this article, the author argues that the recognition of disruption as a "control problem" is embedded in and governed by the social power and values entrenched in teaching discourses.…
Descriptors: Self Control, Early Childhood Education, Classroom Techniques, Educational Psychology
GALLAGHER, JAMES; AND OTHERS – 1966
DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF OBSERVERS, TEACHERS, AND RESEARCHERS IN DESCRIBING CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, THIS MODEL WAS SET UP IN 3 DIMENSIONS--CONTENT-SKILLS, CONCEPT LEVEL (DATA, CONCEPT, GENERALIZATION), AND STYLE (FOCUSING ON DESCRIPTION, EXPANSION, EXPLANATION, EVALUATION-EXPLANATION, AND EVALUATION). SUBDIVIDING CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS IS ACCOMPLISHED…
Descriptors: Classification, Classroom Communication, Concept Formation, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Foley, Michael K. – 1982
A variety of techniques can help a teacher create the atmosphere of a "quality circle," a Japanese management method in which each member of a group shares and contributes to the learning experience. "Creating a Commercial" allows students to create original oratory for presentation to the class. In "The Good News First," students improve their…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
Gormley, Kathleen; And Others – 1994
Thirty-eight student teachers at a small liberal arts college in northeast New York completed questionnaires requiring them to rank the extent to which they agreed or disagreed with statements about teaching in multicultural classrooms. Results revealed that student teachers approached their teaching methods very flexibly, recognizing that…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education
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Brown, Natalya; Ferguson, Kristen – Childhood Education, 2017
Teaching financial literacy is important at all stages of life, but is often neglected with elementary students. In this article, the authors describe a strategy for teaching financial literacy using the books about Max and Ruby by Rosemary Wells. These books can help introduce the five key concepts of financial literacy: scarcity, exchange,…
Descriptors: Money Management, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Class Activities
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King, LaGarrett J.; Vickery, Amanda E.; Caffrey, Genevieve – Social Education, 2018
Because race is treated as a controversial issue within K-12 social studies classrooms, teachers report avoiding the topic. Some consider it too sensitive or complex for their students; others don't want to say the wrong thing; still others fear being labeled a "racist." The authors argue that one of the reasons why social studies…
Descriptors: Race, Racial Attitudes, Racial Bias, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Brady, Michael P.; And Others – 1988
The Middle School Study of Mainstreamed Students sought to establish a foundation for interdisciplinary research on middle school mainstreaming by merging teacher effectiveness and special education practices. The study examined teaching behaviors through macro (classroom) and micro (individual student) analyses of classroom interactions, to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities
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Mori, Junko – Modern Language Journal, 2004
Using the methodological framework of conversation analysis (CA) as a central tool for analysis, this study examines a peer interactive task that occurred in a Japanese as a foreign language classroom. During the short segment of interaction, the students shifted back and forth between the development of an assigned task and the management of…
Descriptors: Interaction, Discussion, Japanese, Second Language Instruction
Thorkildsen, Ron J.; Hansen, Penny – 1987
This project developed and tested a computer-based instructional program designed to increase the number of positive, academic student/teacher interactions exhibited in mainstreamed regular classrooms by mildly handicapped elementary students. The program, called Teacher Net, integrated a microcomputer-controlled videodisc system, a system of…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 1, Grade 2
Ehresman, Norman D.; And Others – 1976
A product of a research project designed to improve the teaching effectiveness of vocational teachers of disadvantaged students, this handbook includes the specific procedures and materials that can be utilized in an inservice program for vocational teachers of disadvantaged youth. (The final report of this project is contained in a separate…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Classroom Communication, Curriculum Guides
Ruff, Frances K. – 1978
The findings of eight reviews of process-product studies are synthesized. Results are organized under the main headings of time, instructional organization, monitoring, management, instruction, and environment. The paper begins with a brief history of research on teacher effectiveness, a description of the process-product paradigm, and a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Classroom Communication, Elementary Education
Thorkildsen, Ron; Lowry, William H. – 1991
This final report documents achievements of a project to assess social impact and achievement gains resulting from the use of interactive videodisc technology to teach fractions in mainstreamed classrooms across multicultural settings. Subjects (N=294) were regular upper elementary students and students with mild handicaps (MH) in Utah, Wyoming,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Classroom Communication
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Basturkmen, Helen; Loewen, Shawn; Ellis, Rod – Applied Linguistics, 2004
This article reports a case study investigating the relationship between three teachers' stated beliefs about and practices of focus on form in intermediate level ESL communicative lessons. Focus on form was defined and studied in terms of incidental time-outs taken by students and teachers to deal with issues of linguistic form during…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Case Studies, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
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