NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Schofield, Linda – Kairaranga, 2012
In this study, qualitative evidence is collected--through classroom observations and teacher and student interviews--to study the effect of metacognition and the interaction between students' observable cognitive behaviour and the instructional task. This qualitative data is analysed to identify what factors support and improve students'…
Descriptors: Evidence, Metacognition, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Pillay, Poobie; Flanagan, Paul – Kairaranga, 2011
Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) have supported more than 15,000 students since RTLB 1999 by assisting teachers to manage and support students with learning or behaviour difficulties within inclusive classroom environments. Research indicates that there are long term positive educational effects for students receiving short-term…
Descriptors: Resource Teachers, Student Experience, Learning Problems, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Ward, Angela – Kairaranga, 2010
Students learn best when they feel accepted, included and have positive social relationships. Over a period of two school years, four students with disabilities told their stories of the reality of their secondary school experiences including their experiences of friendships and social relationships in their classrooms and out-of-class settings.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Social Development, Barriers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Esera, Tracey – Kairaranga, 2008
This article provides an insight into the educational needs, experiences and school support for deaf high school students attending a mainstream school, from the perspectives of the deaf students themselves, their teachers and support staff. Themes emerged from interviews with the students and staff around learning, communication, school culture…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, School Culture, Deafness, Peer Groups
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Fisher, Rebecca; Martin, Brenda – Kairaranga, 2006
This article describes the "Discovery Time" programme, a largely child-directed developmental programme, and discusses it in relation to the sociocultural approach to learning. It considers the effects of the programme on the development of children's oral language and cooperative social skills in a Year 1 classroom. Survey information…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Child Development, Learning, Interviews
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Tippett, Jennifer – Kairaranga, 2004
The Ministry of Education's policy, "Special Education 2000" (SE 2000) was intended to promote a model that ensured all students received an education that involved successful experiences (Ministry of Education, 1996). Students with Asperger Syndrome (AS) often have difficulty adapting to and achieving these successful experiences in…
Descriptors: Teacher Aides, Teacher Characteristics, Asperger Syndrome, Teacher Responsibility