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Eriksson, Katarina – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2002
Studied how Swedish schools try to promote students' reading through examination of school-run booktalk conversations held by students in grades 4 through 7. Observations of eight groups show the conflict between the stated aim of promoting reading for pleasure and both tasks presented to students and problems in synchronizing the reading of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students
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Polvi, Singa; Telama, Risto – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2000
Studied the effects of the cooperative teaching method on the development of social helping behavior in 4 groups of 11-year-olds, 95 in all. Results indicate that it is possible to promote helping behavior if the children are given the opportunity to practice with several other children, but not if they always work with the same child. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students, Helping Relationship, Intermediate Grades