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Peer reviewedRublee, Dale A.; Yarber, William L. – Journal of School Health, 1983
A study indicates that spending less than nine weeks of instructional time on a death education unit does not change students' attitudes. College students were given three-, six-, or nine-week sessions on death education. Only students in the longest session displayed any change in death attitudes. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Students, Death, Higher Education
Covert, James R. – 1984
During the past ten years, a series of small studies have been conducted at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) to examine the influence of varying the length of the student teaching practicum on the self-concept of teachers and their motivation towards the profession. Measures of self-concept and motivation have been taken by student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Length
Freeland, Kent – 1980
This paper investigates the proper length of instruction in various curriculum areas. The 17th century educator, Johann Amos Comenius, believed that a teacher should be careful not to present too much for a child to learn. A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers. Some studies have shown that large deficits in…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational History, Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedBangert-Drowns, Robert L.; And Others – Review of Educational Research, 1983
Results from a meta-analysis of findings on the effectiveness of coaching for achievement tests from 30 controlled studies of coaching programs are presented. Coaching typically raised achievement test scores by .25 standard deviations. Effects varied with the level of training intervention. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Control Groups, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSilvernail, David L.; Costello, Melissa H. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1983
An evaluation study assessed the effects of a one-year student teaching internship for juniors at the University of Southern Maine on student teachers' anxiety levels and their attitudes toward pupil control. Results were compared with those of a senior year, semester-long course in student teaching. (PP)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Education Majors, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Egbert, Robert L.; Kluender, Mary M. – 1984
An overview of research studies on the relationship among time factors and student achievement is presented. The California Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study is cited as a seminal work in this area. A brief summary of findings on allocated time, engaged time, and academic learning time includes a discussion on how these studies have been expanded…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Noli, Pamala Morgan – 1980
Recent research by Smith and Glass indicates that academic achievement is often correlated with class size. Findings from the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study suggest that teachers can do a better job with smaller classes partly because they are able to individualize instruction. Yet the possibility of reducing class size significantly is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Class Size, Disabilities
