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Schrodt, Katie; Barnes, Zachary; DeVries, Megan; Grow, Jennifer; Wear, Pauli – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2019
This paper explores a study completed with 1st grade students while a five-week mindfulness unit was implemented in their classroom. The paper discusses tactics for teaching mindfulness strategies to students and results observed in the students over the course of the five-week study. It also contains journal entries completed by students and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Units of Study
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Agodini, Roberto; Harris, Barbara; Thomas, Melissa; Murphy, Robert; Gallagher, Lawrence – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
National achievement data show that elementary school students in the United States, particularly those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, have weak math skills (National Center for Education Statistics 2009). In fact, data show that, even before they enter elementary school, children from disadvantaged backgrounds are behind their more…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 1, Grade 2
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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
Many U.S. children start school with weak math skills, and children from poor households lag behind those from affluent ones. These differences grow over time, resulting in substantial differences in math achievement by the time students reach grade 4. The federal Title I program provides financial assistance to schools with a high number or…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction
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Agodini, Roberto; Harris, Barbara; Atkins-Burnett, Sally; Heaviside, Sheila; Novak, Timothy; Murphy, Robert – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
The purpose of this large-scale, national study is to determine whether some early elementary school math curricula are more effective than others at improving student math achievement, thereby providing educators with information that may be useful for making adequate yearly progress (AYP). This report presents results from the first cohort of…
Descriptors: Investigations, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Improvement, Mathematics Achievement
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Roberto Agodini; Barbara Harris; Sally Atkins-Burnett; Sheila Heaviside; Timothy Novak; Robert Murphy – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
The purpose of this large-scale, national study is to determine whether some early elementary school math curricula are more effective than others at improving student math achievement, thereby providing educators with information that may be useful for making adequate yearly progress (AYP). This report presents results from the first cohort of…
Descriptors: Investigations, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Improvement, Mathematics Achievement