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Manlove, Sarah; Lazonder, Ard W.; de Jong, Ton – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
Scaffolds to plan, monitor, and evaluate learning within technology-enhanced inquiry and modeling environments are often little used by students. One reason may be that students frequently work collaboratively in these settings and their group work may interfere with the use of regulative supports. This research compared the use of regulative…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Educational Technology, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), High School Students
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Alric, Jolie M.; Bray, Melissa A.; Kehle, Thomas J.; Chafouleas, Sandra M.; Theodore, Lea A. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2007
Fluency, or the rate at which a student reads, is developed in the early stages of literacy and has been shown to correlate with comprehension. A myriad of interventions have been developed to increase fluency. Group contingencies are one of these that in particular have shown some positive effects on reading fluency. Advantages to using them are…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Reading Fluency, Reading Rate, Intervention
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Estell, David B.; Farmer, Thomas W.; Pearl, Ruth; Van Acker, Richard; Rodkin, Philip C. – Journal of School Psychology, 2008
Recent studies have found distinct subtypes of aggressive youth, marked by either high social status or social marginalization, and that various measures of status differentially associate with aggression. The majority of these studies, however, focused on boys, adolescents, and/or relational aggression in girls. The current research examined how…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Social Status, Aggression, Females
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Guglielmo, Hindi M.; Tryon, Georgiana Shick – School Psychology Quarterly, 2001
This study examined the effectiveness of a commercially available social skills training program plus classroom reinforcement for use with preschoolers with developmental delays. Two groups of 19 participants each received either the combined treatment package or classroom reinforcement of target behaviors only. An additional 20 participants…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Sharing Behavior, Reinforcement, Preschool Education
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McAfee, Oralie D. – Young Children, 1985
Reports results of a study in which 35 teachers of children ages 2.5 through kindergarten were interviewed and observed during group time. Reveals tentative conclusions that teachers can plan and implement activities that are more appropriate to the age, developmental level, or social functioning of the group. Offers specific recommendations for…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality