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Wilder, S. – Education 3-13, 2017
Understanding why parents become involved in their children's education is crucial in strengthening the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement. The present study focuses on the parental role construction and parental self-efficacy. The resulting trends suggest that parents, regardless of their self-efficacy, may assume…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parents as Teachers, Mathematics Education, Elementary Education
Reis, Sally M.; And Others – 1993
This study examined the effects of curriculum compacting, a curriculum modification technique for gifted and talented students, with approximately 436 elementary teachers and 783 students in 27 school districts throughout the United States. The study was designed to investigate the types and amount of curriculum content that could be eliminated…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Methods
Stout, Judy – 1993
This paper addresses the controversy regarding the use of cooperative learning with gifted elementary students, by means of participant observation methodology. The study had three segments: (1) observation of fourth through sixth grade gifted students working in cooperative groups at a pullout site; (2) interviews with students to assess student…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Methods, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students