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Download full textBonus, Michelle; Riordan, Linda – 1998
This action research project implemented and evaluated a program for improving classroom seating arrangements in order to increase on-task behavior among students in second and third grade. The problem of off-task behavior was documented by means of behavior checklists and anecdotal records. Analysis of probable cause data revealed that students'…
Descriptors: Attention, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education
Hertz-Lazarowitz, Rachel – 1990
Cooperative learning aims to enhance students' on-task interactive behaviors in the classroom. Observation in Israeli elementary schools has indicated that interactive behavior of students in their learning sequence holds potential for quality cooperation and help among children, but that teachers lack the skills to structure learning tasks that…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Clements, Barbara S.; Evertson, Carolyn M. – 1982
Data from 12 2-hour observations of 41 elementary school classroom teachers were used to investigate classroom management problems associated with the use of small group instruction. Student engagement during small group instruction was compared with that in whole class instruction, seatwork, and transitions. Classroom narratives of subsamples of…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMcNinch, George H.; Shaffer, Gary L.; Campbell, Patricia; Rakes, Sondra – Reading Horizons, 1998
Examines how teachers allocate instructional time in reading classes. Indicates that teachers used 34% of time in reading and responding; 24.89% in listening and discussing; 8.36% waiting; 20.28% completing skill development; 7.52% in telling, writing, and narrating; 3.47% in other activities. Notes that the recommendation that time spent reading…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Grade 3
Kirley, Jacqueline P. – 1981
The extent of variety in structure and format of teaching mathematics in fifth grade classrooms and its relation to student attention was studied. The data for this study consisted of observations made in eighteen math classes for a period of six to ten days with a mean of over eight days. Seatwork and recitation accounted for over 95 percent of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Attention Span, Class Organization
Vincent, Susan, Ed. – 1999
In multigrade instruction, children of at least a 2-year grade span and diverse ability levels are grouped in a single classroom and share experiences involving intellectual, academic, and social skills. "The Multigrade Classroom" is a seven-book series that reviews current research on multigrade instruction, identifies key issues…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
