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Peer reviewedNiedermeyer, Fred C.; Oliver, Linda – Elementary School Journal, 1972
Study involved the development of a carefully sequenced, two-year program in dramatics and public speaking for kindergarten and first-grade children and an investigation of the effects of the program on children's acting and speaking. (Authors)
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Data Analysis, Experimental Programs, Grade 1
Peer reviewedLillemyr, Ole Fredrik – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1980
Reports investigation of pupils' musical achievement resulting from a "new" music education program using creative instrumental activities. Analysis indicated significantly better achievements for pupils taught by the "new" program than those in a traditional type of program. (JD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Download full textZdep, S. M. – 1970
A one-year experimental program that transported a total of 38 "volunteer" disadvantaged city children to schools in a nearby suburban community was evaluated in grades 1 and 2. Twenty-six of the 38 children were in a total of 12 different classes at these two grade levels. At the conclusion of the program, transported first graders…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Bus Transportation, Community Attitudes
Von Harrison, Grant; Cohen, Arthur M. – 1969
The increasing use of upper-grade students as tutors for younger children has been viewed as a means of reducing the achievement gap that exists among culturally-disadvantaged children. However, research has indicated that the potential of such a tutorial arrangement is linked closely to the tutoring techniques used, and unless student tutors are…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students, Experimental Programs
Boyles, Marion P.; And Others – 1969
The effectiveness of the instructional team approach as opposed to the self-contained classroom approach was investigated by the Atlanta Public School system from 1966-1969 (under a funding by Title I, Public Law 89-10). The achievement levels of first grade and seventh grade pupils were evaluated, using both techniques at each level. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education
Plainedge Public Schools, Bethpage, NY. – 1962
To determine the advantages of interage grouping, 18 first graders (mean IQ 118.65) were assigned to two interage classes containing first, second, and third graders; 19 first graders (mean IQ 119.60) were assigned to two straight first grade classes. All children selected had been recommended by their kindergarten teachers as their brightest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Administration, Age Differences
Pryor, Guy C. – 1967
A comparison of achievement and personal adjustment of Spanish-speaking students in an experimental bilingual school environment at the first grade level was the purpose of the Harlandale instructional project. This evaluation report presents comparative data from the testing program used to establish the effectiveness of bilingual education when…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Comparative Testing, Data Analysis
