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Hunt, Carolyn S.; Crumpler, Thomas P.; Handsfield, Lara J. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2016
We consider how research participants engage alongside researchers as choreographers of data generation and highlight the everyday practices of researchers and participants "in motion" within and across time and space. Data for this case analysis were generated during a two-year qualitative study investigating multimodal literacies,…
Descriptors: Writing Workshops, Bilingual Education, Qualitative Research, Ethnography
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Antoniou, Panayiotis; James, Mary – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2014
The importance of formative assessment in facilitating student learning has been well established in the literature. However, defining and implementing formative assessment in classroom settings is a rather complicated task. The aim of this study is to explore formative assessment, as implemented in primary classrooms in Cyprus, and develop a…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Classroom Techniques, Qualitative Research, Elementary School Teachers
Mercurio, Harry J. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This qualitative study examined the amount of time that fourth and fifth grade teachers devoted to literacy instruction within the time allotted to them within the daily literacy block. Prior research of the literacy block focused largely on primary grades (Allington, McGill-Franzen et a1.,2010; Cunningham & Allington, 2003; Morrow, 1992);…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Reading Instruction, Time Blocks, Educational Practices
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Kamberelis, George – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2013
In this article, I share results from a year-long qualitative study that focused on the emergent production of a classroom culture and the social identities most valued in that culture. I collected observational data, interview data and archival data throughout the school year in one self-contained fourth-grade classroom. Using a combination of…
Descriptors: School Culture, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices
Maleyko, Glenn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Spurred by the "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001, virtually every educational reform program now includes an accountability component that requires sound data collection and reporting (NCLB, 2002, section 101). Drawing from empirically based and theoretical literature in the field, this dissertation examines Adequate Yearly Progress…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators, School Effectiveness, Accountability
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Shin, Eui-kyung – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2007
Using a qualitative approach, this study investigated how the use of GIS technology affected fourth graders' geography learning and understanding of place. For this study, a GIS module was developed and implemented. The data gathering included transcripts from video and audio recordings of classroom instructions, interviews with the students and…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Geography, Thinking Skills, Map Skills