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Fisher, Douglas – Educational Forum, 2009
Through focused observations of teaching practices in 15 classrooms representing 2,475 minutes, a number of instructional patterns were revealed. The majority of time students spend in high school requires that they listen or wait. Students are engaged in authentic reading, writing, and peer work for only a small fraction of the day. If high…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Classroom Observation Techniques
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Swan, Karen; van't Hooft, Mark; Kratcoski, Annette; Unger, Darlene – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2005
This preliminary study employed mixed methodologies to explore students' use of mobile computing devices and its effects on their motivation to learn, engagement in learning activities, and support for learning processes. Data collected from students in four elementary and two seventh grade science classes in Northeast Ohio included usage logs,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 7, Computers, Learning Processes
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Peterson, Penelope L.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1984
This study of two fifth grade classes investigated students' reports of attention, understanding, cognitive processes and affect during a nine-day mathematics unit on measurement. These self-reports appeared more valid indicators of classroom learning than observed time on task. Student affect mediated the relationship between instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Measures, Attention, Classroom Observation Techniques