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Ambery, Mary Elizabeth – Young Children, 1997
Uses the case of a boy named Franklin, making the transition between free play and a group activity, to illustrate conflict between teachers' respect for individual play and scheduled group activities. Discusses various issues, including differing perceptions of time, closure, and independence; using learning-environment organization for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Conflict Resolution

Leone, Peter E.; And Others – Behavioral Disorders, 1990
This study found that behaviorally disordered adolescents (n=183) in six special schools perceived lower order and organization and higher teacher control than did normal students in traditional classes. Student satisfaction with school was related to greater levels of perceived involvement, affiliation, and teacher support for the special…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Class Organization, Classroom Environment

Siu-Runyan, Yvonne – Language Arts, 1991
Describes a teacher's experiences in a multigrade intermediate grade mountain schoolhouse. Notes that teaching difficulties were overcome by (1) organizing time and contracting with students; (2) learning from students about what to teach; and (3) using language that invites and includes students. Explains how these techniques aid reading and…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Intermediate Grades, Multigraded Classes

Harp, Bill – Reading Teacher, 1989
Presents two alternatives to ability grouping--flexible grouping (based on students' level of independence as learners), and cooperative learning groups. Discusses the benefits of cooperative learning, and provides a sample cooperative learning lesson. (MM)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Class Organization, Cooperative Learning

Kulik, James A.; Kulik, Chen-Lin – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1992
Meta-analytic reviews have shown that gifted students gain little from programs of minimal instructional modification (multilevel classes), more from greater modifications (cross-grade and within-class programs) and the most from those involving the greatest amount of curricular adjustment (enrichment and acceleration). (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Class Organization, Curriculum Development

MacAulay, Dolina J. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1990
Reviews literature on classroom environment from 1980 onward. Emphasizes elementary settings and students with behavioral deficits. Discusses structure and organization of classrooms, the cognitive process, student and teacher characteristics, and student outcomes. Concludes that research has shifted from cognitive outcomes in the classroom to…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes

Verschuur, Mary B. – NAMTA Journal, 1993
Challenges Montessori instructors and advocates to address the complex issues of staffing, scheduling, and maintaining a consistency of approach with respect to all-day Montessori instruction. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Full Day Half Day Schedules
Brisk, Maria Estela – Equity and Choice, 1991
Describes a bilingual program where bilingual students and students taught in English are integrated socially and academically. The program fosters strong bonds between monolingual and bilingual students and teachers, acceptance of individuals regardless of ethnicity, development of English without loss of the native language, and better ties with…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Class Organization
Sturman, Linda – Primary Science Review, 2003
People know that coaching for verbal and non-verbal reasoning tests can improve scores, although gains can be modest. Nevertheless, scores on retaking such tests can remain stable or even decrease following coaching. People do not know if such findings apply to coaching for tests of attainment. However, research into formative assessment shows…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Science Tests, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Surveys
Wills, Robin; Kilpatrick, Sue; Hutton, Biddy – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2006
This research investigated social and academic outcomes from single-sex classrooms in a Tasmanian coeducational government primary school. Interviews, observations and surveys formed the basis of the evidence. Teachers, parents and children reported positive benefits from the class organisation, but these differed according to gender. Staff…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Single Sex Classes, Coeducation, Outcomes of Education
Findley, Bev; Varble, Dale – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2006
Creating a classroom environment which is conducive to learning is one of the most important things a teacher can do. This becomes even more crucial as students enter classrooms with their cell phones, pagers, and beepers. Additionally, many students are tardy for class, leave early, or may not appear in class on numerous occasions. Therefore,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Classroom Environment, Classroom Design, Alignment (Education)
Morgan, Harry – 1993
Through observation of teacher language responses, this study examined interaction practices that inhibited, ended, or sustained children's classroom participation. Thirty early childhood educators were observed during 105 30-minute language art classes; 998 female and 1,188 male K-4th grade students were observed. Interactions were coded into one…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Miller, Bruce A. – 1991
This paper reviews selected research studies of multigrade classrooms in Canada, Finland, eight developing nations (India, Korea, Maldives, Nepal, Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia), and the United States. Based on information about the perceptions of multigrade instruction of principals and teachers, the following issues are…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Miller, Bruce – 1991
This ERIC digest reviews the history of the multigrade classroom, and summarizes research findings on multigrading effects on achievement and attitude. It also states requirements of teaching and learning in multigrade classrooms. Multigrade classrooms have ranged from the one-room schools of the early 1900s to the ungraded classroom of the 1960s…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Educational History
Strasheim, Lorraine A. – 1983
This paper includes a discussion of the problem of multilevel Latin classes, a description of various techniques and perspectives the teacher might use in dealing with these classes, and copies of materials and exercises that have proved useful in multilevel classes. Because the reasons for the existence of such classes are varied, it is suggested…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classical Literature, Classroom Techniques, Instructional Design