Browsing by Author "David K. Dickinson"
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Mock, Jin-Sil (2018-09-18)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityDespite the strong evidence supporting discussion in the classroom, observational studies show that discussion is not a regular part of classroom instruction. This paper examined the changes in the quality of classroom ...
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Cole, Mikel Walker (2012-12-26)Department: Teaching and LearningThis dissertation presents the results of a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of peer-mediated learning for English Language Learners(ELLs). The sample included 44 independent studies reporting five distinct outcome types, ...
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Cummings, Tracy Payne (2011-08-16)Department: Learning, Teaching, and DiversityMany educators, organizations, committees, and curricula promote the importance of preschool children’s math talk, particularly among children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, to better prepare children for ...
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Barnes, Erica Marie (2013-09-30)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityAccumulating evidence from research indicates that input from teachers, measured at the utterance level, may positively impact children’s language and vocabulary growth. To date, few studies have investigated teachers’ ...
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Darrow, Catherine Lucie (2010-08-06)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityThe following multi-paper dissertation addresses issues of effectiveness and implementation inherent in preschool curriculum interventions. This document consists of an overview of challenges faced by educational researchers ...
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Nurturing Word Learners: Children’s Opportunities for Vocabulary Learning in Head Start Classrooms Grifenhagen, Jill Freiberg (2012-11-29)Department: Teaching and LearningThis study describes the word-learning opportunities available to children in Head Start classrooms and examines relationships between these opportunities and children’s preschool vocabulary gains. The sample was composed ...
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Anthony, Karen Suzanne (2013-04-08)Department: Teaching and LearningSelf-regulation is increasingly recognized as a key component of early school readiness. Self-regulatory skills, like paying attention, ignoring distractions, following directions, and persisting on difficult tasks, are ...
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Rivera, Bretta Louise (2019-10-07)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityEarly narrative proficiency is of central importance to literacy and academic achievement. Book reading and play are widely considered to be rich narrative learning experiences, however, the mechanisms by which adult-supported ...
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Hadley, Elizabeth Burke (2017-03-29)Department: Learning, Teaching and DiversityMuch of the research on vocabulary development in preschool children has focused on the dimension of breadth, or the number of words known. However, vocabulary depth, or the quality of knowledge for known words, predicts ...