Stimulating Research Appreciation in the Fifth and Sixth Grades / Robert L. Kennedy.

To encourage the interest in research and statistics of students in grades five and six in a rural school in Arkansas, the researcher and the elementary school principal investigated areas in which the students could participate in decision-making. Several possibilities emerged: quality of a good te...

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Main Author: Kennedy, Robert L.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1988.
Subjects:
Elementary School Mathematics.
Grade 5.
Grade 6.
Intermediate Grades.
Learning Activities.
Mathematics Instruction.
Statistics.
Surveys.
Journal Articles.
Guides, Classroom > Teacher.
Genre:
Journal Articles.
Guides, Classroom
Physical Description:8 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
To encourage the interest in research and statistics of students in grades five and six in a rural school in Arkansas, the researcher and the elementary school principal investigated areas in which the students could participate in decision-making. Several possibilities emerged: quality of a good teacher, school awards and honors, school rules, items to sell in the school store, and items to sell for school fund-raisers. From this list was generated a questionnaire which was administered to all 200 fifth and sixth grades. The data were analyzed and then presented to the students, who engaged in discussion of the findings. Findings from the six questions are reported, with actions taken by the elementary principal. (MNS)
Note:ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association (17th, Louisville, KY, November 6, 1988).
Microform.
Call Number:ED301466 Microfiche
Audience:
Teachers. ericd
Practitioners. ericd
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.