Author : Larry Dwayne Ponder
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783659327209
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (272 download)
Book Synopsis Elementary School Structures by : Larry Dwayne Ponder
Download or read book Elementary School Structures written by Larry Dwayne Ponder and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elementary classrooms were found to be structured in two configurations: self-contained classroom, with one teacher teaching all academic subjects and departmentalized classrooms with two teachers teaching a portion of the academic subjects to two classrooms. These structures were found to coexist in a large urban district with whole schools operating under the self-contained or departmentalized structure. A review of the literature found that proponents of each of these structures have existed in American schools for more than seventy years and support for each has been sustained. Utilizing ex post facto research methodology, this quantitative study gathered test data in math and science to identify patterns in achievement based on these structures. Data were analyzed utilizing factors of gender, ethnicity, ESL, bilingual, and GT program participation. Statistically significant findings were found in support of departmentalized classrooms in mathematics for grade four students and third grade bilingual students. Fourth grade female ESL and bilingual students performed significantly better in self-contained classrooms for mathematics.