Peggy G Perkins
Biographic Data
| ID | 7173900 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peggy G Perkins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peggy G |
| FAMILY NAME | Perkins |
| SIGNATURE | PERKINS P G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Adolescents and “Autographics”
Students at two different sites (a 12th‐grade English class focused on workplace preparation and an alternative program for students who had been expelled from school) read graphic novels and, using ComicLife software, created their own graphic sequences called “autographics” based on their personal experiences. The authors explore how image, text, and sound converged to make meaning for these adolescents as they read and wrote graphic novels and…
Using Peer Tutoring to Increase Social Interactions in Early Schooling
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of classwide peer tutoring (CWPT), a peer-mediated teaching approach, on the social interaction behavior of children who are English language learners and children who are native English speakers. Two second-grade classrooms from an elementary school were selected as the research setting. CWPT was the independent variable, and children's frequency of social interactions was the dependent variab…
Parent Involvement in Homework
The degree to which children's learning and homework styles were related and the effect of parent understanding of these two characteristics on children's homework attitude and achievement were examined in fifth and sixth graders (N=93) and 33 of their parents. The instruments were the Dunn, Dunn and Price Learning Style Inventory (1984), and two instruments developed by the authors, the Homework Style Scale and the Homework Behavior Scale. Child…
Portfolio Assessment in an Elementary School
It is necessary for teachers to consider alternative means of evaluating their students. One method proving to be effective for gathering and organizing student productivity, growth, and development is the portfolio approach. This article describes the Portfolio Assessment Preparation (PAP) Model that was used to facilitate the use of student portfolios in an elementary school. The goals of the model, the six steps followed, and the participants'…
Using Peer Tutoring to Increase Social Interactions in Early Schooling
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of classwide peer tutoring (CWPT), a peer-mediated teaching approach, on the social interaction behavior of children who are English language learners and children who are native English speakers. Two second-grade classrooms from an elementary school were selected as the research setting. CWPT was the independent variable, and children's frequency of social interactions was the dependent variab…
Portfolio Assessment in an Elementary School
It is necessary for teachers to consider alternative means of evaluating their students. One method proving to be effective for gathering and organizing student productivity, growth, and development is the portfolio approach. This article describes the Portfolio Assessment Preparation (PAP) Model that was used to facilitate the use of student portfolios in an elementary school. The goals of the model, the six steps followed, and the participants'…
Parent Involvement in Homework
The degree to which children's learning and homework styles were related and the effect of parent understanding of these two characteristics on children's homework attitude and achievement were examined in fifth and sixth graders (N=93) and 33 of their parents. The instruments were the Dunn, Dunn and Price Learning Style Inventory (1984), and two instruments developed by the authors, the Homework Style Scale and the Homework Behavior Scale. Child…
Using Peer Tutoring to Increase Social Interactions in Early Schooling
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of classwide peer tutoring (CWPT), a peer-mediated teaching approach, on the social interaction behavior of children who are English language learners and children who are native English speakers. Two second-grade classrooms from an elementary school were selected as the research setting. CWPT was the independent variable, and children's frequency of social interactions was the dependent variab…
Adolescents and “Autographics”
Students at two different sites (a 12th‐grade English class focused on workplace preparation and an alternative program for students who had been expelled from school) read graphic novels and, using ComicLife software, created their own graphic sequences called “autographics” based on their personal experiences. The authors explore how image, text, and sound converged to make meaning for these adolescents as they read and wrote graphic novels and…
Mathematics education (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Alternative assessment (1 work)