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Harding, Edith; Rodgers, Ted – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Presents the historical, technological, and pedagogical factors that led to high expectations in the use of language laboratories for teaching foreign languages. Presents findings of five studies on laboratory effectiveness showing that efficiency tests were largely irrelevant and inconclusive. Includes 10 proposals for language laboratory use.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Laboratory Equipment