Whole Language: A Research Agenda for the Nineties.

McKenna, Michael C.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ422236

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Publication Date: 1990

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Whole Language: A Research Agenda for the Nineties.

McKenna, Michael C.; And Others

Educational Researcher, v19 n8 p3-6 Nov 1990

Examines the current rift in perspective between whole language arts and traditional language arts instruction by analyzing the basis of each view in research and theory. Suggests research developments that might alleviate the present impasse. Describes the need for new hypotheses, a variety of designs, improved instrumentation, and collaborative investigations. (AF)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction, Research Needs, Standardized Tests, Teaching Methods, Whole Language Approach

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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