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Joy, Charles Paul, Sr. – 1975
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an automated programed instructional unit under varying conditions. Students' sex and socioeconomic status as an influence on achievement when interacting with the intervention was investigated along with other facts. The selected literature included a review of representative samples…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Predictor Variables, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
Julius, Patsy F. – 1974
The purposes of this study were to develop criteria for effective reading programs and objectives, to determine the correlation between the quality of the objectives written and the quality of the reading program characteristics of Title I funded reading projects in West Virginia for 1966-75, to determine the correlation between the quality of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Rashkoff, Gladys S. – 1976
This study examined the effects of three reading programs on the reading comprehension and vocabulary of 895 fifth graders and sixth graders. One program used a conventional basal reader; the second used the supplementary, behaviorally referenced Brentwood Educational System for Testing (BEST) and conventional basal reading materials; the third…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Behavioral Objectives, Doctoral Dissertations, Intermediate Grades
Gibbs, Susan G. – 1982
The literature concerning tutoring in the elementary schools was surveyed and evaluated to determine the relative effectiveness of two types of programs--peer and cross-age tutoring. Studies involving each type of program were analyzed separately and effectiveness was judged by the gains in reading achievement experienced by both tutors and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Peer Teaching
Bales, Jimmy Charles; Smith, Helen Armstrong – 1975
The authors of this thesis identified research on reading programs related to using vocational content for teaching reading to vocational students; developed a design for a vocational-related reading program which included needs assessment, goal and objectives, the vocational related reading program, and a plan for the implementation of the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Males, Program Content
Download full textScott, Louise Shewfelt – 1999
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated whether the Accelerated Reader program meets its claim to motivate and improve reading achievement for all students, including those with special needs. The Accelerated Reader program is a computer-based reading management system that includes a database of thousands of books ranging…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Middle School Students, Middle Schools
Beitler, Lorraine – 1976
In an effort to bring entering allied health students to college-level reading ability, a Science Reading Program based on the theory that adult learners will be more motivated to improve reading skills if material is related to career preparation was designed, implemented, and evaluated. After pre-testing on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (Form…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Content Area Reading, Developmental Programs
