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Download full textMayer, Richard E. – 1979
Fourty-four published research studies involving advance organizers were reviewed. Twenty-seven studies included an advance organizer vs. a control group (standard advance organizer study) and 17 studies included an advance organizer vs. a post-organizer group (modified advance organizer study). Results of the studies were compared to the…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Advance Organizers, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Tobias, Sigmund – 1978
Aptitude-treatment interaction research is reviewed, with particular emphasis on the interaction of achievement and instructional method. Previous research has suggested that students with lower prior achievement require maximal instructional support. Recent research on this relationship is reviewed, as well as the relationship between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedBecker, William; And Others – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Reviews literature assessing research about the teaching and learning of high school economics. Examines how student learning has been measured using results from the Test of Economic Literacy (TEL). Considers research design and two models for assessing learning and findings. Concludes standardized test scores do not reveal differences among…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Databases, Economics Education
