This report captures the variety of music education research between 2012-2014 and covers a range of topics and events such as the International Society for Music Education (ISME) 2012, Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) 2013 and Australian and New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education (ANZARME) 2014.

This bibliography contains approximately 100 resources related to listening and listening skills at various educational levels. Included are articles and books on such topics as teaching listening, listening and children, listener response to oral interpretation, the development of listening comprehensive tests, reluctant listeners, major findings…

Presents an annotated bibliography on listening skills instruction and research for secondary and higher education business communication classes. (MM)

This 81-item annotated bibliography offers a survey of materials available on listening in educational, business, and relationship contexts. The bibliography includes books, journal articles, textbooks and instructional materials, and assessment instruments dating from 1971 to 1989. Not included in the bibliography are texts in speech…

This paper reviews studies of the use of cloze techniques to measure listening comprehension. After briefly discussing the origins and characteristics of the cloze procedure, nine specific studies of the aural cloze are discussed. General conclusions are drawn from these studies and directions for future research are offered. (AA)

Presents annotations of documents from "Resources in Education" to apprise teachers of current theory, research, and techniques on teaching listening. (PD)

Noting that communication scholars have devoted considerable attention to communication apprehension, this 27-item annotated bibliography, however, focuses on receiver-based anxiety or communication apprehension. The journal articles, conference papers, and theses listed were published between 1975 and 1988. Sections of the annotated bibliography…

Noting that listening is a major concern of basic skills teachers, counselors, and employers, this annotated bibliography cites references for current behavioral research and methodology in teaching listening skills. Forty-nine references are included, as well as information on how to order those citations drawn from the ERIC database. (JC)

This annotated bibliography, intended for researchers and teachers, lists materials about reading while listening. The entries are organized into five sections: materials for reading while listening, descriptions and assessments of reading-while-listening methods, empirical studies of reading-while-listening methods, theoretical issues related to…

This annotated bibliography contains 10 items addressing speaking and listening assessment methodology. Specific topics include: (1) a national survey of state practices; (2) criteria for minimal high school requirements; (3) recommendations for instrument development; (4) the impact of listening on other language arts; (5) measuring oral…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with the following topics: observable behaviors and verbal responses elicited by a specific listening task; the relationship between oral spelling, auditory sequencing, and vocal rhythm; the effect of listening…

Some of the 172 tests described in this bibliography are subtests of achievement batteries. Listening skills assessed include listening comprehension, understanding words and passages, making inferences, and drawing conclusions. The oral reading tests cover areas such as pronunciation, omissions, insertions, hesitation in reading, and reading…

Offers a selection of ten CIJE and 14 RIE entries into the ERIC data base in l978 on speech communication competence. Particular attention is paid to documents relating speaking and listening to the larger family of communicative competencies. (JMF)

The second of two related documents, this volume consists of four appendixes of data referred to in the first volume. Appendix A makes up the major portion of the report and contains abstracts and ratings of 71 test instruments categorized by skill area and educational level. Appendix B contains the results of the 1978-79 survey of the status of…

The catalog lists 24 commercially available listening skills materials for visually impaired students. Materials were selected for inclusion by a committee of educators for the visually impaired; some materials may require minimal modification (such as transcribing answer sheets into braille). An introduction describes seven functional areas of…