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Duffelmeyer, Frederick A. – Journal of Reading, 1980
Reports that an approach in which college students enacted skits developed around vocabulary words proved more effective than a traditional approach to teaching vocabulary. (MKM)
Descriptors: Drama, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Reading Research
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Cunningham, Patricia M. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Discusses teaching vocabulary when students do not know the words nor the concepts they represent. (SRT)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Language Usage
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Smith, Lana J.; Smith, Dennie L. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Describes one assignment particularly effective not only in illustrating some of the principles of schema theory but also in the preparation of prospective teachers. The assignment is to plan and carry out an experience students have never had before. (HOD)
Descriptors: Assignments, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education