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Graves, Robert Bradley – 1969
The effectiveness of using workbooks to teach eighth-grade English grammar was measured in a study of 160 students in four north-central Texas junior high schools. The experimental group, which used the American Book Company workbook, "Our Language Today," was equated on the basis of sex, intelligence, and previous grades in English with the…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 8, Grades (Scholastic), Grammar
Download full textGuthrie, John T.; Baldwin, Thelma L. – 1969
The occurrence of the two allomorphs of the indefinite article in standard English ("a" before nouns or noun clauses beginning with consonant sounds and "an" before those beginning with vowel sounds) is a concept similar to those studied in the general concept formation paradigm. The acquisition of this grammatical concept was examined using 80…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Carroll, J.B. – 1968
The paper considers the results of theory and research in the psychological aspects of foreign language teaching as sources of guidance in making sound eucational decisions concerning the aims of language teaching at all levels. Major attention is given to the suggestion offered by research findings that language aptitude depends upon a somewhat…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Aptitude Tests, Decision Making, Deduction
