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Peer reviewedGambrell, Linda B.; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1991
Study investigated the effects of retelling practice sessions on the prose comprehension of fourth grade proficient and less proficient readers. For four sessions, they read silently, rendered free recall, then retold if desired. Researcher assessments indicated such practice in retelling caused significant improvements in quantity and quality of…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 4, Language Proficiency, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedJohnson, Ronald E. – American Educational Research Journal, 1973
Research supported by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education. (DS)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Educational Psychology, Language Proficiency, Language Skills
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
This proficiency exam for ninth-year French is comprised of a composition test and a reading comprehension test. The composition test consists of general instructions, the description of a subject about which the student is to write a narrative, and space for organizing, drafting, and writing a final copy of the composition. The reading…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, French, Integrated Activities, Language Proficiency
Download full textDabars, Zita D., Ed. – 1991
Some papers from a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) symposium, "Significant Russian/Soviet Cultural and Pedagogical Developments of the 1980s: Educating American Students for the Year 2000," are presented. After an explanation of the system of transliteration used in the works, the following papers and authors are included:…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Institutes (Training Programs)
