A pilot study investigated the role of one response index (specifically, subject's ratings of their spelling accuracy) that was presumed to be predictive of the amount of practice needed to acquire the spelling of a word and gathered data relevant to the nature of practice needed on a word. The study was conducted to aid in the design of a…

In this study, students learned difficult to spell words by one of three different teaching methods. They saw the correct spelling before attempting it, they attempted to spell the word once before seeing the correct spelling, or they attempted to spell the word several times prior to viewing the correct spelling. Results showed that attempting to…

Reviews several development and research activities that were an out-growth of using cognitive theory to design CAI programs in spelling. A psychological theory of spelling performance was used as the conceptual basis for developing several instructional programs illustrating how a cognitive approach can strengthen lesson design strategies in CAI.…

Students learned lists of spelling words in a computer-assisted drill program where the correct spelling was printed in standard form or with spaces between letters or with spaces between pronounceable orthographic clusters. Words having sounded and unsounded medial clusters (e.g., "holiday" versus "Wednesday") were taught under each display…

Describes a study of student visual metacognitive ability in spelling in conditions in which the student reads a word silently, the student reads the word aloud, or the teacher pronounced the word. Student predictions and confidence judgments about spellings were related to spelling accuracy. Ratings evidenced metacognitive spelling knowledge. (GH)

The appropriate and effective uses of the computer in an individualized school were examined in this project. The project investigated the uses of computers for instructional assistance, including testing, management, tutorial instruction, drill and practice, exploration and discovery, and problem solving; the design of a small computer…

A study was conducted that used three formats for spelling practice, two multiple-choice or recognition conditions based on the Simon model and one production or recall condition. (The Simon generate-and-test model of spelling suggests that spellings can be learned from reading or visual exposure to the correct spelling.) The multiple-choice…

One cognitive theory of spelling states that the spelling of words can be produced in one of three ways, depending on the amount and kind of information stored in the memory about a particular word. Assuming this theory as a foundation, this study reviewed two forms of computer assisted instruction developed in an effort to build an instructional…