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Jones, John Paul – 1971
The author summarizes and reviews seven research studies which seek to determine the role of individual modal preference as related to learning to read. The seven studies are by Bateman (1968); Robinson (1968); Jones (1970); Bruininks (1968); Cripe (1966); de Hirsh, Jansky, and Langford (1966); and Bursuk (1971). Of these studies, only Bursuk…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Learning, Learning Modalities, Literature Reviews
Causey, Oscar S., Ed.; Eller, William, Ed. – 1959
This issue of the yearbook contains twenty papers that were presented and discussed at the eighth annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Papers in part one relate to the various problems involved in starting college reading programs, including the administration of the program, selection and motivation of students, objectives,…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Students, Conference Reports, Higher Education
Schools Council, London (England). – 1973
The task of a conference on social science education in the sixth form was to explore the problems and possibilities of establishing an integrated social science course. Conference papers and discussion deal with the nature of the social science disciplines and the meaning of their integration; the principles--knowledge, skills, problems,…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Comparative Education, Conference Reports, Course Organization
Dunatov, Rasio, Ed. – 1976
This volume contains six workshop papers, each of which deals with one or more aspects of communicative competence. These papers are primarily reports of certain techniques which have been found successful for teaching and testing the ability to communicate in a foreign language. "Communicative Competence: Safety Tips for Riders on the Latest…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conference Reports, Cultural Education
O'Neill, George W., Comp. – 1975
Twenty-nine unedited papers presented at the Second National Conference on Research and Technology in College and University Teaching are collected and grouped into nine sessions. Topics covered include student participation, audio-tutorial vs. conventional learning, selection and characteristics of proctors, the use of learning contracts, testing…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Conference Reports, Educational Development, Educational Research
Mohr, Peter – 1970
This report of the 1969 Second International Congress for Applied Linguistics contains summaries of papers and speeches on the following topics: (1) linguistics applied to literary texts, (2) computer analysis of texts, (3) research in the psychology of first language learning, (4) research in the psychology of second language learning, (5) speech…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Conference Reports, Content Analysis
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1969
Conference papers on early childhood education cover the following topics: individual variation among preschoolers in a cognitive intervention program in low income families presented by Phyllis Levenstein, programmatic research on disadvantaged youth and an ameliorative intervention program by Merle B. Karnes and others, special education and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cognitive Development, Conference Reports, Day Care
Rivers, Wilga M., Ed.; And Others – 1972
This collection of articles on foreign language instruction in junior and community colleges focuses on four principal areas: the junior community college, the "Proceedings of the Illinois Conference on Foreign Languages in Junior and Community Colleges," factual information, and action reports. The articles discuss pluralism and the community…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Conversational Language Courses
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Inc., Madison, CT. – 1975
Part two of the Northeast Conference Reports for 1975 deals with implementation of the ideas outlined in part one regarding curriculum, teaching and evaluation. Culture is discussed as it relates to the four language skills, at all levels, with a look at the planning and construction of a culturally oriented thematic unit. In addition,…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Conference Reports, Cultural Education, Curriculum