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FIKS, ALFRED I. – 1965
IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER EXTENSIVE PRIOR LISTENING PRACTICE IN A LANGUAGE COURSE WOULD HAVE ANY BENEFITS IN DEVELOPING SPEAKING AND AURAL COMPREHENSION SKILLS, 19 U.S. ARMY OFFICERS SCHEDULED TO GO TO VIETNAM WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS THAT PARTICIPATED IN A SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMED COURSE IN ELEMENTARY VIETNAMESE LASTING 83 HOURS. THE…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Discrimination Learning, Language Instruction, Programed Instructional Materials
Copeland, Anne P.; Hammel, Robert – 1980
Cognitive self-instructional (CSI) programs have been successful in improving problem-solving skills in many, but not all, children. The importance of understanding the influence of subject characteristics in self-control studies, while often ignored in actual research, has been repeatedly advocated verbally. This paper presents a study designed…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, Children, Individual Characteristics
STOLUROW, LAWRENCE M. – 1963
A 3-MONTH STATUS REPORT WAS MADE ON THE ACTIVITIES PURSUED IN PHASE 1 OF A LARGER 10-YEAR PROJECT DEALING WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN TRANSFER OF TRAINING. REPORTS OF ONGOING PROJECTS AND THEIR CURRENT STATUS WERE PRESENTED. THEY INCLUDED (1) A STUDY OF THE TRANSFER EFFECTS OF WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TASK PERFORMANCE…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Learning Processes, Logic
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Gold, Patricia Cohen; Johnson, John A. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Examined the effectiveness of specific psychoeducational tutoring methods on achievement in reading, self-esteem, auding, and verbal language in 132 youths and adults reading below fifth level. Found subjects made significant improvement. Also tested the adequacy of a developmental reading model for adult illiterates. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Literacy Education, Outcomes of Education
STOLUROW, LAWRENCE M. – 1963
A STATUS REPORT WAS MADE OF THE ACTIVITIES PURSUED IN A 3-MONTH PORTION OF PHASE 1 OF A LARGER 10-YEAR PROJECT PLANNED TO STUDY THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN TRANSFER OF TRAINING BY USE OF PROGRAMED SELF-INSTRUCTION PRESENTED BY TEACHING MACHINES. THIS MEDIUM WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT PROVIDES LABORATORY-LIKE CONDITIONS SUCH AS…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Learning Processes, Logic