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Fendt, Paul Frederick – 1978
A North Carolina study attempted to evolve and test a futures planning methodology and generate useful program planning data to help meet the needs of adult part-time students. Using a variation of the Focus Delphi process, the study focused on the following question: considering the existing resources of higher and adult education in North…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Educational Planning
Millar, Dan Pyle – 1980
Students in a small group discussion class offered as part of a speech communication curriculum found that testing their knowledge of the theory of the course in small groups was a positive learning experience. Each self-selected test group was made up of three students and was formed at least two class periods prior to the exam. Time was given in…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods
Benas, Evelyn A. – 1980
A preschool program involving parents in such activities as classroom observation, teaching, and group discussions with other parents is described in this paper. The program's goals are to provide healthy growth and development opportunities for children and to strengthen parenting skills. Parents are taught about development and behavior patterns…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy, Family School Relationship
LOWELL, EDGAR L.; AND OTHERS – 1963
AUDIOVISUAL PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS OF DEAF CHILDREN WERE DEVELOPED AND EVALUATED. EIGHTEEN SOUND FILMS AND ACCOMPANYING RECORDS PRESENTED INFORMATION ON HEARING, LIPREADING AND SPEECH, AND ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE PARENTAL ATTITUDES TOWARD CHILDREN AND SPOUSES. TWO VERSIONS OF THE FILMS AND RECORDS WERE NARRATED BY (1) "STARS" WHO WERE…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attitude Change, Audiodisc Recordings, Audiovisual Aids
Tobin, Kenneth G.; Capie, William – 1980
An experiment was conducted on the effects of two teacher variables and student engagement on science achievement. The variables included: teacher wait-time, defined as the length of the pause preceding a teacher utterance; and questioning quality, a generic term used to describe cognitive level, clarity, and relevance of questioning. Thirteen…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Attention Span
Boud, D. J.; Tyree, A. L. – 1979
A study of the role of self, peer, and instructor assessment in the self-concept of undergraduate law students focuses specifically on the assessment of students' class participation. The procedure described can be used for the assessment of class participation in any subject. The criteria for assessment generated by students are given, a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Activities, Correlation, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Download full textCHANDLER, B.J.; ERICKSON, FREDERICK D. – 1968
IN A RESEARCH STUDY IN SMALL GROUP INQUIRY, AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE BEHAVIOR AND LANGUAGE STYLE OF LOWER-CLASS NEGRO AND MIDDLE-CLASS WHITE YOUTHS. ELEVEN INNER-CITY NEGRO GROUPS AND SEVEN SUBURBAN WHITE GROUPS OF 15- TO 19-YEAR-OLD YOUTHS MET SEPARATELY ONCE A WEEK FOR 10 WEEKS. IN ADDITION TO…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Differences
KINKEAD, THOMAS; LEVINE, MILTON – 1964
SPECIFIC STUDY MATERIALS AND A GUIDE FOR TEACHING READING COMPREHENSION AND LITERATURE ARE PRESENTED. THE STUDY MATERIALS PROVIDE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF ABILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT AND ARE APPLIED TO THE TITLES REGULARLY USED IN THE NINTH-GRADE LITERATURE PROGRAM OF THE RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK. EXCERPTS FROM "THE THREAD…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Creative Reading, English Literature, Functional Reading
Coady, M. M. – 1939
The book records the development of the program of adult education and economic cooperation sponsored by St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. The program dates from 1853 when a Catholic theological school was established at Arichat. In 1855 the school was transferred to Antigonish, named St. Francis Xavier, enlarged and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cooperatives, Credit (Finance), Discussion Groups
American Library Association, Chicago, IL.
This booklet assembles information on 28 programs which have been used effectively by discussion groups throughout the country and are available to others in printed or audiovisual form. Its purposes are to alert those planning community adult education programs to a variety of approaches and materials and to serve as a source of information for…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Discussion, Drama, Economics
Petitt, Dorothy, Ed. – 1966
These reprints from the "English Journal's" department, "Poetry in the Classroom," present successful approaches to teaching 22 poems. The poems are grouped under seven headings: "Poems from the Tradition,""The Creation,""The Carpe Diem Theme,""Where Shall Man Journey?""Symbolic Settings,""Poems for the Junior High School," and "Poems of our…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Critical Reading, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction
COMSTOCK, GEORGE; MACCOBY, NATHAN – 1966
IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A 17-PROGRAM TELEVISED COURSE IN MODERN MATHEMATICS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PEACE CORPS ETV PROJECT, A MATH TEST AND A QUESTIONNAIRE WERE ADMINISTERED TO 1341 TEACHERS, DIVIDED BETWEEN COURSE VIEWERS AND NON-VIEWERS. MORE THAN HALF OF THE TEACHERS HAD VIEWED MORE THAN HALF OF THE…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Television, Feedback
May, Frank B. – 1967
This book combines background information on language and communication with methods for developing specific skills needed to cope with the daily communication problems. Comments on environmental effects on language development, on differences in dialects, on reasons for teaching grammar, and on types of grammar precede a discussion of the impact…
Descriptors: Behavior, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Expression, Creative Thinking
Wientge, King M. – 1965
The workshop represented the cooperative effort of business, industry, and education in metropolitan St. Louis to support the federal government in providing equal employment opportunity. Forty-five participants, recruited from high schools in the area educating mainly minority youth, were responsible for disseminating the workshop findings in the…
Descriptors: Counselors, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged, Educational Problems
Heinig, Ruth M. – 1968
The purpose of this guide is to aid teachers in elementary schools to incorporate speech instruction into the daily classroom schedule. Each of the 12 units in the guide contains lesson objectives, lesson topics, suggested learning experiences, a bibliography, a list of audiovisual materials, and suggestions for the development of the teacher's…
Descriptors: Choral Speaking, Curriculum Guides, Drama, Educational Objectives
