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Pfannkuche, Anthony; And Others – 1979
The manual designed to accompany a seminar for teachers concerning some of the central issues in contemporary foreign language teaching and focusing on how adults go about acquiring language includes materials for five sessions, in three sections. The first section covers language learning and acquisition in general, and contains a survey of the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Organization
Kolb, David A.; Wolfe, Donald M. – 1981
A research project examined the relationship between education and work in the professions of social work and engineering. The project encompassed four main studies of professionals at different career stages. There were (1) a questionnaire and interview study of alumni from the Case Western Reserve University Schools of Engineering and Social…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Career Development, Competence
Australian Outward Bound School, Sydney. – 1977
The development of Outward Bound, from the early beginnings in Britain through expansion in over 30 locations throughout the world, is outlined, and Outward Bound educational aspects are analyzed in terms of the Australian Outward Bound School. The concepts of experiential education, lifelong education, and the broader Australian educational scene…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Hamayan, Else V.; Tucker, G. Richard – 1979
This study describes certain communication strategies used by Anglophone children learning French as a second language as well as by children whose mother tongue is French. Three groups of children in the third and fifth grades participated in the study: French native speakers, Anglophone children learning French in an immersion setting, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education
Schulz, Renate A., Ed. – 1977
This volume consists of the following papers selected from those presented at the 1977 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: (1) "Educational Cognitive Style: A Basis for Personalizing Foreign Language Instruction," by Derek N. Nunney; (2) "Discovering Student Learning Styles through Cognitive Style Mapping," by Helen S.…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Schalock, H. Del, Ed.; Hale, James R., Ed. – 1968
This main volume (SP 002 155-SP 002 180 comprise the appendixes to this volume) explains the ComField (competency based, field centered) Model--a systems approach to the education of elementary school teachers which entails specifications (1) for instruction and (2) for management of the instructional program. In an overview, the ComField Model is…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavior Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Cost Effectiveness
Omaggio, Alice; Birckbichler, Diane – 1977
This paper offers a way to adapt foreign language instruction to individual learner needs and difficulties. The approach consists of two parts: (1) various sources of learner problems are identified and discussed briefly; and (2) over 50 remedial classroom activities are presented and described. These activities are designed to treat specific…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Teaching
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Ringbom, Hakan, Ed.; Palmberg, Rolf, Ed. – 1976
The influence of mother-tongue interference is examined on the basis of data from two tests at different levels of English proficiency: a commercial-college level, covering 4-5 years of English studies, involving a composition and translation test, and a preuniversity level, covering 7-8 years of English studies, with a multiple-choice test. A…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bibliographies, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language)
Hall, Marian D.; And Others – 1970
This study is an effort to assess both the internal and external conditions of learning. The sample included 99 first graders in four classrooms of one inner city school in a large midwestern city. The assessment measure was a battery of tests selected from frequently used tests of visual perception, auditory discrimination, language, memory,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Auditory Tests, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
Holloway, Lewis D.; Kerr, Elizabeth E. – 1969
Sources of the materials presented are: (1) Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) publications, (2) Dissertation Abstracts, (3) Masters' Theses in Education, and (4) Nursing Research. In addition, approximately 200 letters were sent to governmental agencies, universities, schools, and professional organizations to locate studies relevant…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities
Hansen, Duncan N. – 1969
An input output model for individualizing learning in computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is analyzed, specifying a stimulus array, cognitive processes, and response requirements. These three components are discussed as keys to both instructional and curricular development processes; the appropriate use and control of instructional strategies are…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Branching, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
Stein, Jack M. – 1968
Language, considered as a liberal art, is examined in the light of other philosophical viewpoints concerning the nature of language in relation to second language instruction in this paper. Critical of an earlier mechanistic audio-lingual learning theory, translation approaches to language learning, vocabulary list-oriented courses, graduate…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Behavior Theories, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Phillips, Donald S.; Briggs, Lloyd D. – 1969
This document provides an analysis and synthesis of some of the research in technical education since August 1966, and in some instances includes articles published prior to 1966 which were judged to be significant for showing trends or making comparisons. An overview of research is provided in the following areas: (1) Philosophy, (2) Manpower…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Equipment
Strasheim, Lorraine A.; Hallman, Clemens L. – 1968
Foreign language information for guidance personnel and administrators concerning the role of foreign languages in the comprehensive school in Indiana concerns four major areas: (1) student, (2) foreign language instruction, (3) administration, and (4) foreign languages in Indiana. Questions raised by schools and parents regarding the individual…
Descriptors: College Admission, Course Descriptions, Educational Objectives, Guidance
Vermont State Dept. of Education, Montpelier. – 1968
Concepts set forth in this design represent the position of the State Department of Education and were developed in cooperation with lay and professional groups throughout Vermont. This statement of a working philosophy directs itself to the process of education with a main concern that an educational philosophy should center around and focus upon…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Strategies
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