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Leventhal, Gloria – Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1973
The aim of the present experiment was to determine the locus of the set effect of sentence context on the intelligibility of a member word. (Author)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Listening Comprehension, Perception, Sentences
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Irwin, H. J.; Noble, W. G. – Australian Journal of Psychology, 1973
Investigates the extent to which differences in intensity facilitate the selection of one of two dichotically presented messages. (RB)
Descriptors: Acoustics, Educational Research, Listening Comprehension, Listening Skills
Thames, Kenneth H.; Rossiter, Charles M. – AV Communication Review, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Research, Listening Comprehension, Reading Rate, Silent Reading
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Sticht, Thomas G. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Listening Comprehension
Stocker, Claudell S. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1971
Described is a basic listening education program, designed to increase ability to listen efficiently and to interpret what is heard. Three phases include pre-skills or listening readiness, development of listening skills, and development of recall and retention through the techniques of review. (Author/KW)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Exceptional Child Education, Listening Comprehension, Listening Skills
Ramonda, Kathleen – Speech Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Attention, Auditory Tests, Aural Learning, Listening
Hollingsworth, Paul M. – Int Reading Assn Conf Proc Pt 1, 1968
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Instructional Improvement, Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension
Wilkinson, Andrew; Stratta, Leslie – Educ Rev, 1970
The listening abilities of teenagers in Great Britain are discussed. (CK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Intelligence Quotient, Listening Comprehension, Oral English
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Goldman, Susan R.; Varnhagen, Connie K. – Child Development, 1983
Examined comprehension of stories with and without obstacles to goal attainment among 16 second- and fifth-grade students and 16 adults. Results suggest that processing characteristics of a task, as well as prior knowledge of problem-solving behavior, affect story understanding. (Auhtor/RH)
Descriptors: College Students, Elementary School Students, Listening Comprehension, Memory
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Lynch, Anthony J. – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1982
Discusses origins of desire for authenticity in language teaching, analyzes the term, and describes some materials designed to fit in with a more rigorous view of what constitutes authenticity. Purpose is to create learning activities that demand an authentic response from foreign language students. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Listening Comprehension, Magnetic Tape Cassettes, Second Language Instruction
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Hamilton, William S. – Russian Language Journal, 1982
Investigates two questions: (1) Will Russian lose its well-developed distinction between hard and soft consonants? (2) What would be the consequences of such a loss for comprehension of sustained discourse in the language? (EKN)
Descriptors: Consonants, Diachronic Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), Listening Comprehension
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Cunningham, Pat – Reading Teacher, 1982
Reviews materials for use in preparing listening-reading transfer lessons. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension
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Hausfeld, Steven – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1981
Comprehension was compared for speeded reading and listening to compressed speech. No difference between reading and listening comprehension was found at any of the speeds or difficulty levels, contrary to previous suggestions of a listening disadvantage. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension
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Beswick, Chris – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1980
Gives suggestions for surmounting the technical and linguistic problems associated with radio use in the classroom with "less-able" students. The documentary or travelogue combines the audio with visual reinforcement. Survival situations encourage listening. The modular/thematic/functional approach is also described. (PJM)
Descriptors: Language Skills, Listening Comprehension, Radio, Second Language Instruction
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Gruber, Kenneth J.; Gaebelein, Jacquelyn – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1979
Both male and female subjects recalled more information from presentations made by male speakers than from identical presentations made by female speakers. The sex-appropriateness of the topics had no effect on a speaker's effectiveness in conveying information. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Females, Listening Comprehension, Males, Public Speaking
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