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Clemson Univ., SC. Vocational Education Media Center. – 1980
Designed for secondary vocational agriculture students, this text provides an overview of selecting and evaluating swine in Future Farmers of America livestock judging events. The first of four major sections addresses topics such as the main points in evaluating market hogs and breeding swine and provides an example class of swine. Section 2,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Animal Husbandry, Articulation (Speech)
Download full textLipscomb, Thomas J.; Coon, Robert C. – 1980
This study compared the speech of fathers and mothers to young children in the age ranges of 19-29-months and 32-43-months. Audio tape recordings were made of the verbal interactions of 20 father-daughter dyads and 20 mother-daughter dyads while engaged in free play in the family home. Using verbatim transcripts of the sessions, the degree of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Fathers, Females
Moy, Caryl T. – 1976
Individualized instruction in the teaching of communication skills to the beginning professional places emphasis on communication in the helping professions, but encourages skills to be used where applicable in personal relationships. Individualized instruction by the teacher is made possible through the use of cassette tapes turned in each week…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Students, Communication Skills, Higher Education
Greif, Esther Blank – 1979
This study examined sex differences in the use of interruptions and simultaneous speech during conversations between parents and preschool children. In our society, children are usually taught not to interrupt a person who is talking, yet many adults themselves interrupt others. In fact, it seems that interruptions can be used acceptably under…
Descriptors: Fathers, Individual Power, Interaction Process Analysis, Mothers
Lashbrook, Velma J.; And Others – 1978
A study was designed to examine debater characteristics in terms of perceived social style (assertiveness and responsiveness) and to explore the effects of debater social style in terms of perceived substantive and interpersonal conflict and debate success. Measures of perceived assertiveness, responsiveness, social style, and conflict were…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Competition, Conflict, Debate
Hursh, Daniel E. – 1978
In Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior, three categories of environmental control over instances of verbal behavior appear to be relevant to the study of infant vocal development: the mand, the tact, and the echoic categories. Procedures used in the remediation of language deficiencies and procedures found in work in the area of language…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Discrimination Learning, Infants, Language Acquisition
AULT, LESLIE H. – 1968
AS PART OF THE EVALUATION OF A MULTI-MEDIA COURSE FOR MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL ON PROBLEM-SOLVING DISCUSSIONS, A SPECIAL CASE WAS DEVELOPED TO TEST TRAINEES' APPLICATION OF THEIR SKILLS IN A NEW SETTING. THE CASE PLACED EACH SUBJECT IN THE ROLE OF A PLANT MANAGER WITH A PROBLEM TO SOLVE, WITH TWO SUBORDINATES AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION. THE ROLES OF…
Descriptors: Management Development, Problem Solving, Research, Role Playing
LEE, DORRIS; AND OTHERS – 1968
THIS ISSUE OF THE READING AIDS SERIES PRESENTS A DISCUSSION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL READING AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN AND HOW IT CAN BE DEVELOPED. IT OFFERS SUGGESTIONS FOR THE MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENT OF THINKING SKILLS AND ATTITUDES OF INQUIRY AND EVALUATION. SOME OF THE TOPICS DISCUSSED ARE -- (1) THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERCEPTS, CONCEPTS, AND COMMON…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Expression, Creative Thinking, Critical Reading
Jones, Sheila – 1968
Current research in psycholinguistics has included studies of factors influencing effective verbal communication--the effect of sequences of words and operations within an instruction; effects of instruction and self-instruction on performance; and the presentation of complex interrelated rules such as those found in legal documents, regulations,…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Educational Psychology, Feedback, Instructional Design
Goldhaber, Gerald M.; And Others – 1977
After 750 combined hours of analysis, the authors discovered major verbal and nonverbal communication differences between the candidates in the three Ford/Carter debates. The research was based on an analysis of 7,378 specific nonverbal behaviors and on 955 verbal references found in the 30,852 word transcripts. The researchers found differences…
Descriptors: Body Language, Comparative Analysis, Debate, Interaction Process Analysis
Corso, Dianne M. – 1978
Like other political speakers who have drawn on the personification, identification, and dramatic encounter images of mythology to pressure and persuade audiences, Jimmy Carter evoked the myths of the hero, the American Dream, and the ideal political process in his presidential nomination acceptance speech. By stressing his unknown status, his…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, Motivation Techniques, Mythology
Arntson, Paul H.; And Others – 1977
The two studies of predisposition toward verbal behavior (PVB) reported in this paper examined the behavior of interactants who have dissimilar verbal predispositions in task-oriented discussions. In the first study, 20 groups of three members each were given an interpersonal task that involved reaching a consensus. In the second study, 17 pairs…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Group Behavior, Interaction, Interpersonal Competence
An Analysis of Observer Influence on Sex and Social Class Differences in Mother--Infant Interaction.
Randall, Tom M. – 1975
This study was undertaken to determine whether the process of collecting observational data on mother-infant interactions influences the phenomena under investigation. A total of 40 white mother-infant dyads participated in the study. Half of the mothers were middle class and half were working class, and within each class group, half of the…
Descriptors: Bias, Data Collection, Infants, Mothers
Stokoe, William C. – 1976
"Verbal" and "nonverbal" are confused and confusing terms. Gestural phenomena in semiotic use--gSigns--are called nonverbal but work in three major ways, only the first of which is unrelated to the highly encoded (verbal) activity called language. A gSign may: (1) have a general meaning: "yes,""no,""who…
Descriptors: Finger Spelling, Language Handicaps, Language Skills, Linguistic Theory
Goldstein, David; Kose, Gary – 1976
The effect of differential knowledge of a referent on children's communication effectiveness was investigated. A total of 40 boys and 40 girls from kindergarten and second grade were given one or three opportunities to explore a maze-like construction approximately 22 square meters in area. Each child was then required to verbally describe the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Early Childhood Education, Egocentrism
