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McGuigan, F. Joseph – 1972
The purpose of this research project is to specify critical events within a person during linguistic processing. The experiments reported here cover such topics as the effects of increased reading rate on covert processes, covert behavior as a direct electro-myographic measure of mediating responses, enhancement of speech perception by…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Electronic Equipment
Mai-Dalton, Renate – 1975
Using Fiedler's Contingency Model of Leadership Effectiveness, which postulates that the behavior of a leader depends on the interaction between leadership style and the degree to which the environment gives the leader control and influence, a study investigated the effects of training and changes in position power on the behavior of three types…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administration, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns
Minuchin, Patricia – 1977
This study explored the functioning of exploratory and cautious children in open classrooms. Four areas of functioning were focused on: curiosity and exploration, learning and mastery, autonomous behavior, and interpersonal contacts. Thirty exploratory and 30 cautious children were selected through teacher ratings and exploratory tasks and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Gurley-Dilger, 'Laine – Science Teacher, 1986
Describes an activity in which students observe pairs of students engaged in conversation. Observations of "body language" are made, shifts in stance, and duration of stance. Discusses the application of this type of study to other species. (TW)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Body Language, Ethology, Eye Contact
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Cotterell, John L. – Child Development, 1986
Examines the child-rearing attitudes and behavior of 96 mothers of preschool children living in mining and rural towns in inland Australia in terms of the influences of three factors outside the home: father's absence because of work demands, community characteristics, and mother's informational support. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Community Influence, Employment
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Rotton, James; Kelly, Ivan W. – Mercury, 1986
Discusses the relationship between aberrant human behavior and phases of the moon. Reviews media influence, myth, superstition and pseudoscience. Examines studies purporting to have found relationships between moon phases and behavior. (JM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Behavior Patterns, Beliefs, College Science
Kulinna, Pamela Hodges; Cothran, Donetta; Regualos, Rey – 2001
The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to examine students' behaviors in physical education classes that might have an impact on classroom management and student learning. The study was conducted in multiple phases, including instrument development, preliminary study, content validity study, and a reliability and validity study.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques, Content Validity, High School Students
Holt, Larry Charles; Kysilka, Marcella L. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2005
"Instructional Patterns: Strategies for Maximizing Student Learning" examines instruction from the learners' point of view by showing how instructional patterns can be used to maximize the potential for students to learn. This book explores the interactive patterns that exist in today's classroom and demonstrates how teachers can…
Descriptors: Play, Elementary Secondary Education, Mastery Learning, Cooperative Learning
Pisapia, John; Westfall, Amy Lynn – 1997
In 1995 the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium (MERC), Richmond (Virginia) commissioned a study of alternative high school scheduling modules to determine the effects of different schedules on teaching strategies, teacher and student satisfaction, and student and school performance. This report presents results of an analysis of student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Attendance, Behavior Patterns
Simola, Hannu – 1997
This paper investigated how the examination of student behavior, seen as techniques and their effects, has participated in the construction of citizenship in compulsory schooling in Finland. Data were gathered from "state educational discourse," including national curricula, governmental committee reports, legislative and regulatory…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Citizenship Education, Educational Assessment
Laasonen, Raimo J. – 1998
The objective of the study was to explore how social mindies or the process social units of mind, social interaction, and private and public behavior are related in the time interval between 13 and 16 years of age. A "mindy" is a unit process of mind constructed through using a mental shape as a sketch for mindy processing. A social…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, Marion. – 2002
This guide discusses using Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) to find out why a student is behaving inappropriately and to enable the provision of appropriate positive behavior intervention. It stresses that a FBA goes beyond looking at antecedent behavior and consequence to review everything in the entire environment of the student.…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
Hong, Eunsook; Lee, Kit-hung – 1999
The degree of parental awareness of their children's homework style and homework behavior and its effects on academic and homework achievement and homework attitude were investigated in 329 Chinese fifth graders (172 boys and 157 girls) and 244 seventh graders (130 boys and 114 girls) and their parents in Hong Kong. Parental awareness of their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences
Berman, Nicole; Hornbaker, Gina; Ulm, Ann – 2000
This action research project describes a program for decreasing disruptive behaviors in the classroom and encouraging children to be more respectful of others. The targeted population was sixth- through eighth-grade students in a Midwestern suburb. The problems of disruptive behaviors and lack of respect were documented using teacher and student…
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Milgram, Gail Gleason – Journal of Drug Education, 1982
As the adolescent matures, drinking situations occur outside of the home with friends. This period is characterized by drinking habits, patterns, and attitudes which are different from those of the parent population; the peer group and situational factors are significant influences on drinking behavior during this phase. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns
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