Many school districts are moving to scripted programs in hopes of improving standardized test scores because of pressure from state and federal governments, particularly in low-income, bilingual, and low-performing schools. However, the relational side of education is an essential consideration, and it can be linked not only to proficiency on…

This book is divided into three conceptual areas: a general presentation of listening behavior and its place in the communication process, the major social and psychological processes involved in the selection and cognition of aurally received data, and remedial measures for both the speaker and the auditor. "Listening behavior: an overview"…

In order to foster awareness of the auditory characteristics of learning disabled students and the essential skills involved in effective listening, this paper suggests teaching strategies to improve listening skills that include both individual and whole class activities specifically geared to learning disabled students. The first section of the…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect that systematic training in purposive listening has on seventh-grade pupils. Ninety subjects were randomly selected and assigned to three groups: an experimental group which received purposive listening treatment, an isolated-control group which received instruction in literature study with no…

Eight items (phonograph records and tape recordings) useful for instruction in listening are described and evaluated. Information provided on each item includes source, grade level, approximate cost, publisher's description, content summary, and an evaluation of the material. Titles of materials reviewed are "Meet Mr. Mix-up,""Let's Listen"…

Author offers a study of listening processes and a framework for approaching the study of the spoken language. (RK)

Despite the current enthusiasm for teaching critical thinking and the need acknowledged by many educators to improve students' speaking and listening skills, very few schools have actually put critical listening skills into their curricula. One reason listening skills have been so slow in becoming a part of the formal instruction program at most…

Designed to assess listening ability and to indicate implications for listening instruction, this instrument comes in a full and an abbreviated form. The 45 multiple choice items on the full form measure 53 specific listening skills in five categories: (1) simple recall, (2) recognizing and following spoken directions, (3) recognizing a speaker's…

Good listening is a process that requires such elements as direct training, patience, practice, and understanding. (JH)

Using the alternate forms A and B of the Watson-Barker Listening Test (WBLT), a study compared total scores and sub-scores for the audio versus the pilot video format, pre- versus post-instruction, and males versus females. Subjects consisted of 183 males and 292 females in a succession of upper-division college classes on listening at a…

A frequent complaint about the quality of health care delivery is that physicians often do not listen to their patients in consultation sessions. Studies indicate physicians show a tendency to listen only to patient discourse that the examiners had initiated, and to ignore questions and comments that the patients had initiated; that physicians…

This study compares the effects of a compressed speech program transmitted via the Educational Telephone Network (ETN) system on various professional adult groups throughout Wisconsin with that of a program transmitted at normal speech. It is concerned with the noise source, receiver and destination aspects of the Shannon Weaver communication…

The authors outline Strickland's model of eight types of listening; cite some studies which show that listening can be taught; and give suggestions to the teacher on classroom techniques they can use to develop good listeners. (SJL)