The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of teacher approvals and disapprovals of music performed in a rehearsal setting on the music preferences of middle school students. Students (N = 440) from eight middle school bands participated in the study and were assigned one of four different rehearsal conditions. Teachers rehearsed…

The results of a revised French listening comprehension test for grade 6 students are reported. The original French comprehension test consisted of 150 items presented by cassette recording. Based upon the results of the 1980 experience, test items were changed to increase the test's objective goals. A further reason for modification was the…

Although the listening construct has been defined more widely in order to deal with the issue of lecture retention, these wider definitions suffer from serious conceptual and methodological problems, such as the assumption that receiving behavior is the same regardless of differing situations and messages. However, the literature would indicate…

Student scores on listening tests increased as a result of a 45-minute class discussion on listening skills and a high-incentive condition: telling students that if they did not score well on the test, a written report on listening would be required. (PD)

This action research project implemented and evaluated a program for improving listening skills in order to improve academic achievement. The targeted population consisted of sixth- and eighth-grade students of three upper/middle class communities located near a large Midwestern city. The problem of poor listening skills was observed when students…

Describes the process of listening within the boundaries of learning. Focuses on whole-language methods in reading that promote whole listening and can help students improve their listening as well as reading skills. (MG)

Listening research spans the last half-century of American scientific study. Many methodologies overlap to define this complex subject of interactive communication: the Neopositivist, Systems, Gestaltist, Rules, Phenomenological, Hermeneutical, Critical, Ethnomethodological, Coordinated Management of Meaning, and others. Several theories and…

A study determined differences in the use of critical listening in constructive and rebuttal speeches during intercollegiate debate tournaments. A self-developed survey instrument was completed by 18 subjects preceding a randomly assigned round at the 15th National Junior Division Debate Tournament. Following completion of the instruments they…

Arising out of an informal survey of approximately 50 books for children with a listening theme, this paper explores how picture books with listening themes can be used to improve children's listening ability, provide enjoyment, and expose them to story structure, thus leading to an awareness of how tales are spun and an ability to predict what is…

Research indicates that people spend roughly 45 to 65 percent of their waking moments listening to other persons. To help administrators improve their listening effectiveness, a format to develop a profile of personal listening styles is provided. The strengths and weaknesses of six different listening styles are explored along with ways to…

Indicated that errors on the competing message task varied inversely with age, increased with changes toward more unfavorable Signal to Distraction levels for the younger children, and were directly influenced by the content of the distraction message for all ages. (Author/RB)

Discusses how fairy tales can be used in the French class to develop listening comprehension skills. (PMP)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in comprehension among elementary school children who listened to a narrative passage presented at different rates of expansion or compression. Subjects were drawn from three populations with respect to intelligence. The three levels of intelligence were low (IQs ranging from 74 to 98), average…