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Download full textErwin, Barbara – 1993
To help teachers discover effective strategies appropriate for ethnic minority students, a study examined whether readers better understand material related to their own culture, and whether thematic units are an effective method for building culturally related schemata. Within a pre- and posttest design, a class of 25 Scottish pupils and a class…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Communication Research, Cultural Differences, Elementary School Students
Tegey, Habibullah; Robson, Barbara – 1993
This conversation manual and tapescript are part of a set of materials that have been developed to teach oral and written Afghan Pashto to English speakers. In addition to the conversation manual and tapescript, the set consists of a beginning textbook, an intermediate textbook, a reader, and a set of taped lessons that correlate with the…
Descriptors: Cues, Dialects, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials
Consol, Colleen; Falagrady, Teresa – 1993
This module is designed to enhance employees' problem-solving abilities by improving their communication skills. The module, which is designed to be presented by a single facilitator in six weekly sessions, focuses on three areas of communication: listening, discussing, and acting. Covered in the module sessions are the role of communication and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Paton, Judith W. – 1996
This paper describes adult symptoms of Central Auditory Processing Disorder and provides strategies for dealing with this disability. Symptoms include talking or turning on the television louder than normal, interpreting words too literally, needing remarks repeated, having difficulty sounding out words, ignoring people, being unusually sensitive…
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli
Chase, Laura – 1997
This course in interpersonal communication and problem solving is designed to be used in workplace education. It is based on responses from employees in businesses participating in workplace education. The course is organized into 11 classes of approximately 2 hours each that cover the following topics: (1) the communication process; (2) the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Assertiveness, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution
Fisch, Shalom M.; Brown, Susan K. McCann; Cohen, David I. – 1999
Several current television series for preschool children convey stories, not through meaningful dialogue, but through visual information and intonational cues embedded within nonsensical dialogue. This study examined young children's ability to construct meaning from such materials. Participating were 135 preschoolers, 3 to 5 years old. Subjects…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Audience Response, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension
Luallen, Janet; Leonard, Douglas – 1990
The goal of the Toledo, Ohio, Support Teacher Programs has been to improve the learning of math and science concepts at the junior high school level. This goal involves some basic changes in the way teachers interact with each other and with their students. The greatest changes have been in the movement away from the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Cooperative Learning
Kuepper, Joan Eklund – 1987
This guide provides methods for parents to assist their children in homework. The first of the guide's 10 chapters discusses motivation. Looking at sources of motivation, reviewing study skill shaping strategies, learning about rewards, and accomplishment are addressed. The second chapter discusses communication. Considering message forms,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Listening Skills
Huffman, Lois E.; Spires, Hiller A. – 1992
A study investigated the effect of explicit instruction in notetaking on sixth-grade students' notetaking skills and comprehension of lecture information, as well as on students' attitudes towards notetaking. Subjects, 41 students enrolled in two academically gifted and 47 students in two average ability language arts classes from a middle school…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Long, Donna Reseigh; Harlow, Linda L. – 1988
Authentic materials can be used to promote second language acquisition. Research on their effects on each language skill (reading, culture, writing, speaking, listening) is needed. Print media (such as newspapers) which are available and motivation, offer real interaction with the target language and culture, and are a valuable instructional…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Instructional Materials, Language Skills, Listening Skills
Kenyon, Dorry Mann; Stansfield, Charles W. – 1992
The ability of the Rasch model computer program BIGSTEPS to perform concurrent calibration and differences in the outcomes between vertical equating using a common item anchoring method and a common item concurrent calibration method was examined. The data for the investigation came from two Chinese language tests that researchers wished to…
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Language Proficiency
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1990
The study summarized (in both English and French) in this report, is an evaluation of the listening comprehension and speech skills of ninth grade students in Manitoba's (Canada) French immersion programs. It is intended for parents and teachers in Manitoba involved in the French immersion program. The report consists of an overview of the study,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1990
The study summarized (in both English and French) in this report, is an evaluation of the listening comprehension and speech skills of sixth grade students in Manitoba's (Canada) French immersion programs. It is intended for parents and teachers in the province involved in the French immersion program. The report consists of an overview of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 6, Immersion Programs
Christensen, C. Roland, Ed.; And Others – 1991
This book offers a collection of essays on teaching, written by teachers who, though they represent high school to professional school levels and diverse fields of interest, favor teaching by discussion. Part I introduces key principles in "Barriers and Gateways to Learning" (David A. Garvin) and "Premises and Practices of Discussion Teaching" (C.…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique), High Schools
Hyslop, Nancy, Comp.; Smith, Carl, Ed. – 1990
Originally developed as part of a project for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on developing listening and speaking skills is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes an overview of the project; a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
