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Price Waterhouse and Co., New York, NY. – 1990
The Integrated Quality Control Measurement Project (IQCMP) of the U.S. Department of Education measured the quality of awards distributed during the 1988-89 award year under the three major Title IV programs: the Pell Grant program, the Campus-Based programs, and the Stafford Loan program, in order to evaluate and improve the quality of the…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Delivery Systems, Error Patterns, Financial Aid Applicants
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de Courcy, Michele – 1998
This study evaluated a partial-immersion program in French in Victoria, Australia, an area in which little research has been conducted to date. The program has operated at an elementary school since 1991 and is the first English/French program of its kind in Victoria. French is the language of instruction for at least 40 percent of classes, with…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Error Patterns
White, Arden; Hernandez, Nelda R. – 1991
A study compared the nature and frequency of faults and errors in reference list entries and direct quotes selected from 78 articles in 8 issues of the "American Educational Research Journal" (AERJ) with authors sampled from 10 previously studied journals. All departures from the original (additions, omissions, or changes) were labeled as either a…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Error Patterns, Reliability
Heckler, Edward E. – 1983
A study of the acquisition of the auxiliary (tense, modal, perfect, and progressive) by 36 adult learners of English as a second language at three levels whose first languages were Arabic, Japanese, and Spanish is reported. The students were given three tests, on oral production, written production, and written reception. Nineteen verb structures…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Arabic, English (Second Language), Error Patterns
Madden, David J.; Mitchell, David B. – 1983
In recent research, two qualitatively different classes of mental operations have been identified. The performance of one type of cognitive task requires attention, in the sense of mental effort, for its execution, while the second type can be performed automatically, independent of attentional control. Further research has shown that automatic…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Attention, Cognitive Processes
Houghton, Karen; Low, Brian – 1982
Aims of this phase of a longitudinal mathematics achievement investigation were to (1) detect individual and group differences in math achievement among a sample of fourth-year children, (2) monitor changes in math skills since a 1981 math investigation, and (3) identify limits of children's understanding of mathematical concepts. (The math test…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Zydatiss, Wolfgang – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1975
Some unsuccessful teaching techniques have been developed, based on certain concepts in generative-transformational grammar and on the equating of linguistics and psychology. We need psycholinguistically oriented research in FL learning and research in error and contrastive analysis and tests. "There," causative "have" and fronted objects are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns
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Diller, Karl C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1975
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Generative Grammar
Hoy, Cheri A.; Gregg, K. Noel – 1984
The second in a series of manuals on adults with learning disabilities, the booklet covers assessment techniques. The nature of assessment as an ongoing process is stressed, and the role of observation (both systematic and nonsystematic) and interview data are discussed. A seven-step evaluation sequence is proposed, with the major goal of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adults, Classroom Observation Techniques
Catran, Jack – 1986
This transcript of and guide to a two-cassette course designed to assist Italian immigrants in erasure of their foreign accents can be used for either individual or group study. Narrative and taped demonstrations of American English that pinpoint typical phonological barriers and pronunciation difficulties are outlined. The author's own system of…
Descriptors: Consonants, English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Immigrants
Gelman, Susan A.; And Others – Papers and Reports on Child Language Development, 1985
Two experiments examining adults' use of dimensional adjectives focused specifically on the distinction made between height and overall size as determiners of "bigness." The subjects in both experiments were college students. In the first, the hypothesis that the meaning of "big" shifts as a function of the object being…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adults, Age Differences, Area
El-Halees, Yousef – 1984
Certain simplification and reduction processes used by Arabs in learning English as a second language are examined, such as: (1) simplification of syllables, (2) deletion of English articles, and (3) generation of English questions by using only intonation and leaving word order intact. The study is made from the perspective of two theories of…
Descriptors: Arabic, Determiners (Languages), Distinctive Features (Language), English (Second Language)
Irujo, Suzanne – 1984
A study of transfer of native language training and/or interference in learning English idioms had as its subjects 12 Venezuelan students in an American university who were advanced learners of English as a second language. Fifteen equivalent and commonly used English and Spanish idioms were used in tests of recognition, comprehension, recall, and…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Higher Education
Benander, Lynn; Clement, John – 1985
This booklet is a catalog of error patterns found in basic arithmetic and algebra courses. It is intended to be used as a resource by instructors and tutors teaching these concepts. The material is divided into major concept headings with subheadings. The error patterns are named and given a brief general description followed by a specific example…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Arithmetic, Elementary Education
Hart, Kathleen; Kerslake, Daphne – 1983
The Concepts in Secondary Mathematics and Science (CSMS) and Strategies and Errors in Secondary Mathematics (SESM) research projects based at Chelsa College, England, have shown the marked reluctance of secondary school students to use fractions when solving mathematical problems, even though they have been taught the topic for a number of years.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
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