A study analyzed whether a word study instruction based on open sorting would allow children to have more conventions or strategies available for spelling words in their written work. Subjects, all 22 third-grade students in a suburb of a large midwestern city, were given the Qualitative Inventory of Word Knowledge as pre- and posttests. Three…

Noting that students fail to fully realize the advantages of notetaking as a process to develop a personalized learning system, this paper proposes the use of visual constructions to help students re-establish for themselves the unity of knowledge and to create personalized meanings to this knowledge. The paper summarizes the benefits of…

Noting that students must at some point begin to assume responsibility for their own learning to become mature, independent members of society, this pamphlet is designed to help students get started in taking studying seriously. The pamphlet presents: (1) 7 suggestions on when to study; (2) 6 ideas on where to study; (3) 13 suggestions on what to…

This article illustrated ways in which language itself contributes to man's understanding of himself. (Editor/RK)

The programed review illustrated in this article was prepared for beginning accounting students to be used as a review of the basic accounting cycle before starting on the first practice set. (Author)

This book provides a review of the theoretical, empirical, and instructional issues in the field of college reading and study strategies through a careful and systematic examination of the relevant literature. The articles and their authors are, as follows: (1) "Vocabulary Acquisition and the College Student" (Michele L. Simpson and…

Within a given instructional period, teachers must make an enormous number of procedural and substantive decisions before, during, and after each lesson. Substantive decision-making elicits three types of teacher knowledge: declarative, involving the description or explanation of a strategy; procedural, referring to how to implement a strategy;…

This workbook helps students identify those study practices that are ineffective and suggests ways in which existing study habits may be modified and improved. At the beginning of each of the workbook's seven sections is a set of questions concerning the reader's usual study practices. The second part of each section contains advice about the…

Designed for incoming Lane Community College (LCC) students who may not know how to study effectively, this set of 15 short tips draws from the literature on cognitive psychology to offer guidance in the development of study skills. First, background information on the development of the guide is presented, along with responses to objections to…

This document is the third volume of special topics dealing with the behaviors of children and adolescents developed as a resource for school psychologists in Iowa. Each of the four chapters in this volume deals with a separate topic and typically includes background information concerning the topic, approaches regarding assessment of the behavior…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a triadic model of study skills, self-management, and motivation training on academic performance. Study subjects were freshman enrolled in study skills/life skills courses at a small Southwestern university. Two groups of students were given training in study skills and self-management…

The study reports on the first of several investigations into the antecedents and consequences of students' study activities across junior high school through college years. The development and validation of a self-report instrument, the "California Study Activities Inventory" (CSAI) is described. The principal features of the instrument…

The study was conducted utilizing the instrumental approach to the development of study behaviors. The hypothesis was that a pupil's academic performance, study motivation, and creativity can be improved by encouraging his/her study skills. The practical aims were delineated and explained. The research was conducted in stages. These included…

Intended for those interested in publishing in the field of college reading and study strategies improvement, this paper provides a list of potential publication sources. The information includes a list of appropriate journals, newsletters, compiled works/yearbooks, and other sources. Information is given regarding the submission of manuscripts…

The superiority of the evolving computer-based approach to learning has not been supported by systematic comparisons with other methods. The effectiveness and acceptability of computer-presented and print-presented materials, containing identical concepts and methods for improving study skills and academic attitudes, were compared in a sample of…