This report reviews traditional research on studying and supplements it with theory and research from other areas of education and psychology to obtain a clearer picture of the way people study. The state variable of the student's knowledge of the criterion task and the processing variables of encoding and of focusing attention are explored. Some…

A study was conducted to compare the effects of study skills instructions on students' study behaviors and attitudes when such instructions were offered through study guides, class instructions, and discussions, or via computer assisted instruction (CAI). Undergraduate students were separated into three groups which (1) read study skills guides…

Some general suggestions for the teaching of mathematics study skills are provided in this paper. The suggestions offered are as follows: (1) teach the specialized mathematical vocabulary directly, (2) show students how the mathematical symbol system works, (3) give practice in understanding graphics, (4) give practice in spotting unstated…

This report describes a personalized English proficiency, basic skills development, and personal counseling program to help Hispanics in Hartford, Connecticut to enter and successfully complete college. The program is jointly implemented by the University of Hartford, the Greater Hartford Community College, and Hartford State Technical College.…

This guide to teaching reading skills in the science classroom incorporates methods primarily associated with teaching reading as an isolated subject. Recommendations include determining the students' reading instructional level, matching text materials to that level, developing vocabulary through context clues and Latin and Greek roots, and…

THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED TO SHOW THAT THE READING PROGRAM SPANS THE TOTAL CURRICULUM--(1) WHAT READING SKILLS ARE REQUIRED FOR READING IN THE CONTENT AREAS, (2) WHO SHOULD TEACH THESE SKILLS, AND (3) WHAT MATERIALS ARE NEEDED. SKILLS SHOULD BE GROUPED ACCORDING TO SKILLS FOR READING A SINGLE STUDY-TYPE SELECTION, SKILLS FOR SECURING…

The manual is intended to help teachers of gifted elementary students teach independent learning skills. As a framework, it may be used to provide goals, objectives, conditions, and criteria for developing individualized educational programs (IEPs); to develop evaluation strategies; or to design instructional activities. Objectives and…

Vocabulary words frequently used in the media and popular literature can be taught by using a modified foreign language laboratory method whereby the students are introduced to the words aurally. First the students are read a concocted paragraph that incorporates the new vocabulary. This is followed by repetition in which the paragraph or dialogue…

Taking a psycholinguistic approach, this paper presents an overview of vocabulary and word identification instruction. Sources for instructional procedures are discussed rather than detailed suggestions for teaching procedures. Five approaches to word identification are examined: sight vocabulary development, phonic analysis, structural analysis,…

This study investigated the effects of hypnosis on the learning of reading skills and academic skills. The general hypothesis was that hypnotic suggestions related to the curriculum of a course for improvement of academic and study skills would facilitate students' academic skill learning. Ninety-three male and female students enrolled in a course…

A course in reading and learning techniques was designed for returning students at the Indiana University/Purdue University campus at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The first part of the course concerns study skills such as listening and notetaking, text reading, test taking, time management, and vocabulary development. An individualized segment of the…

Students should be taught a variety of study skills, so that these skills will develop into habits that free them to think about the information presented in their textbooks. Although the study skills are common to all content areas, their application varies with each specific subject. Perhaps the foremost skill is attacking the assignment, which…

CONTINUOUS PROGRESS EDUCATION, A TITLE III PROJECT, OPERATES ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT EVERY CHILD IS UNIQUE IN HIS OWN NEEDS AND CAPABILITIES. TO INSURE OPTIMUM LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR EACH CHILD, THESE NEEDS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY PROVIDED FOR. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CONTINUOUS PROGRESS PROGRAM DEPENDS ON THE CLARIFICATION OF LONG RANGE GOALS…

This investigation tested the effects of a reading method on the ability of delinquent students to retain information. The method used involved a consolidation of advance organizers, student-developed pre-reading questions, establishment of purposes for reading, and the questions "who, what, where, when, why, or how." Eighteen subjects…

Brown and Barclay (1976) trained educable retarded children to use either of two memory search strategies, Anticipation or Rehearsal, involving a self-checking component. Following the training, both their free recall performance and their ability to estimate their readiness for a recall test improved significantly. In the present research, the…