The purpose of this monograph is to review and synthesize the literature pertaining directly to the use of cloze as a teaching technique. The literature review is arranged into eight sections: (1) analysis of comparative studies, in which studies that have compared the cloze procedure are examined; (2) analysis of instructional goals, in which the…

The proceedings of the 1980 conference focus on educational implications for mentally retarded children of hemispheric specialization research. Preliminary addresses consider such topics as learning problems of the mentally retarded persons, current educational and training approaches, using hemispheric specialization in the classroom, and an…

This packet of research information for educators consists of 13 reports including the following: (1) "What Secondary School for My Child?" describes the problems Australian parents face in selecting either a government or a non-government secondary school; (2) "Who Gets to Teach?" examines factors in the selection and training…

Because of the varied interests of the people involved in intercultural communication, there is little agreement over the definition of that concept. For this reason, no theories of intercultural communication exist; rather, the focus of recent writings in the field has been on a number of "sensitizing concepts" that provide a framework…

Sentence combining (SC) training has been found to consistently stimulate improvement in the syntactic fluency and overall quality of student writing. However, it remains to be established whether SC training also consistently improves the grammatical fluency, the semantic fluency, the conceptual fluency, and the logical fluency of student…

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO IDENTIFY A STARTING POINT FOR RESEARCH EFFORTS IN THE STATE'S VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION SYSTEM. THE DIRECTORS OF THE 64 SCHOOLS OFFERING VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS IN THE STATE RANKED, ACCORDING TO RESEARCH IMPORTANCE, THE COMPONENTS IN 14 CATEGORIES RELATING TO THE BROAD AREAS OF OCCUPATIONAL…

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the "state of the art" of communication research in Asia. An analysis of the problems of communication research reveals that growth in the field is slow, due to such factors as lack of professionally trained researchers, absence of financial, human, and physical facilities to support…

This paper lists and discusses general research topics that have humanistic implications under Aristotle's six elements of drama, showing how the theatre arts use research from all disciplines and relate to all aspects of human endeavor. Specific research topics are also discussed, as are areas needing immediate exploration, such as aesthetic…

The author considers the involvement of school psychologists in research projects designed to improve services and meet the educational and behavioral needs of children. Reasons why research and evaluation are important are pointed out, the kind of research needed to be done is discussed, and a brief description and schematic of a service model…

Papers are presented identifying fundamental research needs in water and wastewater treatment by industrial users of technology, industrial users of research, a municipal water department, a consulting engineer, Congress, and the EPA. Areas of research needs addressed include: (1) microbial, viral, and organic contaminants; (2) biological…

This paper argues that the first step in research aimed at identifying what constitutes the effective reading teacher should be the establishment of criteria which deals with effectiveness. A conceptual model is presented which could be used to identify the effective teacher. The focal point of the model is that effective reading instruction…

South Africa, the last urban, industrial, Western-culture society without television, called for television introduction on January 1, 1976. Thus, South Africa represented the last chance to explore certain research questions about the impact of television in modern societies. A study was made of: (1) factors in the South African context which…

This paper explores the research function in higher education. It specifically addresses the following questions: (a) What is the complex role of research as a function in higher education?; (b) How do research results contribute to the resolution of societal needs and problems?; (c) In which institutions of higher education should the research…

This document focuses on four main areas of research--training, placement, selection, and work success--in which information about teacher education can be categorized and discusses the relationships which exist between these categories. A review of recent research is integrated into the discussion, highlighting studies performed in these areas.…

Although tennis is becoming an increasingly popular game in the U.S., there exists little information on the advanced or competitive player. The purpose of this monograph is to give a nontechnical presentation of the research findings relative to the competitive tennis player. It is hoped that some of this information will encourage further…