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Sjoholm, Kaj – 1979
A multiple-choice test of English vocabulary and grammar was administered to college-bound Swedish-speaking and Finnish-speaking students studying English in Finland. Erroneous responses were analyzed to determine differences in learning strategies between the two groups. Swedish speakers were found to choose incorrect alternatives based on…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Finnish
Manning, Phyllis J. – 1978
The language teaching method presented here is an inter-related set of techniques for teaching target comprehension skills directly to students on both university and high school levels. Three elements of the method are discussed: (1) the basics of a comprehension-based classroom; (2) the expanded speaking component; and (3) the expanded reading…
Descriptors: Comprehension, German, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
Download full textRECTOR, WILLIAM H.; SHAW, MERVILLE C. – 1967
THIS MONOGRAPH PRESENTS TECHNICAL AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTAL TO PREVIOUS PUBLICATIONS CONCERNING THE GENERAL OUTLINE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SCHOOL OPINION SURVEY (SOS), WHICH DELINEATES SIGNIFICANT PARAMETERS OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THE INTRODUCTION INCLUDES THE GUIDANCE MODEL, THE NEED FOR THE SOS TO HELP PUPIL PERSONNEL…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment, Educational Methods, Educational Objectives
LELAND, HENRY; SMITH, DANIEL E. – 1965
THE USE OF PLAY THERAPY WITH MENTALLY SUBNORMAL CHILDREN IS EXPLORED, AS IT ENABLES SUCH CHILDREN TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIALS AND TO INTERACT MORE ADEQUATELY WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT. A CONSIDERATION OF GENERAL AND THEORETICAL PROBLEMS AND A CONCEPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAN'S ESSENTIAL QUALITIES ARE PRESENTED. A GENERALIZED THEORY OF PLAY…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Children
ALLEN, WILLIAM H.; AND OTHERS – 1968
IN A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS ON LEARNING OF A FILM ON OCEANOGRAPHY, 477 GRADE 6 STUDENTS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO A CONTROL GROUP NOT VIEWING THE FILM AND TO 12 TREATMENT GROUPS. INDEPENDENT VARIABLES WERE RESPONSE MODE, FEEDBACK (IN FORMS THAT PRESENTED AUDIOVISUAL OR AUDIO-ONLY FEEDBACK, PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF CORRECT ANSWERS, AND SPACED OR…
Descriptors: Ability, Audiovisual Communications, Covert Response, Experiments
PDF pending restorationREECE, WILLIAM K. – 1966
THIS DOCUMENT CONSISTS OF THE SUMMARY REPORT CONTAINED IN "IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF CHARACTERISTICS OF KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN THAT FORETELL EARLY LEARNING PROBLEMS." SEE ABSTRACT UNDER PS 000 918. (JS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Child Development, Comparative Testing
PDF pending restorationMorrison, Virginia B.; Ray, William J. – 1968
This document investigates the Wayne State Experimental Project in the Region 9 Teaching Center of Detroit (WEXPO-9) which is designed as a cooperative program to better prepare inner city teachers by introducing them to student teaching (in the inner city) in their junior year; to assess the influence of preparation in concepts of teaching and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cooperative Programs, Education Majors, Feedback
Seibert, Warren F.; Reid, Christopher J. – 1968
Learning and retention may be influenced by subtle instructional stimulus characteristics and certain visual memory aptitudes. Ten stimulus characteristics were chosen for study; 50 sequences of programed instructional material were specially written to conform to sampled values of each stimulus characteristic. Seventy-three freshman subjects…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Cognitive Processes, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials
Haberman, Martin – 1965
Fundamental to evaluating the effectiveness of teacher education is determining whether the theory and practice of preservice training carry over into inservice teaching. Considering the large number of beginning teachers who soon drop out of teaching, it appears that they do not. Possibly teacher educators have put too much reliance on the…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Individual Development, Individual Needs, Inservice Teacher Education
Neimark, Edith D. – 1968
In a test the presence or absence of a "structure" in the individual's cognitive processes of formal operations thinking, 61 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students were administered three tasks supposedly requiring such a method of thinking. The three tasks were (1) a problem solving task (PS), (2) a chemistry task requiring a certain combination…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Teacher Education, Certification, and Accreditation. – 1967
This report is a collection of ideas presented and discussed at a conference in conjunction with a 7-state effort to strengthen contributions of state departments of education to teacher education at both pre- and inservice levels. The aim was to evaluate and review the Multi-State Teacher Education Project (M-STEP) in relation to the problems and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Clinical Experience, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
Collins, James L.; Seidman, Earl – 1978
True learning requires that students "make meaning" for themselves, but the patterns of verbal behavior that prevail in secondary classrooms tend to stifle rather than facilitate this process. Excerpts from tape recordings of lessons in three secondary classrooms show that, whereas the teachers display great autonomy and control over what they…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication (Thought Transfer), Concept Formation, Educational Problems
Redbird-Selam, Helen Marie, Ed. – 1972
Authored by four American Indians, this handbook is concerned with topics directly related to the retention of Indian adult learners in the adult educational process. The topics are aimed at improved understanding of the tribal learner and improved adult educational programs. Topics include: (1) religion (approached from an educational viewpoint…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alcoholism, American Indians, Beliefs
Hippler, Arthur; Kleinfeld, Judith – 1977
Study objectives were to clearly elucidate the cognitive and emotional orientation of the Eskimo's "cultural personality" for purposes of developing effective teaching strategies. Rorschach protocols (N=118) from male and female individuals aged 5 to 90 living in a rural village of 450 were analyzed. Additionally, a sample of 132…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Boarding Schools, Cognitive Development
Donovan, Margaret A.; Austin, Mary C. – 1978
A study of the effects of modality preferences and teacher competencies on reading achievement was undertaken using three different programs for initial reading instruction. The major purposes of the study were to determine differences in reading achievement when first grade children are placed in programs congruent or noncongruent with their…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Dimensional Preference, Learning, Learning Modalities
