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Begley, Paul T.; Cousins, J. Bradley – 1990
Issues in preservice preparation of Canadian school administrators, with a focus on the effectiveness of a principal certification course implemented by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), are described. A review of current preservice practices in Canada concludes that traditional programs are issues oriented and lack conceptual…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Certification
Coe, David E. – 1986
A study examined (1) a nine-year-old girl's view of writing, (2) the factors contributing to the construction of that view, (3) her parents' and teacher's views, and (4) the relationship among these various views. Both samples of writing and an interview schedule were used to elicit writing views from each of the participants concerning their…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Educational Environment, Educational Theories, Family Environment
Hobbs, Renee – 1986
Noting that both the structural characteristics of television and the characteristics of the viewer may influence comprehension of television news, a study tested the hypothesis that the synchronous presentation of television news will maximize learning for viewers with low prior knowledge of program content. Synchronous and nonsynchronous…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
Marr, Mary Beth – 1983
With the use of verbal report strategies, a study was conducted to examine (1) the types of comprehension strategies readers use to process familiar and less familiar texts and (2) the differential use of think aloud strategies by average and below average readers. Subjects were 15 tenth grade male students in upstate New York. Two weeks prior to…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Grade 10
Risko, Victoria J.; Alvarez, Marino C. – 1983
A two-part study investigated the effects of a text adjunct on poor readers' recall and comprehension. The text adjunct, a thematic organizer, was designed to define explicitly the central theme of a passage, relate the theme to students' prior knowledge, and provide cohesion among the ideas of the passage to accommodate text structure. Subjects…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Cohesion (Written Composition), Content Area Reading, Intermediate Grades
Albritton, Rosie L.; Sievert, MaryEllen C. – 1987
This study investigated the relationship of the effects of library staff attitudes toward computer technology on their level of participation in a library computer literacy program. A series of in-service computer workshops at the University of Missouri-Columbia Libraries provided the opportunity to investigate computer anxiety among library…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Anxiety, College Libraries, Computer Literacy
Casale, Ula Price; Manzo, Anthony V. – 1982
The effectiveness of three instructional approaches was investigated in a study of how best to facilitate vocabulary acquisition. The three approaches were (1) the cognitive approach, a method employing dictionary worksheets and patterned after the most commonly used method of teaching vocabulary; (2) the affective approach, which urged students…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 5
Leach, James A.; And Others – 1982
This volume provides a cumulative review of the primary methods used or available for use in recording formal training experiences and an annotated bibliography of documents relating to the accreditation of training experiences. The literature review begins with a discussion of academic documentation, that is, the record of formal training…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Apprenticeships, Certification, Educational Experience
Crismore, Avon, Ed. – 1985
The 594 studies referenced in this volume, the first of a two-volume set, synthesize reading comprehension research conducted from 1974 to 1984. The 12 chapters cover the following topics: (1) the necessity for both quantitative and qualitative meta-analysis for a complete state-of-the-art understanding of any domain, (2) the background of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Kelley, R. Lynn; And Others – 1976
A cost/benefit analysis of the assessment of experiential learning was performed at Webster College, Missouri. An undergraduate and a masters degree program were studied; the costs of evaluating experiential learning were compared to the costs of traditional college programs. Total costs for experiential learning assessment were found to be…
Descriptors: College Students, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluators, Experiential Learning
Freebody, Peter; Anderson, Richard C. – 1981
Two experiments assessed the effects of text cohesion and schema availability on sixth grade children's comprehension of social studies passages that varied in vocabulary difficulty. The purpose of the experiments was to test the compensation hypothesis within the interactive theory of reading, which assumes that reading involves many…
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Compensation (Concept), Content Area Reading, Difficulty Level
University of Mid-America, Lincoln, NE. – 1981
The plan for the University of Mid-America to establish the autonomous, fully accredited American Open University (AOU) is presented. AOU, a university for working adults who wish to study part-time, will utilize modern communications technologies and methods of distance education. The American Open University will be a nationwide system that will…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, College Credits, Continuing Education
Stevens, Mary A. – 1981
During 1980, Black Hawk Community College conducted a follow-up study of the 92 students who had graduated with an Associate in Liberal Arts (ALS) degree since 1973. The degree differs from the college's more traditional degrees in emphasizing less restrictive residency requirements, opportunities to develop a personalized course of instruction,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Equivalency Tests
Fisher-Thompson, Jeanne – 1980
Problems and barriers concerning transfer policies, residency, and graduation requirements that women often face when reentering the educational system are identified. Additionally, ways in which institutions can be more responsive to the needs of reentry students are suggested. A wide range of possible actions is included so that institutions can…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Credits, College Transfer Students, Experiential Learning
Stevens, Mary A. – 1977
A study was conducted in order to develop a systematic method for the evaluation of students' prior, non-sponsored learning for the award of college credit at Blackhawk College (Illinois). It was determined that a course designed to prepare the student for assessment of prior learning was the best way for the institution to provide assistance to…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives
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