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Porte, Graeme – System, 1996
Investigates the revision strategies of Spanish native-speaker undergraduates writing in two different discourse types and in two time conditions by analyzing postwriting interview protocols. Results suggest that revision strategies may be initiated by past learning experiences and respond to the perceived nature of the task and the current…
Descriptors: College Students, Context Effect, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
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Chan, Carol; And Others – Cognition and Instruction, 1997
Examined how high school students, in individual and peer conditions, process scientific information that contradicts what they believe, and assessed the contribution of this activity to conceptual change. Results indicated two processing approaches: (1) direct assimilation; and (2) knowledge building, suggesting that knowledge building as a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beliefs, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
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Madura, Patrice Dawn – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1996
Reports on a study that examined the nature of vocal jazz improvisation and the factors that influence achievement in improvisation. Participating subjects performed two jazz improvisation tasks that were measured for tonal, rhythmic, and expressive items. Correlating independent variables included jazz theory knowledge, jazz experience, and…
Descriptors: Applied Music, College Students, Correlation, Creativity
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Levin, Tamar; Gordon, Claire – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1989
Describes study of Israeli secondary school students that was conducted to determine the extent to which gender and prior computer exposure affect students' attitudes toward computers prior to computer instruction in school. An attitude questionnaire designed to measure affective and cognitive attitudes toward computers is described, and results…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style
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Tobias, Sigmund – Computers in Human Behavior, 1988
Discussion of reading strategies focuses on a study of high school students that used three presentation modes via computer, with and without explanations about the value of text review. Highlights include pretests and posttests, student characteristics, test anxiety, prior knowledge, and implications for aptitude treatment interaction research…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Intermode Differences, Literature Reviews
Rosen, Larry D.; Weil, Michelle M. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1990
Discussion of computerphobia among college students focuses on a model program, the Computerphobia Reduction Program, that was developed to reduce computerphobic reactions among students. Personality factors and computer experience are considered, computerphobia screening measures are described, program results are reported, and future directions…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Futures (of Society)
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Lucas, A. M. – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
Describes entertainment and leisure activities with an information content that serve as informal sources of scientific knowledge available to the community. Discusses the present lack of communication and cross-referencing among the diverse groups concerned with the informal presentation of science and calls for greater sharing of ideas, data,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Community Education, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education
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Brent, Rebecca; Felder, Richard M. – College Teaching, 1992
This article discusses college-level writing assignments designed to stimulate students to (1) explore initial student attitudes, (2) activate prior knowledge, (3) increase subject relevance, (4) clarify and organize course material, (5) connect new and previously known material, (6) improve critical thinking skills, and (7) develop and strengthen…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Content
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O'Hagan, Maureen – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1994
Describes the impact of the introduction of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in the United Kingdom on the field of child care and education. Explains the structure of NVQs; how to get an NVQ accreditation; Child Care and Education NVQs; the NVQ assessment process; the roles of assessors and verifiers; how the NVQ system works; and the…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Competency Based Education, Educational Certificates
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Johnson, Karen E. – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1994
During a practicum teaching experience, preservice English-as-a-Second-Language teachers provided narrative statements on their beliefs about second-language teachers and teaching, teaching intentions, and perceptions of instructional practice. Images from prior experiences within formal language classrooms significantly affected teachers' images…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Higher Education
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Su, Justine Z. X. – Journal of Education for Teaching, 1992
Reports a study of the different sources of influence on educational beliefs and values of teacher candidates during initial professional socialization experiences. Surveys and interviews with teacher candidates and educators in 29 teacher training institutions indicated student teaching and cooperating teachers were the most important influences.…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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Boud, David – Higher Education Research and Development, 1993
A perspective on teaching and learning in higher education that regards the learner's experience as primary is outlined. Some propositions about learning from experience are made, a model of learning from experience is discussed, and implications for instructional design are examined. Major areas for curriculum development are identified.…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Conceptual Tempo, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning
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Reed, W. Michael – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1990
Describes study of English education undergraduates at West Virginia University that measured attitudes toward and perceived uses of computers before and after a course on computers and writing. Prior computer experience, computer anxiety, and concerns about computers are examined, and pretreatment and posttreatment results are compared. (16…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English Teacher Education, Higher Education, Measures (Individuals)
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Coffin, R. J.; MacIntyre, P. D. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1999
This study of college students examined the effects of motivation to learn to use computers, and previous experience with computers, on three computer-related affective states: anxiety, attitudes, and self-efficacy. Discusses gender differences, path analysis, effects on academic performance, and intrinsic versus extrinsic reasons for taking the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, College Students, Computer Anxiety
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Stuart, Carolyn; Thurlow, Deborah – Journal of Teacher Education, 2000
Presents student teachers' reactions to a mathematics and science methods class redesigned to challenge their beliefs regarding the nature of mathematics, themselves as learners, and teaching-learning processes. Student interviews, journal writings, mathematics autobiographies, exams, and class writings indicated that many students increased their…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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