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Palmer, Jessica; Boon, Richard T.; Spencer, Vicky G. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2014
The present investigation replicates and extends an earlier study comparing 2 conditions, a dictionary approach versus a concept mapping model, on the learning of vocabulary words among 4 students with mild disabilities (i.e., emotional and/or behavioral disorders and other health impairments) attending a middle school. An A-B-A-B design was used…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Concept Mapping, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
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Gardner, David C.; Gardner, Paula L. – Adolescence, 1978
Students in a remedial resource room program were assigned spelling and vocabulary tasks under a goal-setting/no-goal-setting procedure to see if goal setting behaviors facilitate learning. Results supported Rotter's social learning theory and the use of unobtrusive goal-setting procedures in special education classes. (SJL)
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Learning Theories