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Peer reviewedPeeck, J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1974
Questioning why illustrated text is commonly used for children in the absence of significant proof of its usefulness, the present author undertook a study to measure fourth graders' retention of three variations of a story book text. Results indicate illustrations have several effects on retention. (BJG)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cartoons, Elementary Education, Grade 4
Peer reviewedVickery, Karen S.; And Others – Annals of Dyslexia, 1987
A mastery learning program called MTARSH (Multisensory Teaching Approach for Reading, Spelling, and Handwriting) was used with 282 remedial students and 144 nonremedial students in grades 1-6. Subsequent California Achievement Test scores in reading and spelling improved over baseline scores for students in both remedial and nonremedial classes.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Handwriting, Intervention
