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Bulgren, Janis; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1988
Evaluation of "Concept Diagrams" and a related "Concept Teaching Routine" used in nine secondary school classrooms which included 32 learning-disabled (LD) students, found that teachers successfully selected target concepts and implemented the teaching routine, whereas students (both LD and non-LD) demonstrated gains in concept acquisition,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
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Risch, Nancy Lindberg; Kiewra, Kenneth A. – Journal of Educational Research, 1990
Eighth graders (N=85) participated in a study that manipulated the content and form of students' lecture notes. Matrix notes were found to be relatively effective for learning concepts. Girls recorded a greater number of notes than boys on tests involving recall and recognition of factual items. (IAH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Grade 8, Junior High School Students
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Journal of Reading, 1986
Describes six study and notetaking techniques for reading/learning disabled adolescents and suggests circulating a series of training notes to help high school teachers incorporate reading techniques into the content area classrooms. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Inservice Teacher Education, Learning Disabilities