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Dymond, Stacy K.; Russell, Douglas L. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2004
This study investigated general education classrooms in one elementary school to determine impact of grade and disability on interactions among students, teachers, and the environment (i.e., instructional context). Twelve students were randomly selected from four strata (mild disabilities/grades 1-2; mild disabilities grades 3-5; severe…
Descriptors: Individual Instruction, General Education, Special Education, Mild Disabilities
Gill, Judith – 1994
The study focuses on the gendering of Australian school students through their participation in school. Specifically grades 7, 8 and 10 were studied. The initial group of 112 middle class students was studied by an ethnographic investigation of schooling practice in four classes of senior elementary school students for one year. Fifty-two students…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Coeducation, Educational Environment, Educational Research
Ward, Annette A.; Murray, Leigh W. – 1985
This research examined student demographic (gender, ethnicity, grades, and previous home economics experience) and geographic (rural/urban school locale and individual school) factors that may be related to performance on a statewide New Mexico achievement test under development in the home economics subject matter area of consumer education and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Education, Demography
HEATHERS, GLEN – 1967
DURING THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD, 1958-63, A DEMONSTRATION TEST OF THE DUAL PROGRESS PLAN WAS CONDUCTED IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 6 OF THE NINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND IN GRADES 7 AND 8 OF THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN LONG BEACH AND OSSINING, NEW YORK. RELATED TRYOUTS OF THE PLAN WERE MADE IN 14 OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE PLAN INVOLVES…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Lertora, Luis H. – 1970
This report integrates instructional materials and concepts on the teaching of culture in foreign language classes in three major areas. Part 1 deals with the description of sociocultural concepts of Spanish peoples with emphasis on the basic features of Latin American Culture including: (1) the family, (2) family events, (3) social peculiarities,…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
Strevens, Peter – 1969
A cost-effectiveness study in the teaching of foreign languages would, if implemented, aim to determine the results of cost-effectiveness by the introduction of new aims, methods, and equipment; to estimate the efficacy of existing resources; and to examine any other means by which productivity per student-cost could be improved. The following…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Behavior Change, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics
Ladu, Tora Tuve – 1969
Stating that man's intellectual and spiritual horizons need to be expanded through educational programs and approaches in cross-cultural understanding, the author claims that a greater world perspective is attained through the study of social studies, foreign language, English, fine arts, and science, particularly in interdisciplinary programs.…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association. – 1971
More than 20 groups of commentaries and articles which focus on the needs and interests of the second-language learner are presented in this work. The wide scope of the study ranges from curriculum planning to theoretical aspects of second-language acquisition. Topics covered include: (1) textbook writing, (2) teacher education, (3) career…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Methods, Basic Skills, Career Planning
Jakobovits, Leon A. – 1972
Underlying this essay on psycholinguistic theory is the belief that language teachers often suffer from neurotic symptoms of confusion, anxiety, and uncertainty in connection with their work. The author discusses his "BALT" theory (battered language teachers). Philosophically-oriented remarks are directed toward teachers wishing to redirect their…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories
Clark, John L. D. – 1972
This volume, one in a series in applied linguistics, is a concise handbook of testing theory and practice in foreign language instruction. Two broad categories, "prognosis" and the "evaluation of attainment," are treated in five major chapters, including: (1) prognostic measurement, (2) achievement measurement, (3) proficiency measurement, (4)…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Applied Linguistics, Instructional Program Divisions, Item Analysis
Skoczylas, Rudolph V. – 1972
This study constructs and applies an evaluation model to determine if bilingually instructed children in a particular educational program suffer a loss in linguistic, academic, or cognitive growth, and determines whether their self-image and attitudes toward the two salient ethnolinguistic groups are less favorable than those of their…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Cognitive Development
Maryland State Dept. of Education. Baltimore. Div. of Planning, Results and Information Management. – 1999
This report presents the December 1, 1997, special education data collected annually by the State of Maryland as part of the its Special Services Information System. Information is compiled on special education students between the ages of 3 and 21 in all 24 local education agencies and state operated programs. Definitions of key terms used to…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, Children, Data Collection
Lin, Hsiang-Pao; Shen, Shan-shan – 1996
This study investigated the learning style preferences of Taiwanese junior college students of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and student characteristics, language experience, and attitudes that appeared related to learning style preference. Subjects were approximately 1,000 EFL students in the first through third years of study at seven…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Strauss, J. P., Comp.; And Others – 1996
This is the first publication in this series on education in South Africa that provides a picture of education in the new South Africa. For the first time in 1995, data were collected by nonracial education departments in each of the nine new provinces. In the past, data had been collected for 17 different, racially based departments. Data…
Descriptors: College Students, Data Collection, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Pearce, Kathryn; And Others – 1992
The New Designs for the Comprehensive High School project should provide for an organization of the school that is aligned with learner outcomes and learning process. Components of the organization must be aligned among themselves. High school models for organizing learners that meet student needs for connectedness and improved interpersonal…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Class Organization, Curriculum, Educational Change
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