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Download full textCurtis, Charles K. – 1979
A project is described in which slow learning high school students in British Columbia investigated community housing problems. The objective of the project was to show how investigation of contemporary community problems can help slow learning students develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes conducive to responsible citizenship. Methodology…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Community Problems, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development
Lomax, Richard G.; Cooley, William W. – 1979
Ten studies investigating the relationship between instructional time and achievement on elementary school reading and mathematics tests were reviewed. The studies involved general classroom research, instructional time research, and attention research. The review indicated that the relationship between academic achievement and instructional time…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Attention, Classroom Observation Techniques
McKinney, James D.; And Others – 1977
This is the final report on a three year project designed to investigate the development of problem-solving strategies in elementary school children. In this project the personality of the child as it is reflected in problem solving style is examined. The hybothesis that reflective children are more competent problem solvers than impulsive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Sanders, Joseph, Ed.; Stokes, Dia B., Ed. – 1979
This paper reports on the programs and research projects developed and/or undertaken by the Center to promote the development of high risk children. Included are descriptions of the Center's Longitudinal Program and its nine project components which concentrate on the early development of basic abilities among children from low income families.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, Compensatory Education, Day Care
Omaggio, Alice C.; And Others – 1979
This paper attempts to provide a synthesis of the best available knowledge on ways to evaluate the effectiveness of foreiqn language programs. Procedures that have worked well are outlined, an evaluation model is suggested, and a list of specific guidelines, checklists, and other resources is provided. The results of a survey designed to get…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Cross, K. Patricia – 1979
Recent needs assessment studies are reviewed, with emphasis on the needs of adult learners and of needs assessors. Three general purposes of needs assessment are described: (1) providers of educational services are interested in what their market (adult population) wants; (2) public agencies are interested in whether or not all segments of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Age Differences
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 13 titles deal with the following topics: the North American Indian in theatre and drama, the lyrical novel, factors affecting the appreciation of suspenseful dramatic presentations, syntactic analysis and the performance of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Acting, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies
Silver, Edward A. – 1979
This study, presented at the 1979 meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Francisco, examines the relationship between a student's mathematical problem-solving ability and the nature of the student's recall of information from previously-solved problems. Seventy-seven seventh-grade students completed tasks measuring…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conference Reports, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Thomas, John W. – 1978
The paper provides a review of research on the interrelationship of classroom management practices, motivational factors associated with the disposition to learn, and basic skills achievement. The underlying intent of this paper is to examine evidence relating to a potential conflict between a traditional-practices approach to basic skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques
CRISP, RAYMOND E., ED. – 1967
TEXTS OF SELECTED ADDRESSES PRESENTED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ILLINOIS STATE-WIDE CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER IN THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHERS (ISCPET) AT THE 1967 CONFERENCE ON ENGLISH EDUCATION AND TWO PAPERS RELEVANT TO ISSUES IN THE PREPARATION OF ENGLISH TEACHERS ARE REPRINTED IN THIS COLLECTION. THE CONFERENCE ADDRESSES,…
Descriptors: Educational Research, English Instruction, Grammar, Language
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, DC. Secretary's Committee on Mental Retardation. – 1969
Part II of a two-part publication listing mental retardation grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in fiscal year 1968 (July 1, 1967, to June 30, 1968), the text includes grants awarded in the areas of research and demonstration. (Part I covers grants in training and construction.) Grants are arranged according to…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Biochemistry, Congenital Impairments, Demonstration Programs
Johnson, William H.E. – 1969
A study conducted in Poland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and the U.S.S.R. reports how these countries functioned in bridging the traditional gap between the development of theoretical research in education and the achievement of the desired reforms in school policies and practices. The choice of communist dictatorships as study subjects was based…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Communism, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Seron, Merron S. – 1967
In an effort to better utilize our human resources by providing for all concerned a greater understanding of the college choice process, this study proposed a college choice process model, and analyzed 4 variables. Analysis of data obtained by questionnaire from 3 different schools yielded the following conclusions: (1) students planning to attend…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Planning, Comparative Analysis, Counselor Training
Squire, James R., Ed. – 1966
The 35 papers presented at the 1965 International Conference on the Teaching of English, sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English of the United States and the National Association for the Teaching of English of Great Britain, are collected in this volume. In the first section, the aims and purposes of teaching English in the United…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, English Curriculum
Eidell, Terry L., Ed.; Kitchel, Joanne M., Ed. – 1968
The seven papers contained in this monograph were presented at the Seventeenth UCEA Career Development Seminar held in Portland, Oregon, October 1967. Some papers view the problems of applying new knowledge to practice quite generally in the context of the broader society while others focus more sharply on strategies for implementing the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Agents, Diffusion, Educational Administration
