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White, Arden; And Others – 1991
A study examined the nature and frequency of faults and errors in reference list entries and direct quotes selected from all 1988 issues of 16 social and biological science journals. All departures from the original (additions, omissions, or changes) were labelled as either a word or punctuation deviation. Of the 402 quotes verified, 33.33%…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Editing, Error Patterns, Reliability
White, Arden – 1991
A study examined the nature and frequency of faults and errors in reference list entries selected from 10 journals (principally in the fields of psychology and education). The elements used for data tallying and analysis were: surname, initial(s), and other identifiers, such as Jr. and III; article title; and journal name, volume, issue number,…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Error Patterns, Reliability, Research Methodology
Ramsay, Janet K. – 1983
The level of mastery of selected language forms among English as a second language students in Botswana was investigated. Eighty-four pupils in the third to the sixth year of formal education provided oral English samples in unstructured formats involving language experience stories. The oral language of the pupils was analyzed to establish the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Form Classes (Languages)
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Joiner, Elizabeth G. – French Review, 1975
Describes a partially self-instructional program designed to deal with the correction of errors in second language learning. The purpose of the program is: 1) to sensitize future teachers to types of errors that occur in oral language practice, and 2) to help teachers make decisions as to how to correct errors effectively. (CLK)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Cognitive Processes, Educational Diagnosis, Error Patterns
Adams, Arlene – 1986
The study investigated the oral reading self-correction behaviors of three grade levels of readers (fifth, eighth, and eleventh) and three ability levels (normal readers reading in the instructional range, and learning-disabled readers reading in the instructional and frustration range.) Three locations of self corrections were measured: immediate…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns, Learning Disabilities
Broselow, Ellen – 1985
It is proposed that error patterns in acquisition of a second language can provide otherwise unavailable evidence for testing linguistic hypotheses about the second language itself. Three types of production and perceptual error patterns found in the learning of English by native Arabic speakers are outlined to support this suggestion. The error…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Auditory Discrimination, English (Second Language)
Varnhagen, Stanley J.; Varnhagen, Connie K. – 1986
Noting that while the number of errors gives a general indication of spelling ability, it may represent an oversimplification of the spelling process, a study examined the spelling ability of 40 Canadian third grade students of average ability. Subjects were divided into low and high spelling ability groups on the basis of the Edmonton (Alberta)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Error Analysis (Language)
Catran, Jack – 1985
The transcript of and guide to a two-cassette course designed to assist Russian immigrants in erasure of their foreign accent can be used for either individual or group study. Narrative and taped demonstrations of American English that pinpoint typical phonological barriers and pronunciation difficulties are outlined. The author's own system of…
Descriptors: Consonants, Diacritical Marking, English (Second Language), Error Patterns
Browning, Gari – 1985
A study of the gravity of non-native speakers' speech errors, particularly as viewed in the workplace, was based on two assumptions: that certain features of spoken English contribute more to speech acceptability than others, and that native speakers have an internalized, ordered list of criteria for making judgments about non-native speakers'…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Foreign Students, Interpersonal Communication
Hull, Glynda A. – 1984
To determine how writers who differ in editing performance respond to operationally defined categories of errors in different kinds of written texts, a study asked novice and expert editors to correct and comment upon three kinds of error (consulting, intuiting, and comprehending) in two tasks (a self-written essay and three essays written by…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Editing, Error Patterns
Gerver, Robert; Sgroi, Richard – 1989
Students make errors in mathematics for a variety of reasons. It is the job of the educator to identify the source of these errors and to assist students in correcting them. The purpose of this monograph is to help identify, analyze, and evaluate students' computational proficiency. This monograph is divided into four sections: "Whole Numbers";…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Decimal Fractions, Elementary School Mathematics
Senechal, Monique – 1989
This study investigated how preadolescents and adolescents solve problems involving three temporal dimensions. Specifically examined was the question of whether speed and space information would influence the time judgments of 90 subjects 9, 12, and 15 years of age who solved 16 word problems describing the displacements of two cars. The problems…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education
Borasi, Raffaella – 1989
The purpose of this study is to contribute to an understanding of how errors could be employed in mathematics instruction so that the students use them constructively in support of their learning of mathematics. A teaching experiment was designed to create an ideal context in which the pedagogical approach to errors as springboards could be…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Error Patterns, Mathematical Concepts
Baldwin, Dare A. – 1986
A study investigated whether children expect color similarity to be less important than form similarity in object label extensions. Twenty 2-year-olds and 20 3-year-olds were asked to sort objects similar in either color or form in two different situations: (1) the "No Label" condition where children were asked to help the puppet put objects that…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classification, Cognitive Development, Color
Jones, Douglas H. – 1985
The progress of modern mental test theory depends very much on the techniques of maximum likelihood estimation, and many popular applications make use of likelihoods induced by logistic item response models. While, in reality, item responses are nonreplicate within a single examinee and the logistic models are only ideal, practitioners make…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Functions (Mathematics), Goodness of Fit, Item Analysis
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