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Fenster, Eric – 1982
The effects of college attendance by working adults on educational motivations of their children were studied. A total of 740 parents in the Detroit area who attended a college program combining in-home televised instruction with weekend decentralized seminars were surveyed along with 211 of their children and 75 respondents from Kansas City. Many…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Attitude Change, Black Students
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Wrenn, Andrew – Teaching History, 2004
Andrew Wrenn describes his work with Barry Williams and the teachers of the history department at Ailwyn School (11-14 comprehensive), Ramsey in Cambridgeshire. Devoting equal attention to the "what" and the "how" of history assessment, he shows how this group of teachers developed a fresh approach to assessment out of the…
Descriptors: History, History Instruction, Teacher Collaboration, Secondary School Teachers
Thompson, David C. – 1977
This document reviews the major trends of thought concerning first and second language acquisition, in an attempt to trace a sequential history to second language teaching methodology today. The contributions of the behaviorist and nativist schools of thought are examined in particular, and two major issues are focused upon: (1) the origins of…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Young, Raymond J. – 1980
A study was conducted in Spokane, Washington, to determine motivational factors and preferred conditions that would encourage adults to participate in learning activities. Interviews were conducted with 600 randomly selected households (89 percent success rate) distributed across the age, educational attainment, occupational, and socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Groups, Community Colleges, Educational Environment
Phipps, Rita – 1981
A theory concerning low achievement of student that applies to adult education is developed, based on an interconnection between cognitive and affective domains. A holistic picture of what happens to students may be gained from Piaget's theory of intellectual development, Bloom's hierarchy of cognitive abilities, theories proposing that what…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adult Development, Adult Students, Childhood Attitudes
AARONS, ALFRED C. – 1965
HOPEFUL OF SEEKING MUCH-NEEDED SOLUTIONS TO FLES PROBLEMS, "THE FLORIDA FL REPORTER" DEVOTED ITS FALL 1965 ISSUE TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. HIGHLIGHTED ARE ARTICLES (1) BY FILOMENA AND GUILLERMO DEL OLMO ON A 6-PHASED APPROACH TO THE TEACHING OF STRUCTURE THAT MIGHT HELP SOLVE THE…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Bilingualism, Comparative Education, Curriculum Problems
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DI LORENZO, LOUIS T.; SALTER, RUTH – 1967
PREKINDERGARTENS IN 8 NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL SYSTEMS WERE EVALUATED TO FIND OUT IF THE CHILDREN INVOLVED SHOWED INCREASED CAPACITY TO LEARN, AND IMPROVEMENT IN LANGUAGE AND COGNITIVE SKILLS. 1010 DISADVANTAGED AND 225 NONDISADVANTAGED SUBJECTS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS AND PRE- AND POST-TESTED WITH THE STANFORD-BINET…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Cognitive Development, Comparative Testing, Disadvantaged Youth
Spouse, Betsy M. – 1981
A study examined older adult participation in continuing education to determine if there are significant differences in the characteristics and participation motivations between older adults who enroll in age-integrated programs and those who participate in age-segregated programs. Questionnaires consisting of a program participant's survey…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Centers, Community Programs
Olshtain, Elite – 1978
This paper presents a number of hypotheses concerned with individual learning strategies based on a pre-experimental, observational case study. Three children (two seven-year-olds and one eleven-year-old) native speakers of Hebrew were the subjects of the study. The language data collected from them consisted of spontaneous speech about their…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Hebrew
Cook, Doris M.; And Others – 1968
To indicate the effects on learning of individualized instruction and motivation, the results of two controlled experiments conducted in two Janesville, Wisconsin, elementary schools during the 1966-67 school year are reported. In an experiment comparing three approaches to spelling instruction at the sixth grade level, large gains were noted for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Field Studies, Grade 1, Grade 6
Gardner, R. C. – 1978
This is a discussion on the role that cognitive and affective variables play in second language learning. The variables under consideration are: (1) intelligence; (2) language aptitude; (3) motivation; and (4) anxiety. Specifically, this report focuses on the importace of attitudinal and motivational factors in achievement. Research is reviewed…
Descriptors: Achievement, Affective Behavior, Anxiety, Aptitude
Williams, Ina Tudno – 1965
This pamphlet is a report of a study of motivation among adults learning Welsh in Wales. It is claimed that the situations in which a language is likely to be used and the linguistic aim of the learners should be taken into consideration when the nature of the vocabulary to be included in a second language course is determined. Recent research…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Bilingualism, Course Content
Millonzi, Joel C.; And Others – 1975
LaGuardia Community College (New York) provides secondary education through its Middle College program, which includes comprehensive remedial programs for low ability students. During the 1974-75 academic year, two participant observers made over 400 observations of the Middle College's activities, focusing on: (1) instructional methods,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Attendance, Counseling, Discipline Policy
Laosa, Luis M.; And Others – 1975
As the first volume of a 4-volume report evaluating the University of Massachusetts Non-Formal Education Project (UMass NFEP) in rural Ecuador, this volume presents summary responses to the following evaluation questions: (1) What does UMass NFEP purport to do? (2) How does UMass NFEP go about implementing its goals? (3) To what extent is UMass…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Change Agents, Developing Nations, Educational Games
Laosa, Luis M.; And Others – 1975
As the third volume in a 4-volume evaluation report on the University of Massachusetts Non-Formal Education Project (UMass NFEP) initiated in rural Ecuador in 1973, this volume presents an in-depth analysis of the evaluation findings. Since UMass NFEP was initiated for purposes of developing new materials and methodologies in conjunction with and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Developing Nations, Educational Games, Educational Objectives
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