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Greenberger, Ellen – 1969
This project has been directed towards the development of procedures for assessing children's curiosity. Better procedures are needed to reach one of the long-range goals of Center Program III: an understanding of the relationship of curiosity to academic achievement and other cognitive skills, styles and motives. This paper reviews briefly some…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arousal Patterns, Attention Span, Children
Champoux, Joseph E. – 1975
"Compensatory" and "spillover" models have described the two basic relationships individuals form between work and nonwork experiences. The assembly line worker seeking compensation in nonwork activities for deadening work exemplifies the first. A person whose nonwork activities are an extension of work experiences exemplifies the second. The…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Behavioral Science Research, Classification, Individual Characteristics
Naylor, F. D. – 1972
The principal task of this book was to examine some of the research evidence concerning the relation between personality and school achievement. Its source was the empirical research which bears on this issue rather than the various theories of personality. The reason for this was that the implications of many theories of personality for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Research, High Achievement
Weiss, Robert L.; Swearingen, Roger V. – 1973
The self-instructional course in patient education has been prepared for the practicing dentist; however, dental hygiene and dental assisting students also may find the information useful. Section 1 explores steps within the educational process and relationships to learning factors, individual needs, motivation, goal orientation, psychological…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Dental Assistants, Dental Health, Dental Hygienists
Shoemaker, Byrl R. – 1973
People represent the real hidden resource of the nation. In spite of mechanization and technological developments, 'the person' still represents the major facet of productivity, and 'people' comprise the very purpose of education. In Ohio, an attempt has been made to develop a career continuum as a thrust in education to lead youth to a point of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Conferences, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
Stefonek, Thomas J. – 1973
New fiscal and administrative patterns are being considered or implemented in many States to provide quality education, accessible to all, at costs the public can accept and support. This paper is concerned with the structure of delivery systems whereby services are provided to pupils. Specifically it deals with the re-emergence of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conferences, Education Service Centers, Educational Needs
Bowen, Constance M. – 1971
This book has been written for the managers of small or medium sized companies who are faced with the problem of training their supervisors. Because the role of the supervisor has to be adapted to the situation in which he works, there cannot be a formula for his development and training. The process will be one of interchange between the training…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Individual Differences, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
Bockman, John F., Ed.; Gougher, Ronald L., Ed. – 1971
This compilation of commentaries underscores the belief that the essence of individualized instruction lies in the implementation of a variety of alternative structures activated by shared teaching roles. The remarks focus on several topics which include a description of a self-instructional course in Japanese, computer-assisted instruction in…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Innovation, Independent Study
Marton, Ference – 1976
Differences in levels of subject matter learning at the university level were explored to determine how a learning task is approached between those who are successful and those who are less successful. Students read a selected social science text, (Paul Samuelson's "Economics", for example), related the material learned, answered content…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
Gordon, Edmund W. – 1976
The equalization of educational opportunity, the achievement of a greater degree of equity, is a central concern of educators today. The way in which this concern is conceptualized can have a great influence on the extent to which the concern is translated into programs, and on the way programs ultimately address the problem that gave rise to the…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Carrier, Carol; And Others – Educational Communication and Technology, 1985
Describes a study of sixth graders which was conducted to determine whether general ability or locus of control influences selection of instructional options in a computer-based lesson on four propaganda techniques used in advertisements, and whether the selection of options increases achievement on tests involving classification of new items.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Formation
Sim, Helen Khoo Chooi; Idrus, Rozhan M. – Online Submission, 2004
This article looks at the quality assurance practices amongst three (3) groups of staff in the School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia, i.e. lecturers, resident tutors and support staff. 9 dimensions of the Quality Assurance Practices i.e. Staff Development, Planning, Work Process, Team Work, Prioritise Customers, Performance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tutors, Quality Control, Distance Education
Laveault, Dany; Miles, Carol – 2002
This study was conducted to determine whether Ontario students' abilities to apply rubrics accurately in order to self-assess or to assess peers' written work were related to their current levels of achievement in writing. The project examined differences in assessment ability for children attending different grades, gender differences,…
Descriptors: Ability, Elementary School Students, English, Foreign Countries
Leppert, Mary; Leppert, Michael – 2001
This almanac is intended for parents who are considering home schooling or who are already home schooling and want to expand and obtain more resources, and for non-home-schooling parents who want educational resources to supplement their child's education at home. Part 1 of the almanac presents background information into what home schooling is…
Descriptors: College Admission, Curriculum, Educational Practices, Educational Resources
Johnston, Marilyn A. – 1997
This book is based on a 6-year longitudinal study of collaboration in a professional development school (PDS) project involving 45 educators. Teachers and principals from the schools and faculty and doctoral students from the university work together to plan, implement, and evaluate a Master's of Education program. Part 1: "Issues and Challenges…
Descriptors: Blacks, Case Studies, College Faculty, College School Cooperation
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