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Huber, Tonya – 1991
This paper addresses the issue of multiculturalism in public schools and the role teacher education programs play in preparing teachers to create, implement, and evaluate curriculum and instruction responsive to the educational needs of diverse learners. Ethnographic interviews and observations were utilized to present a case study which…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness
Wheelock, Anne – 1992
This book examines the effects of tracking on public education, makes a case for "untracking" as a key education reform, and describes successful untracking efforts. Tracking is an educational practice that groups children of similar abilities and achievement levels together into homogeneous groups. "Untracking" is the process…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Curriculum Development, Diversity (Student), Educational Change
Nichols, Teresa M. – 1993
To determine if differing ability levels will affect the acquisition of problem-solving skills and self-esteem as a result of participation in two approaches to teaching problem-solving skills, a study was conducted with sixth graders in a posttest-only control group experimental design. Subjects were 102 sixth graders randomly assigned to 5…
Descriptors: Ability, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Assink, Egbert; van der Linden, Jan – 1991
The research project "Feedback Processes in Computer Managed Spelling Instruction" is aimed at developing and testing an instructional software program for teaching the orthography of Dutch verbs. The main focus of this paper is on how to design an optimal educational environment. The design of the man-computer interaction is highlighted…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer System Design
Biemiller, Andrew; Richards, Merle – 1986
The purposes of this longitudinal study were to examine techniques whereby kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 teachers might become more aware of differences in children which affect their performance and behavior, and to develop with teachers ways of accommodating classrooms to children and vice versa. Participants were 24 teachers from four…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Early Identification, Elementary School Students
Loridas, Laura – 1988
This manual provides a basic understanding of cultural differences that teachers are likely to encounter among exceptional children in their classrooms. The manual aims to create an atmosphere where children respect individual differences in themselves and in others. Several cultures are introduced, including Arabic Lebanese, Hispanic, Native…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Arabs, Asian Americans, Chinese Culture
Ross, Dorian – 1985
A variety of research findings and observations concerning learning styles are compiled in this guide to help teachers understand the implications of their students' learning preferences. The first section describes the Learning Preference Inventory (LPI) as an instrument that asks the student to select among eight learning situations, e.g.,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Bilingual Students
Rancourt, Richard; Dionne, Jean-Paul – 1981
Psycho-epistemology provides a framework for this study on interrelationships among teachers, subject matter, and learners. Chapter 1 presents the polemics that lead to the problem, including sections on educational divergence, the noncumulative nature of knowledge in education, the divergence of opinion regarding the "best" teaching and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation
Zellner, Ronald D.; Wisner, Robert H. – 1977
The relative development of Piagetian concrete logical operational abilities was investigated in Mexican American and Anglo American children. Performance was assessed on eight classification tasks and three forms of transitivity, measuring seriation skills. One phase of the study compared the performances of 30 Anglo and 30 Mexican American…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences, Developmental Stages
BRYDE, JOHN F. – 1966
AFTER ACHIEVING SATISFACTORILY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SIOUX INDIAN STUDENTS TEND TO SHOW A REVERSAL OF THIS PROCESS AND BEGIN A STEADY DECLINE IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. TO STUDY THIS PROBLEM, AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP WAS SELECTED WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING OGLALA SIOUX YOUNGSTERS--(1) 164 EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM SEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND (2) 159…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, American Indians, Analysis of Variance
Cruickshank, Donald; Leonard, James – 1967
In order to collect data supportive of the development of new curriculum and curriculum materials for use in the preparation of teachers to work with disadvantaged children, a study was conducted to determine the type and extent of problems perceived by teachers as they teach in inner-city or "ghetto" schools. Each of 12 school district…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disadvantaged Youth, Discipline Problems, Educational Problems
Fox, Wayne L.; And Others – 1969
A study was designed to examine relationships of aptitude level to training performance on tasks of varying complexity and to determine if differential job training might be required. A complexity rated training battery with eight tasks (simple/choice monitoring, rifle assembly/disassembly, equipment preparation, map symbols, phonetic alphabet,…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Rating, Adult Vocational Education, Aptitude
Skeen, Elois M. – 1975
The document reports an outside evaluation of a Niagara Falls Adult Basic Education Program special project entitled "Identification of Preferred Cognitive Styles and Matching Adult Reading Program Alternatives for the 0-4 Grade Levels." It was concerned with (1) research, training in cognitive style mapping, and development of a survey…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
Hickey, Albert E., Ed. – 1968
References to literature published before July 1968 on computer-assisted instruction (CAI) are presented in this survey. Nine subject area chapters, providing the framework for the references, deal with general statements on CAI (including benefits, state of the art, problems, roles in society, financial support, and trends); applications of CAI…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Edwards, Daniel W. – 1970
The development of one instrument from a multi-method battery to assess exploration preferences, a questionnaire of individual preferences, is described. The objectives of the study in which it was employed and the concept of exploration are briefly outlined. Over 1000 questionnaire items relevant to high school students' social desirability were…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Grade 11, Grade 8, Grade 9