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Tenth Grade Listening Module, Linda Black Jan 1980

Tenth Grade Listening Module, Linda Black

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to construct a listening module for tenth grade students who were at least four grade levels behind in reading comprehension. The module was designed to be self-pacing, self-checking, motivating and improve factual recall. The module consisted of fifteen taped lessons, a taped pre test and post test, and was introduced by a motivational and directional statement. The lessons were chosen for their highly motivating nature and were organized in order of difficulty and length; the easier and shorter stories at the beginning and gradually getting more difficult and longer. In the module the students …


Comparison Study Of Achievement Of A Group Of Second Grade Students Experiencing Instruction On Bio-Ecosystems Indoors And A Group Of Second Grade Students Experiencing Instruction On Bio-Ecosystems Out-Of-Doors, Voncile Barnes Jackson Jan 1980

Comparison Study Of Achievement Of A Group Of Second Grade Students Experiencing Instruction On Bio-Ecosystems Indoors And A Group Of Second Grade Students Experiencing Instruction On Bio-Ecosystems Out-Of-Doors, Voncile Barnes Jackson

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in the achievement levels of second grade students when twenty-one students experienced instruction on the bio-ecosystems where the learning activities were primarily outdoors along a nature trail and a comparable group of twenty-three students experienced instruction on the same bio-ecosystems where the learning activities were located indoors. An emphasis on literature approach was utilized to teach a set of sixteen objectives centering around an environmental theme. Each group received instruction for-45 minutes daily for a period of three weeks and experienced equivalent "hands-on" learning activities.
A gain score was determined …