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The Effects Of A Short Term Preacademic Total Approach Program On The Language Development Of Disadvantaged Children, Doug Richter

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This research tests a short term total academic language development program on the development of language delayed children. It was hypothesized that an increase in vocabulary and response length after a six week treatment program would be reflected on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Mean Length of Response Test. The treatment program utilized both the group and tutorial approach emphasizing the basic skills associated with listening, language, reading, writing and arithmetic. The subjects were nine-preschool Head Start children participating in a summer program at Western Kentucky University. A comparison of the performance on pre and post test revealed …

Nsw Counsellor's Bulletin /Australian Council For Educational Research, Measurement Unit No. 4, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER historical documents

At the present time we are all dissatisfied with intelligence testing. And we have been so, more or less, for the past twenty years. Tests have been criticized by researchers involved in experimental studies of intelligence, by administrators concerned with the applications of intelligence tests, and most importantly, by the users of these tests. So you may well ask 'Why haven't test constructors done -something about these criticisms?' And of course there is no really crushing retort to this. However the problem that has faced, and still faces, people trying to construct intelligence tests is the very diversity of the …

Acer Newsletter No. 20 March 1974, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive 1969-1999

No abstract provided.

Students' Selected Reading Materials According To Interest And The Relationship To Comprehension, Carol Lynn Olson

All Master's Theses

It was hypothesized that there would be no significant difference between students' comprehension of a passage which was of high interest and students' comprehension of a passage which was of low interest.

Eighty-six high school students read two articles they indicated interest in and two they did not. Comprehension questions were answered on each of the four articles.

Of the 20 t tests conducted only two showed significant differences. This suggest that factors other than interest affect comprehension.

A Survey To Determine The Educational Needs Of Mexican American Students At The Mckinley Elementary School At Toppenish, Katherine Pfliger

All Master's Theses

This paper is a study, through research, of the findings and opinions of authors who have done intensive studies of migrants, specifically, the Mexican American migrants. It also entails a survey taken of the parents of Mexican American students in the McKinley Elementary School to gain knowledge relevant to educating these students. The knowledge gained from this study is to promote, through effective teaching practices, rather than retard or frustrate their educational growth.

No recommendations or specific conclusions are formulated.

A Cumulative Aaec Bibiography, Appalachian Adult Education Center

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

A July of 1973 publication titled "A Cumulative AAEC Bibiography" distributed by the Appalachian Adult Education Center at Morehead State University.

Quarterly Review Of Australian Education Vol 6 No 2 1973, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Quarterly Review of Australian Education

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Contingent And Non-Contingent Reinforcers On Intelligence Quotients, Donald T. Edwards

All Master's Theses

Eighty Caucasian fourth and fifth grade boys and girls were matched according to grade, sex and Total IQ on the California Short-Form Test of Mental Maturity. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale of Children was then given under four randomly assigned incentive conditions: 1) Tokens contingent upon correct responses, 2) Praise contingent upon correct responses, 3) Non-Contingent Tokens and 4) Non-Contingent Praise.

An analysis of variance of the Verbal, Performance and Full Scall IQs showed no significant differences between incentives. Similarly, comparisons by grade and sex indicated no significant differences.

Remediation Of Deficit Automatic Level Functions As Related To Second Grade Reading Achievement, Jack R. Hall

All Master's Theses

This paper presents a study designed to determine if remedial procedures suggested by the authors of the ITPA would improve specific psycholinguistic functions and reading achievement. The Ss were 18 second grade children placed in matched pairs. They received 15 minutes of instruction per day for 60 days. The results did not indicate a significant improvement by the experimental group when compared to the control group

Recommendations include repeating the same experimental procedures using Ss with greater psycholinguistic deficits.

Quarterly Review Of Australian Education Vol 5 No 4 1972, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Quarterly Review of Australian Education

No abstract provided.

The Possible Causes And Remediation Of Inverted Vision, Archie J. Beamer

All Master's Theses

The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine possible corrective methods for inverted vision. The visual problem is usually outgrown in the early teens, but these children who experience the problem tend to be classified as retarded because they cannot read. An intensive research of the literature for possible causes and corrective methods revealed inconclusive proof. However, two boys who were diagnosed to have inverted vision were given perceptual training exercises. The subjects responded to the treatment and in a short time were started on a reading readiness program. Although only two cases were found on which to experiment, …

Acer Newsletter No. 12 March 1972, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive 1969-1999

No abstract provided.

A Teacher Manual Of Self-Learning Instruction, William C. Harshbarger

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

A Description And Evaluation Of The Summer Camp On Pawleys Island, South Carolina - Operation Compenso, Shirlee Eames

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

Aspects Of An Esl Program In An Immigrant Community: A Compilation Of Work Written For The Ibero-American Center In Fall River, Massachusetts, Donald L. Bouchard

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

Oaxtepec: A Summer Language Camp For Children, Susan Adams

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

Acer 1971-1972 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

The Cloze Procedure And Informal Reading Inventory: A Correlative Study, Robert D. Elzenga

All Master's Theses

This study compared the cloze procedure and informal reading inventory at reading levels ranging from third through seventh grade. Twenty-four elementary students, judged by their teachers as not having reading difficulties, were selected from fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classes and. administered the two test instruments. The correlations, at each reading level were not significant at the .01 level as determined by the Pearson Product-Moment formula. Recommendations included the use of more subjects and suggestions for additional research.

Conservation Concepts Of Migrant And Resident Mexican-American And Resident Anglo Six- And Seven-Year-Old Children, Tom E. Morris

All Master's Theses

This study presents the comparison of conservation levels of six- and seven-year-old children from three different ethno-cultural backgrounds- migrant Mexican-American, resident Mexican-American, and resident Anglo. Scores on conservation tasks were analyzed by age and culture using a two-way Analysis of Variance. Mexican-Americans in the sample school were found to be at a significantly lower level of conservation.

A discussion of possible cultural effects, and educational and research recommendations were given.

Acer Newsletter No. 11 December 1971, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Newsletter archive 1969-1999

No abstract provided.

Quarterly Review Of Australian Education Vol 4 No 3 1971, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Quarterly Review of Australian Education

No abstract provided.

Teaching Reading In Adult Basic Education: Materials And Sources, Robert H. Geeslin

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

A teacher training reading syllabus titled "Teaching Reading in Adult Basic Education: Materials and Sources" written by Robert H. Geeslin in August of 1971.

Unit Two: Word Attack, William Hampton, Robert H. Geeslin

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

Teacher Training Reading Syllabus "Unit Two: Word Attack" by William Hampton and Robert H. Geeslin in August of 1971.

Innovative Instructional Materials For Eighth Grade English, Mary Lou Clerf

All Master's Theses

This study was undertaken for the purpose of reviewing current literature and developing new instructional materials suitable for classroom use by teachers of eighth grade English.

Comparison Of Effectiveness Of Basal Readers And Sullivan Programmed Materials, Joan E. Lorenz

All Master's Theses

The aim of this study is not to tear down or ridicule any method, Sullivan Programmed or Traditional Basal, but to evaluate as objectively as possible, the merits and limitations which exist in both and to show, through testing a group of 99 first graders and 64 second graders, the possible effectiveness of these methods.

A Feasibility Study For Development Of A Self-Instructional Training Kit For Teachers Of Adult Basic Education: Final Report, John M. Peters

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

Final report on a feasibility study for development of a self-instructional training kit for teachers of Adult Basic Education submitted by John M. Peters on June 30, 1971.

Quarterly Review Of Australian Education Vol 4 No 2 1971, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Quarterly Review of Australian Education

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Effectiveness Of Various Methods Of Teaching Reading In Special Education Classrooms, Mary Ann Fisher

All Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two reading programs, Sullivan's Programmed Reading and the Psycholinguistic Color System, and to try to determine if one program did, in effect, have a particular value over the other when used with children in an intermediate special education program. A secondary purpose of the study was to determine if a teacher-centered program brought about different results than one which was student-centered.

Acer 1970-1971, Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Estimating The Readability Of Primary Books: A Comparative Study Of The Formula Method And Subjective Appraisals, Mary E. Ball

All Master's Theses

This paper surveys research on the factors that influence the readability of primary books, the efforts that have been made to measure it, and the comparative reliability of subjective judgment and objective analysis of the difficulty of certain primary books. An appraisal by the Fry Readability Graph is recommended for a first approximation of the difficulty of a book, to be followed by judgment decisions regarding concepts, interest and other considerations, to make a suitable match of book to child.