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Hogsett, Charlotte – Feminist Teacher, 1993
Discusses the historical background of Bloom's Taxonomy. Asserts that the Taxonomy contains elements of sex bias. Describes Women's Ways of knowing along with a comparison of the perspectives and implications of both approaches. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Concept Formation
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Metrick, Arlene – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1987
A case study of an 8th grade girl illustrates the effect of emotional problems on math deficiencies. Suggestions are given for building confidence and mathematics comprehension. (DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comprehension, Educational Therapy, Emotional Problems
Gardiner, Sandra Faye Altman – 1983
A study examined the effects of sex-typed content and sex role preference on 87 fifth grade boys' and 64 fifth grade girls' reading material preferences. It also explored how high- and low-rated sex-typed reading content and students' sex and sex role preferences influenced reading comprehension. After reading the sex-typed content, which…
Descriptors: Females, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Males
Rivera, Manuel G. – 1983
To determine the relationship of reading ability to age, sex, Hispanic ethnicity, and majors in economics, political science, history, and psychology, 141 students who completed summer social science courses at a California community college were given the Nelson Denny Reading Test, which scores for vocabulary and comprehension. Of the 141…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, College Students, Community Colleges